Topic: Teachers Perception
regarding the Influence of Inquiry based learning on Science Students
Performance
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In your opinion what is inquiry based learning?
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In my opinion inquiry-based learning is an
instructional strategy in teaching and learning where student gain/ acquire
behaviors and new knowledge through questioning and asking from teacher. Interaction
plays vital role in this. Students are provoked to gain knowledge without
stimuli from the tutor. It is more or less student-centered teaching
technique. In inquiry-based learning, a predominant role of student can be
seen and students develop cognitively and acquire skills of reasoning and
making judgment. It is under family of problem-based learning.
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Do you think inquiry based learning help to improve students’
academic performance?
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Yes. In inquiry-based learning, a predominant role
of student can be seen and students develop cognitively and acquire skills of
reasoning and making judgment. It is under family of problem-based learning.
New knowledge recalling and memorizing and storing will be easier in inquiry
based learning. It opens doors for creative thinking and research areas.
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In your opinion, what are the barriers in conducting effective
inquiry based learning session?
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For inquiry-based learning to be effective;
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Teacher must be updated always with global events and new
knowledge.
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Students should possess the art of probing questions
tactfully.
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A well informed interaction between teacher and student is
needed.
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The confidence, creative thinking from students are
encouraged.
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The interaction and cooperation to a great extend is
essential.
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4- What do you think are the differences that would be observed in
student’s performance if the same topic is taught using inquiry based
learning method and conventional method?
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inquiry diagram |
In conventional method, teacher is everything and
students are spoon fed by continuous lecture sessions. Teacher becomes more
text-oriented, curriculum-oriented and ignores the real sense of learning.
However, in inquiry based learning teacher act as a facilitator in real sense
and he ONLY guides. Student performance is affected because, students will be
learning things which they do not know by interaction and students will
acquire same knowledge in different dimensions. Peers might have contributed
to boost the confidence and cognitive thinking of other students.
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5- What is your opinion on this method of teaching science?
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Well. It can be applied to a great extent for a
lively, well represented class of all students for effective teaching and
learning. Since, science is blind, methods like problem-based learning would
be more suitable. A more practical instructional strategy would be more
effective is teaching science.
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The above is a research survey about teachers' perception about inquiry-based learning. What is your perception. If you have time please leave a comment.
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