Inquiry-Based Learning: 18 Principles

Author: Zheng Jinzhou
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Transforming students' learning methods, particularly emphasizing inquiry-based learning, is a major goal and focus of this curriculum reform. It can be said that what is most directly related to every frontline teacher is the transformation of students' learning methods and the reconstruction of teachers' teaching behaviors. The reform of students' learning methods serves as the starting point and basis for the transformation of teachers' teaching behaviors and evaluation methods. Therefore, the issue of learning method reform is not only the core of this curriculum reform but also its greatest,, and. This book primarily explores the concept, significance, and principles of inquiry-based learning. In simple terms, it addresses three fundamental questions about inquiry-based learning: What is inquiry-based learning? Why emphasize inquiry-based learning? How to conduct inquiry-based learning? Especially how to conduct inquiry-based learning so that students truly gain from the inquiry activities, particularly how to continuously develop and improve students' inquiry qualities and levels through inquiry, how to enhance the efficiency of inquiry, and how to leverage the practical effectiveness of inquiry-based learning, are the key focus areas of this book. This book summarizes 18 practical principles of inquiry-based learning, hoping to provide practical and effective assistance to frontline practitioners.