Inquiry model

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Inquiry Model

Based on: Bloom's Taxonomy
  • The Inquiry model of learning is where knowledge is built from experiences and actions
    • Especially from socially based experiences
  • There are six levels in the model
    • The lowest to the highest
Inquiry, Knowledge, Recording, Evaluating, Sharing and Synthesis
  • Note: Students are to best to read through the whole model before beginning their inquiry

Inquiry:

  • Wonderings that require us to find out about our world
  1. Brainstorms
    • Mind maps - visual thought spiders
    • Questions

Knowledge:

  • Gathering information about our topics
  1. Reading - books, internet, magazines
  2. Talking – family, friends and peers
  3. Asking – experts
    • Face to face - visit or being visited
    • Digital - email, social media, video conference
  4. Experiencing – field-trip, volunteering
  5. Researching - close, careful study
    • Microscopic - what it's structure is formed from
    • Holistic - where it fits into the world
    • Measuring - weight, length
    • Compared - previous, similar

RECORDING:

  • Explaining our understandings free hand or digital
    • Writing - scientific, stories, poetry
    • Drawing - sketches, cartoons
    • Mapping - 2 and 3-D
    • Sculpting - papier mache, clay
    • Dancing - cultural, free
    • Photography - still and moving images
    • Audio - radio station show or podcasts
    • etc.

EVALUATING:

  • Self or peer assessment of our ability to explain our understandings
    • Rubrics
    • P.M.I
    • Thinking hats
    • Criteria
    • etc.

SHARING:

  • Informing and presenting to an audience
    • Poster –
    • Book –
    • Artworks –
    • Music –
    • Drama –
    • Digital presentations -

SYNTHESIS:

  • Inventing and creating new ideas/ways with our knowledge
    • Social action - volunteering
      • Digitally, physically
    • Evolved mind – inventions
      • Digital, physical
Connecting old and new knowledge - creating the ahahaaa effect!!!