Inquiry Based Learning

Edutech Wiki - Inquiry Based Learning
Points to consider
Carefully designed tasks can develop the transformation of information into knowledge.
Seen as cycle or spiral - 5 steps formulation of questions
Ask - investigate- create a solution - discuss - reflect.
This approach encourages passive learners to become active learners.


I think there is a real danger that students sometimes get stuck or lost in one particular step.

After reading the Collins article about the secondary students and their inquiry based learning activity, the teachers identified the challenges they faced with their IBL. These consisted of motivation, accessibility of investigation technique, background knowledge and knowledge of techniques to sufficiently investigate in a meaningful way. There is also a certain amount of student self regulation required. Students require scaffolding and frameworks to guide them when embarking upon Inquiry Based Learning.

Many of these articles seem to focus on secondary students? I would like to see more k to 6 examples. How applicable are some of these technologies in a k - 6 environment or how do they need to be varied or adapted?