What the Heck Is Inquiry-Based Learning?

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'Inquiry-based learning is more than asking a student what he or she wants to know. It’s about triggering curiosity. And activating a student’s curiosity is, I would argue, a far more important and complex goal than the objective of mere information delivery.

Nevertheless, despite its complexity, inquiry-based learning can be somehow easier on teachers, too. True, it’s seemingly easier because it transfers some responsibilities from teachers to students, but it’s really easier because releasing authority engages students.

Teachers who use inquiry-based learning combat the “dunno” -- a chronic problem in student engagement.'>>>

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/what-heck-inquiry-based-learning-heather-wolpert-gawron?utm_content=37813677&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook