MODULE 2

• Inquiry


  is a process of asking questions.
• Inquiry-based learning


  teachers use questions, problems and scenarios to help students learn through individual thought and investigation
• 4 types of inquiry (viu)

  1. Structured inquiry
  2. Controlled inquiry
  3. Guided inquiry
  4. Free inquiry
• Structured Inquiry


  let the students follow the lead of the teacher as the entire class engages in one inquiry together.
• Controlled Inquiry


  The teacher chooses topics and identifies the resources that the students will use to answer questions.
• Guided Inquiry


  The teacher chooses topics or questions and students design the product or solution.
• Free Inquiry


  Students are allowed to choose their own topics without any reference to a prescribed outcome.
• Fields to considered in designing IBL

  • Prior knowledge and capacity
  • Context
  • Content and learning materials
  • Process
  • Strategy of reactions and behavior
  • Course outcome
• Problem-Based Learning


  an instructional approach centered on inquiry and solving open-ended questions, which serve as the main problems for learners to tackle.
• 5 Principles of PBL

  1. Independent and self-directed learning
  2. Learning happens in a group and teacher is a facilitator.
  3. All groups have to participate equally.
  4. Students' learn about motivation, teamwork, problem-solving and engagement with the task.
  5. Materials such as data, photographs, articles, can be used to solve the problem.
• 6 Stage Process of PBL

  1. Identifying the problem
  2. brainstorming
  3. Collecting and analyzing information
  4. synthesizing information
  5. co-building knowledge
  6. refining the outcome
• Web 2.0 technologies


  are characterized by collaboration, sharing, and networking.
• 3 development of life skills

  1. Research Methodology Skills
  2. Critical Thinking Skills
  3. Development of Life Skills