Educational Psychology / Unit 6 EDP 0520 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Inquiry-Based Learning
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The idea
In inquiry-based learning, also called discovery learning, questions are posed but not answered directly; students investigate, guided by the teacher and their own interest.
In practice
Students asked why ice floats design their own tests before hearing the explanation.
Where people slip
How much guidance discovery needs is debated, and research on minimally guided instruction is contested.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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