lessons 1-2

• Nature of Inquiry and Research:

  • Inquiry and Research are similar terms
  • Inquiry involves asking questions to obtain knowledge
  • Research is a scientific investigation to discover truths about a chosen topic
• Inquiry:

  • Motivates learning and obtaining information
  • Involves investigating or asking questions about something of interest
  • Requires collecting data and examining it carefully
  • Enhances thinking power and problem-solving skills
• Governing Principles of Inquiry:

  1. John Dewey's theory of connected experiences

  2. Lev Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)

  3. Jerome Bruner's theory on varied world perceptions
• Benefits of Inquiry-Based Learning:

  • Elevates interpretative thinking
  • Improves learning abilities
  • Widens vocabulary
  • Facilitates problem-solving
  • Increases social awareness and cultural knowledge
• Nature of Research:

  • Involves gathering data to advance knowledge
  • Steps include collecting and analyzing information
  • Requires mental acts to discover and examine facts
  • Involves asking questions to engage in high-level thinking strategies
• Characteristics of Research:

  1. Accuracy

  2. Objectiveness

  3. Timeliness

  4. Relevance

  5. Clarity

  6. Systematic
• Purposes of Research:

  • Learn to work independently and scientifically
  • Gain in-depth knowledge
  • Elevate mental abilities through higher-order thinking strategies
  • Improve reading and writing skills
• Types of Research:

  1. Basic Research: Knowledge for theory's sake

  2. Applied Research: Application of findings

  3. Practical Research: Application to specific teaching situations
• Approaches to Research:

  1. Scientific or Positive Approach: Impersonal data collection suitable for quantitative research

  2. Naturalistic Approach: Deals with qualitative data on human behavior

  3. Triangulation Approach: Combines scientific and naturalistic methods for a comprehensive view