The document discusses inquiry-based science education (IBSE). It provides three key reasons for using an inquiry approach: 1) It helps students understand scientific concepts and the nature of science, appreciate the process of gaining knowledge through science, and develop skills to become independent inquirers. 2) Research shows benefits for students' cognitive and affective development. 3) The Malaysian national science curriculum has incorporated inquiry since the 1960s, defining it as using science process skills and attitudes to engage in discovery and problem solving. The document then outlines teaching strategies like thoughtful learning used in the curriculum and different levels of inquiry from open to structured to confirmation.
The document discusses inquiry-based science education (IBSE). It provides three key reasons for using an inquiry approach: 1) It helps students understand scientific concepts and the nature of science, appreciate the process of gaining knowledge through science, and develop skills to become independent inquirers. 2) Research shows benefits for students' cognitive and affective development. 3) The Malaysian national science curriculum has incorporated inquiry since the 1960s, defining it as using science process skills and attitudes to engage in discovery and problem solving. The document then outlines teaching strategies like thoughtful learning used in the curriculum and different levels of inquiry from open to structured to confirmation.
The document discusses inquiry-based science education (IBSE). It provides three key reasons for using an inquiry approach: 1) It helps students understand scientific concepts and the nature of science, appreciate the process of gaining knowledge through science, and develop skills to become independent inquirers. 2) Research shows benefits for students' cognitive and affective development. 3) The Malaysian national science curriculum has incorporated inquiry since the 1960s, defining it as using science process skills and attitudes to engage in discovery and problem solving. The document then outlines teaching strategies like thoughtful learning used in the curriculum and different levels of inquiry from open to structured to confirmation.
The document discusses inquiry-based science education (IBSE). It provides three key reasons for using an inquiry approach: 1) It helps students understand scientific concepts and the nature of science, appreciate the process of gaining knowledge through science, and develop skills to become independent inquirers. 2) Research shows benefits for students' cognitive and affective development. 3) The Malaysian national science curriculum has incorporated inquiry since the 1960s, defining it as using science process skills and attitudes to engage in discovery and problem solving. The document then outlines teaching strategies like thoughtful learning used in the curriculum and different levels of inquiry from open to structured to confirmation.
Jurulatih Utama Sains (Training Programme on Higher Order Thinking Skills for Science Coaches) Inquiry-based Science Education (IBSE) 1 It is grounded in the belief that it is important to ensure that students truly understand what they are learning, and not simply memorize content and information (Worth, Duque & Saltiel, 2009). Inquiry Based Science Education (IBSE) 2 Why Inquiry? (Ferko & Ferko, 2005) Students understandings and abilities are grounded in inquiry. An understanding of student learning. Inquiry helps students. Understand scientific concepts and the nature of science. Appreciate the process of gaining knowledge through science. Develop skills necessary to become independent inquirers. Inquiry is basic to science education. All students can learn through inquiry. Science is presented and conducted in ways that are within their developmental capabilities. 3 Why Inquiry? (avas, Holbrook, Kask & Rannikmae, 2013) Research has convincingly demonstrated the benefits of inquiry teaching, which contribute to: - students' cognitive development (Hofstein, Navon, Kipnis & Mamlok-Naaman, 2005; Wallace, Tsoi, Calkin & Darley, 2003), - the development of flexible and adaptive thinkers, and the encouragement of students' creative thinking and handling risk-taking situations (Zion, 2007; Grses, Akyldz, Doar & Szbilir, 2007; Trumbull, Bonney & Grudens-Schuck, 2005). Furthermore, research has also pointed to the importance of the students' affective domain - motivation and positive attitudes towards undertaking science learning (Blumenfeld, Kempler, Krajcik, 2006; Chin & Kayalvizhi, 2005). 4 It is an Approach to teaching and learning science that comes from (Worth, Duque & Saltiel, 2009): 1. An understanding of student learning. Students attempt to make sense of the world around them to make it predictable by looking for patterns and relationships in their experiences and through interaction with others. Students construct their understanding through reflection on their experiences. 5 It is an Approach to teaching and learning science that comes from (Worth, Duque & Saltiel, 2009): 2. The nature of science inquiry. Explore: students become familiar with the phenomenon they will study. Investigate: Students plan and carry out investigations. Draw Final Conclusions: students synthesize what they have learned and come to some final conclusions. Communicate: Students communicate their new understanding to a wider audience. 6 It is an Approach to teaching and learning science that comes from (Worth, Duque & Saltiel, 2009): 3. A focus on content. An overview of important concepts often appears in country frameworks and syllabus. But the specifics depend heavily on the local context and the interests of students and teachers. 7 INQUIRY LEARNING IN THE MALAYSIANNATIONAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM (1) Inquiry learning has been in the curriculum since 1960s. Inquiry is defined in the Malaysian science curriculum as the process of finding out which involves o asking questions, o examining or investigating a particular phenomenon using our senses and o cognition. 