Research Case Analysis: Teaching Reader

Author: Deng Xiaoli
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: Teacher's Guide for Inquiry-Based Learning. The concept of "inquiry-based learning" upholds an holisticist value system, where knowledge is regarded as the meaning of the world created by individuals, and learners are seen as practical and free entities. Learners are intrinsically involved in the generation of knowledge, forming a shared world with it, and learning is thus a process where meaning freely unfolds as learners encounter the world. At a time when traditional learning culture has increasingly strayed from the true purpose of education—enhancing and liberating individuals— inquiry-based learning undoubtedly takes on the responsibility of transforming the essence of learning and guiding its direction.