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	Inquiry education - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Inquiry education (sometimes known as the inquiry method) is a student-centered method of education focused on asking questions.
		The inquiry method is motivated by Postman's and Weingartner's recognition that the activities and behaviors of intelligent people ("good learners") at all stages in life focuses on the process of inquiry, not an end product of static knowledge.
		In an attempt to instill students with these qualities and behaviors, a teacher adhering to the inquiry method in pedagogy must behave very differently from a traditional teacher.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Inquiry_education (409 words)

	ASSET Incorporated academy for inquiry - ASSET Inc. (allegheny schools science education and technology), pittsburgh ...
		Inquiry is an approach to learning that involves a process of exploring the natural world.
		In other disciplines, inquiry - and the "scientific method" upon which it is modeled - allows learners to face the challenges and complexities of the rapidly changing modern world.
		The Academy for Inquiry enables professional educators to master the skills and gain the essential experience necessary to create classrooms that are supportive environments for students' inquiry.
	www.assetinc.org /professional/academies_inquiry.html (870 words)

	About
		Scientific inquiry is a term that encompasses a variety of techniques that scientists use to explore the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they find.
		By promoting active participation, the process of inquiry may help students be self-motivated, to take control of their learning and to develop a sense of accomplishment, ownership, and capability in science.
		Some inquiry investigations require background information and this need can provide impetus to do library research, a context in which the research feels relevant and useful, and tools with which to assess the value of information they find in books or on the web.
	ddc.hampshire.edu /simforest/about/inquiry.html (897 words)

	Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 1286
		(3) The adjudicator may vary the date fixed for the holding of an inquiry, whether or not the date as varied is within the period of 12 weeks mentioned in paragraph (1); and paragraph (2) shall apply to the variation of a date as it applies to the date originally fixed.
		(c) where the inquiry relates to a school or proposed school to post a notice of the inquiry in a conspicuous place near such school or the site of such proposed school, within such period as he may specify.
		(13) Where an inquiry is held pursuant to paragraph 9 of Schedule 7 to the Act the reference in paragraph (2) to the proposer shall have effect as a reference to the Secretary of State.
	www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si1999/19991286.htm (2866 words)

	Research Support (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Inquiry is not a "method" of doing science, history, or any other subject, in which the obligatory first stage is a fixed, linear sequence is that of students each formulating questions to investigate.
		Inquiry education should be taught with a greater understanding of the world in which they live, learn, communicate and work (Inquiry-Based Learning Workshop, 2002).
		Although nothing was specifically cited in the literature that related an inquiry learning experience in an outdoor setting for students with special needs, the relationship can be inferred from the vast amount of data that supported and highlighted the similarities between two types of learning methods and their benefit on students with disabilities.
	schindler.intrasun.tcnj.edu /inquiry,_ode,_sped.htm (3155 words)

	Berea College - Education Studies
		Teacher education students are also strongly encouraged to engage in the many opportunities offered at Berea College for international study during the summers, in January Short Terms, and/or for an entire semester.
		Education Portfolios are the primary vehicle for assessing students’ progress in meeting performance expectations in communication, general knowledge, subject matter competence, and professional and pedagogical knowledge, skills, and dispositions.
		In its most recent filing with the United States Department of Education, as required under Title II of the Higher Education Act of 1998, Berea College reported that 100% of its graduates for 2003-2004 obtained satisfactory scores on the Praxis II examinations required for the teaching license.
	www.berea.edu /education (504 words)

	Inquiry-Based Education
		The Center is a partnership between the district and USC and is a “school of choice.” 140 students were selected through stratified random sampling in order to ensure a student body that reflects the district’s population in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, and academic achievement.
		We have a unique opportunity to examine exemplary educational practices that occur within and across classrooms, in a small school that operates on a shared philosophy that emphasizes students as active constructors of knowledge, principles of community-building, whole language, and, learning in the manner of social scientists, artists, scientists, mathematicians, readers, and authors.
		Inquiry for continuous educational renewal: Collaborative research at a public elementary school.
	www.ed.sc.edu /jennings/inquirybased.htm (545 words)

	Definition of Inquiry
		Defining inquiry-based education begs the question: "How can you define such a multi-faceted educational approach?" Indeed, there are as many interpretations of Dewey's vision as there are teachers.
		For the teacher, inquiry-based education ends their paradigm of talking to teach and recasts them in the role of a colleague and mentor engaged in the same quest as the other younger learners around."
		Inquiry education is where structure meets fluidity, where we can create opportunities for students to be engaged in active learning based on their own questions.
	www.inquiry.uiuc.edu /inquiry/definition.php (404 words)

