Read: “School as Inquiry” by Steven Wolk
Answer the following questions in short answer form. CITE your answer in APA style (paraphrase).
Example: Why are students not learning in school according to Wolk?
Answer: Steven Wolk (1988) says that transmission teaching is the reason for student’s not learning in school.
Answer: According to the author, transmission teaching is the sole cause for student’s not learning in school (Wolk, 2008).
1. What does Wolk say about preparing student for employment?
3. What is transmission teaching?
4. What is inquiry based teaching according to Wolk? What is it not?
group 2: teaching is the process of creating situations where students are able to interact with the material to be learned in order to gain knowledge.
ReplyDeleteGroup 6; School as Inquiry.
ReplyDeleteStudents need have a say in what they learn. If they are told what to learn they will find it boring and will not have interest in the topic. The 4th grader that was used as an example wanted to learn about frogs and they helped him out by taking him to the library. The student not only learned about frogs but it was a topic he chose. Not only should students be told what to learn but they should have a say in what they should learn sometimes.
GROUP 3:
ReplyDeleteWHAT IS INQUIRY-BASED TEACHING?
~INQUIRY IS THE OPPOSITE OF TRANSMISSION
~TEACHERS DO ACTIVITIES TO ENTERTAIN STUDENTS
~THE TEACHERS MAKES IT EASIER TO STUDENTS TO LEARN IN THE APPROPRIATE WAY.
~"THE CLASSROOM IS FILLED WITH THE VOICES OFCHILDREN TAKING AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THEIR OWN EDUCATION" (WOLK,2008,P.118).
~THE PROCESS OF INQUIRY BY:
- ASK QUESTIONS
-INVESTIGATE QUESTIONS
-CREATE SOMETHING
-SHARE WHAT YOU CREATED
-REFLECT ON YOUR INQUIRY
-POSSIBLY ACT ON YOUR INQUIRY
~INQUIRY-BASED TEACHING IS NOT HANDS ON
Group 1: Schools aren't being successful due to students not being interested in learning the subject. teachers never break out of there simple based, generic ways of teaching. They forced the student to learn the way the teachers wanted them to learn and not truly understand the students focus on what was in their imagination. They pasted the tests and the classes but they have no passion, they have no wonder about life outside of what they were taught in school. in return they hate reading because of how often they were forced to read they have no intellectual curiosity, there going to go on and fill there normal day with work and the stress to just pass because that's all they were taught in school, is to pass not learn, pass.
ReplyDeleteGroup 5:Commonalities of inquiry include, Authenticity: all learning is real and serves for real purposes. The work space: a space that is for open investigations like workshops or laboratories. Asking questions: inquiry unit will be framed by one or more questions. Investigations: investigate the question. Real-World Resources: Real world or text? Dialogue and Discussion: inquiry is nurtured by good talk. Creating: The act of creating is vital. Agency: nurturing agency in children involves honoring the construction knowledge. Discovery: now in moderate times children lack playfulness meaning that it leads to no discovery. Joy and skills: kids do not enjoy there time in school which is why they tend to not listen or skip class. there are skills and tools of inquiry which are analyzing data, developing observation skills as well as interviewing and surveying.
ReplyDeleteAlthough hands on learning is more productive than a lecture. It is not the same as inquiry. Essential part of inquiry is engaging in discussion and debate would not be seen as "hands on".
ReplyDeleteInquiry is not where students can learn whatever they want; its not a "free for all" but where they can collaborate, investigate and deeply intellectual.
Inquiry doesn't always mean that teachers never lecture but they can give the students a chance to discuss their own questions and ideas and make some of the decisions regarding their learning.
The process to inquiry requires the teacher to find the just right equilibrium between control and curricular objectives and students interest.