Inquiry Learning
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The document outlines the inquiry learning process used at Wellington Way School. It involves 5 key steps: 1) Define the question or problem, 2) Locate relevant information from sources like the internet, libraries, and experts, 3) Select reliable and varied sources of information relevant to the topic, 4) Organize and synthesize the information gathered, accurately recording source details, and 5) Create and present the findings using an appropriate format for the intended audience and evaluate whether the work effectively addresses the original problem or question.
Inquiry Learning
- 1. Inquiry Learning the Wellington Way The Student's Guide
- 2. DEFINE 1-What do I want to find out? 2-What problem do I want to solve? 3-What questions should I ask? 4-What hypothesis am I going to test? understand the meaning of Keywords understand what the problem is What? When? Where? Who? How? Find the best explanation to the problem
- 3. LOCATE Where can I find information relevant to my questions / my hypothesis? Internet libraries databases experiments organisations librarians teachers public school Google, but not only EPIC In class ASK
- 4. SELECT 1-Is the information I have selected relevant? 2-Are my sources of information reliable ? 3-Is Google the only answer? 4-Have I selected evidence from a range of different sources? the information I have selected has a connection to my topic the sources where my information come from are trustworthy I can also search in Epic Databases Yahoo Ask.com Dogpile Wikipedia … books, magazines, digital, audio, video, pictures
- 5. ORGANISE & SYNTHESISE Have I gathered information of sufficient depth and breadth? Have I organised the information in a clear way? Have I recorded the source details accurately? Make sure I have enough information which is detailed enough and reflects the different points of view / aspects of my topic Make sure I keep track of where the information comes from, who created it and when I accessed it
- 6. CREATE & PRESENT What is the best Presentation? Follow teacher’s directions Think about who is going to read my work Use my own words Use the APA citation style when writing my bibliography essay / poster / powerpoint / blog/ wiki, etc… what format, what style? who is my audience? avoid just “copy & paste” list of my sources
- 7. EVALUATE Is my work relevant ? Are my arguments effective? How can I improve it? Make sure the content of my work answers the problem I was asked to solve at the start Make sure my work still corresponds to the topic I was given at the start