	DIALOGIC INQUIRY IN EDUCATION: BUILDING ON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		To an educator, this is likely to be interpreted as a question about the development of individual human beings and about the role that formal education plays in the process.
		From this perspective, then, inquiry is as much about being open to wondering and puzzlement and trying to construct and test explanations of the phenomena that evoked those feelings as it is about mastering any particular body of information although, of course, the two facets of inquiry are ultimately interdependent.
		Thus, although formal education may provide the setting in which most young people first systematically engage in theoretical knowing, as Vygotsky (1934/1987) suggested, it is important that this does not become an end in itself, but that the understandings gained be directed to effective and responsible action in the world of practical activity.
	education.ucsc.edu /faculty/gwells/Files/Papers_Folder/NCTE.html (12350 words)

	UNC School of Education Inquiry Groups
		Inquiry groups in the UNC-CH School of Education came about as a result of the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate.
		Inquiry groups began in Fall 2004 and are open to all School of Education (SOE) masters and doctoral students.
		All School of Education faculty and were encouraged to submit proposals for inquiry groups to be offered in the fall of 2005.
	www.unc.edu /~sbettez/Carnegie (794 words)

	YouthLearn: Learning
		Inquiry-based learning is not a new technique—in fact, it goes back to education philosopher John Dewey—but it does stand in contrast to the more structured, curriculum-centered framework of today's schools.
		It is inspired by what is sometimes called a constructivist approach to education, which posits that there are many ways of constructing meaning from the building blocks of knowledge and that imparting the skills of "how to learn" is more important than any particular information being presented.
		There is certainly creativity and flexibility in how each teacher runs his or her class, but the topics and projects are driven and evaluated based on what a teacher, administrator, school board, or bureaucracy have decided what children should know and master.
	www.youthlearn.org /learning/approach/inquiry.asp (1788 words)

	ANOVA Science Education Corporation Releases New Book to Assist Teachers Through the Challenges of Preparing for ...
		Of considerable use to "first-time" inquiry teachers, or those who are honing their inquiry-based instructional skills, is a chapter devoted exclusively to the planning of a teacher-guided scientific inquiry.
		The RIP scientific inquiry program, designed to teach science to and develop critical thinking skills in K-12 students, combines his 30 years of scientific research experience and 15 years of teaching at the secondary level.
		RIP scientific inquiry has also proven effective for elementary level instruction, as evidenced by a number of successful RIP-scientific inquiry products from elementary school classes presented by their teachers at this year's Annual NSTA National Conference.
	www.prweb.com /releases/anovascience/lookatmenow/prweb424294.htm (1015 words)

	FLMNH Education - Inquiry Boxes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Each Inquiry Box is a collection of objects with participatory lessons and activities that are designed to be flexible.
		Inquiry Boxes may be borrowed for use in northern Florida.
		To reserve an Inquiry Box for a two week loan and/or to arrange a docent presentation, contact the Florida Museum of Natural History at (352) 846-2000 ext.
	www.flmnh.ufl.edu /education/inquiry_boxes.htm (374 words)

	Inquiry education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Students are to ask questions which are meaningful to and which do not necessarily have easy teachers are encouraged to avoid speaking at when this is possible and in any to avoid giving answers in favor of more questions.
		In an attempt to instill students with qualities and behaviors a teacher adhering to the inquiry method in pedagogy must behave very differently from a teacher.
		Educational philosophy -- Pedagogy -- School reform -- Neil Postman
	www.freeglossary.com /Inquiry_education (564 words)

	Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards (ReSciPE Book)
		The term "inquiry" refers to this scientific process, in particular as it applies to education, where inquiry is both a strategy for "learning science" and a subject of study itself, in "learning to do" and "learning about" science.
		Inquiry teaching and learning strategies are recommended in the NSES and shown by research on learning to be effective.
		A common misconception about inquiry learning is that all activities must be "discovery" learning, in which students always pose their own questions and explore what interests them.
	cires.colorado.edu /education/k12/rescipe/collection/inquirystandards.html (1106 words)

	Background Info: Inquiry - Keystone Science Network
		This ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) digest neatly provides a concise and clear overview of precisely what teaching inquiry means, and what benefits the inquiry method confers on the learning process.
		This chapter from Inquiry in the National Science Education Standards covers the history of educational methods and the development of inquiry, tying in key role of inquiry the national content standards.
		Foundations is a monograph for professionals in science, mathematics, and technology education, and this issue in particular addresses inquiry.
	www.keystone.fi.edu /inquiry/inbg.shtml (432 words)

