What
are some challenges to inquiry approaches to learning?
One big challenge to inquiry approaches to learning is that the teachers do not always necessarily have the knowledge and the skills that are necessary to implement them. Educators must truly make an attempt understand logistics and complexities of these approaches and must not simply dismiss them as unstructured and therefore not useful. Teachers must support and model these approaches if they are to be of any use to the students.
One big challenge to inquiry approaches to learning is that the teachers do not always necessarily have the knowledge and the skills that are necessary to implement them. Educators must truly make an attempt understand logistics and complexities of these approaches and must not simply dismiss them as unstructured and therefore not useful. Teachers must support and model these approaches if they are to be of any use to the students.
Another challenge facing teachers when implementing
these approaches is finding the time for extended inquiry and the development
of new classroom management and techniques which may, essentially, require
restructuring the way lessons are designed and lessons are approached.
Make
connections between project-based learning and three research based strategies.
Cooperative learning is an important aspect of project-based learning because it allows students to work together to build on collaborative skills. They will learn decision making skills and the importance of interdependence as well as how to provide valuable and insightful feedback.
Cooperative learning is an important aspect of project-based learning because it allows students to work together to build on collaborative skills. They will learn decision making skills and the importance of interdependence as well as how to provide valuable and insightful feedback.
Simulation and games can offer students the opportunity to
participate in authentic tasks which address real-world issues that may be
relevant to them individually. “Serious games” may be used to help students
develop a sense of what it is like in the real-world, allowing them to take
train and hone necessary skills in a safe setting.
Non-linguistic representation allows students to
demonstrate their understanding to a greater depth. This strategy affords
students another way to acquire and store knowledge. It helps them to recognize
related topics, generate and organize ideas, and recall what they have learned.
Sources:
Barron,
B. (2208). Teaching for meaningful learning. Retrieved from
http://www.edutopia.org/pdfs/edutopia-teaching-for-meaningful-
learning.pdf
Focus
on effectiveness: research-based strategies. (2005). Retrieved Feb. 26, 2012,
from
http://www.netc.org/focus/strategies/summ.php
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