What Is Inquiry
What Is Inquiry
What Is Inquiry
it is a learning and teaching method that prioritizes student questions, ideas and
analyses. To highlight the pedagogy's nuances, it is important to define inquiry-based
learning from both a learner and teacher perspective.
The inquiry method of teaching is a great way to teach your students inquiry skills. Follow these
five simple inquiry method steps:
1. Pose a question
2. Conduct research
3. Interpret information
4. Share learning
5. Assess inquiry process
There are different kinds of inquiry-based learning, which become decreasingly structured and suit
different classrooms:
Confirmation Inquiry -- You give students a question, its answer and the method of reaching this
answer. Their goal is to build investigation and critical-thinking skills, learning how the specific
method works.
Structured Inquiry -- You give students an open question and an investigation method. They
must use the method to craft an evidence-backed conclusion.
Guided Inquiry -- You give students an open question. Typically in groups, they design
investigation methods to reach a conclusion.
Open Inquiry -- You give students time and support. They pose original questions that they
investigate through their own methods, and eventually present their results to discuss and
expand.