	The John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy : Inquiry Papers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The study, by the National Association of Scholars for the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, examines the general education requirement and two bellwether majors, English and history, at 11 North Carolina universities, based on information provided by the institutions in their university catalogs for the years 2002 or 2003.
		Inquiry #14: Providing Access: Who Pays What for Higher Education in N.C. A fiscal crisis is forcing North Carolina to raise college tuition and scale back university budgets.
		The campaign for the higher education bonds in 2000 told North Carolina voters that the bonds were the best way to handle the University of North Carolina system’s deteriorating facilities and its pressing needs for new buildings to accommodate an expected surge in enrollment.
	www.popecenter.org /inquiry_papers (1541 words)

	New South Wales Public Education Inquiry
		The release of this Working Paper marks the official launch of the Public Education Inquiry and is intended to share with those preparing submissions some of the initial questions facing the Inquiry.
		The New South Wales Public Education Inquiry is an independent inquiry into the structure, conduct and funding of public education in New South Wales.
		The inquiry is funded by teacher contributions to the Public Education Fund and the Parents & Citizens Association.
	www.pub-ed-inquiry.org (215 words)

	Inquiry Based Science
		Inquiry based approaches to science education focus on student constructed learning as opposed to teacher-transmitted information.
		Inquiry based curriculum has been shown to develop independent and critical thinking skills, positive attitudes and curiosity toward science and increased achievement in biological content (Hall and McCudy, 1990), (Kyle et al, 1988), (Kyle et al, 1982), and (Shymansky, 1984).
		Little to no training in pre-service teacher education and lack of administrative support given that it can be more labor and material demanding are among the biggest obstacles.
	www.brynmawr.edu /biology/franklin/InquiryBasedScience.html (1042 words)

	Inquiry-based Learning: Explanation
		For a deeper look at the history of inquiry-based education, which is deeply intertwined with the history of Constructivism, see our Constructivism workshop.
		If one examines critically the evolution of frameworks set forth for education, it becomes evident that many of the ideas in these frameworks are still valid in today's educational efforts.
		A second factor is that many educators have little experience in evaluating the important systemic elements and aligning them with outcomes for students.
	www.thirteen.org /edonline/concept2class/inquiry/index_sub4.html (794 words)

	USC Rossier School of Education
		This course covers systematic inquiry in education as it relates to learning, accountability, leadership, and diversity, quantitative methods and measurement, descriptive statistics to solve educational problems, the role of data analysis in the examination of educational issues and the proposal of solutions for them.
		The course also highlights the use of qualitative methods in traditional knowledge generation inquiry and in a variety of educational evaluation and action research applications.
		Faculty and students work as a group on a major problem in educational leadership; together, they bring a strong combination of experience and perspectives to understanding the problem and developing the study.
	www.usc.edu /dept/education/academic/edd/academic_edd_inquiry.htm (324 words)

	Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Website: HR and Rural Education
		This survey was undertaken by the Youth Research Centre, Melbourne University, on behalf of the Inquiry.
		The findings and recommendations are organised by reference to the five necessary features of school education: it must be available, accessible, affordable, acceptable and adaptable (Chapters 5-9 inclusive).
		In 2001 the Commission decided to evaluate the Inquiry's methods and effectiveness and contracted the Centre for Research Policy at the University of Wollongong to undertake the evaluation in partnership with the Commission.
	www.hreoc.gov.au /human_rights/rural_education (570 words)

	Inquiry Skills Education
		Skills education, which is expertise students could use for scientific inquiry and/or technological design projects, including those with an STSE flavour.
		It is very common, for example, for two general kinds of inquiries to be conducted; that is, experiments (in which at least one independent variable is purposely changed) and studies (in which naturally changing variables are monitored and studied).
		For those inquiries in which investigators attempt to gain empirical support for a claim, at least two types of methods can be used; that is, experiments and studies.
	leo.oise.utoronto.ca /~lbencze/InquirySkillsEd.html (998 words)

	Leadership at Every Level: Apprciative Inquiry in Education
		Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is based on the realization that improvement is more engaging, more fun, and more effective when the focus is on what is already working rather than what is broken.
		Following are two examples from education, one the individual student and classroom learning community end of the continuum, and one from a school district-wide context.
		He is especially interested in applying appreciative and strength-based methods for improvement of education, and is a national and international presenter and facilitator.
	www.newhorizons.org /trans/henry.htm (1531 words)

	Inquiry education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Students are encouraged to ask questionswhich are meaningful to them, and which do not necessarily have easy answers; teachers are encouraged to avoid speaking at allwhen this is possible, and in any case to avoid giving answers in favor of asking more questions.
		The inquiry method is motivated by Postman's and Weingartner's recognition that the activities and behaviors of intelligentpeople ("good learners") at all stages in life focuses on the process of inquiry, not an end product of static knowledge.
		In an attempt to instill students with these qualities and behaviors, a teacher adhering to the inquiry method in pedagogy must behave very differently from atraditional teacher.
	www.therfcc.org /inquiry-education-131060.html (368 words)

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