Teaching Approaches/Inquiry

Inquiry and Pedagogy

You might want to watch this video on use of collaborative enquiry in classroom tasks www.teachersmedia.co.uk/videos/collaborative-enquiry including a brief overview of the research.

{{{3}}} ^{(Adapted from Developing Higher Order Scientific Enquiry Skills, section WhatIsEnquiry).}

{{{3}}} ^{(Adapted from Developing Higher Order Scientific Enquiry Skills, section WhatIsGoodEnquiry).}

The use of ICT to support Inquiry

If you're interested in using ICT to support the full Inquiry process, you should consider exploring the www.nquire.org.uk, discussed in the context of use here, and another OU tool - Enquiry Blogger.

See also resources xyz

Inquiry for Professional Development

The DfE links to an Australian report 'Towards a Culture of Inquiry' which provides a useful summary.