8 It is the use of the science process skills, scientific knowledge and scientific attitude to engage in discovery, to learn a particular concept, to reason and to solve problem. INQUIRY LEARNING IN THE MALAYSIANNATIONAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM (2) 9 Teaching and Learning Strategies in the Science Curriculum (1) (Strategi Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran dalamkurikulumsains) Thoughtful Learning (Pembelajaran berfikrah) A process of acquisition and mastery of skills and knowledge that could develop our childrens mind to the optimal stage. (Satu proses pemerolehan dan penguasaan kemahiran dan ilmu pengetahuan yang dapat mengembangkan minda seseorang murid ke tahap yang optimum.) 10 Activities that are planned for thoughtful learning need to be able to bring about critical & creative thinking, and not routine. (Aktiviti yang dirancangkan dalampembelajaran berfikrah mesti yang dapat mencetuskan pemikiran kritis dan kreatif murid dan bukan lazim). Questions or problems posed to the students are of high levels and students are to solve the problems using their creative and critical capabilities. (Soalan atau masalah yang beraras tinggi ditanyakan kepada murid dan murid diminta menyelesaikan masalah menggunakan daya kreatif dan kritis mereka). Teaching and Learning Strategies in the Science Curriculum (2) (Strategi Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran dalamkurikulumsains) 11 Students are actively involved in the T&L which integrate o the acquisition of knowledge o the mastery of skills and o the inculcation of moral values and scientific attitudes. (Murid dilibatkan secara aktif dalamPdP yang mengintegrasikan pemerolehan pengetahuan, penguasaan kemahiran dan penerapan nilai murni dan sikap saintifik). Teaching and Learning Strategies in the Science Curriculum (2) (Strategi Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran dalamkurikulumsains) 12 13 14 Teaching Approaches in Science (Pendekatan PdP Sains) 15 Inquiry Discovery(1) (Penemuan Inkuiri) Focus on learning through experience. Generally, inquiry refers to looking for information, questioning and investigating phenomena that are happening around us. mementingkan pembelajaran melalui pengalaman. Secara amnya, inkuiri bermaksud mencari maklumat, menyoal dan menyiasat sesuatu fenomena yang berlaku di sekeliling. 16 Discovery is the main characteristic of inquiry. Learning through discovery happens when the concepts and principles are investigated and discovered by students themselves. Penemuan berupakan sifat utama inkuiri. Pembelajaran secara penemuan berlaku apabila konsep dan prinsip utama dikaji dan ditemui oleh murid sendiri. Inquiry Discovery(2) (Penemuan Inkuiri) 17 Through activities such as experiments, students investigate a certain phenomenon and reach their own conclusion. Teachers then guide the students to understand the scientific concepts through the outcomes of the inquiry process. Murid melalui aktiviti seperti eksperimen akan menyiasat sesuatu fenomena dan mencapai kesimpulan sendiri. Guru kemudian membimbing murid untuk memahami konsep sains melalui hasil inkuiri tersebut. Inquiry Discovery(3) (Penemuan Inkuiri) 18 During the inquiry process, thinking skills and scientific skills are developed. Note: The discovery inquiry approach may not be suitable for all T&L situations. Certain concepts and principles could be more suitable to be exposed directly or to use guided inquiry. Kemahiran berfikir dan kemahiran saintifik dikembangkan semasa proses inkuiri ini. Namun demikian, pendekatan inkuiri tidak sesuai digunakan dalamsemua situasi PdP. Beberapa konsep dan prinsip lebih sesuai didedahkan secara langsung oleh guru atau melalui inkuiri terbimbing. Inquiry Discovery(4) (Penemuan Inkuiri) 19 Science Teacher Inquiry Rubric (STIR) 20 The Process Circus Introduction (10 Minutes) Performing the Activities (50 Minutes) Reflection in Partner-Pairs (15 Minutes) Reflection in Groups of Four (30 Minutes) Class Discussion (45 Minutes) Essential for Science Inquiry: Science Process Skills 21 It focuses on how much information (e.g., guiding question, procedure, and expected result) is provided to the students and how much guidance you will provide as the teacher (Bell, Smetana, and Binns 2005; Herron 1971; Schwab 1962). The Inquiry Continuum 22 Open Inquiry: Sinking and Floating Has the purest opportunities to act like scientists, deriving questions, designing and carrying out investigations and communicating results. Requires the most scientific reasoning and greatest cognitive demand from students. It is suggested that it is only appropriate to have students conducting open inquiries when they have demonstrated that they can successfully design and carry out investigations when provided with the question. This includes being able to record and analyze data, as well as draw conclusions from the evidence they have collected. (Banchi and Bell, 2008) 23 Guided Inquiry: Soda Can Float The teacher provides students with only the research question, and students design the procedure (method) to test their question and the resulting explanations. It is most successful when students have had numerous opportunities to learn and practice different ways to plan experiments and record data. The students need guidance from the teacher as to whether their investigation plans make sense. (Banchi and Bell, 2008) 24 Structured Inquiry: Dancing Raisin The question and procedure are still provided by the teacher; however, students generate an explanation supported by the evidence they have collected. While confirmation inquiry are considered lower-level inquiry, they are important because they enable students to gradually develop their abilities to conduct more open ended inquiry. (Banchi and Bell, 2008) 25 Confirmation Inquiry: Water and Oil Students are provided with the question and procedure (method), and the results are known in advance. It is useful when a teachers goal is to reinforce a previously introduced idea; to introduce students to the experience of conducting investigations; or to have students practice a specific inquiry skill, such as collecting and recording data. They follow the directions for doing the experiment, record their data, and analyze their results. While confirmation inquiry are considered lower-level inquiry, they are important because they enable students to gradually develop their abilities to conduct more open ended inquiry. (Banchi and Bell, 2008) 26 (Banchi and Bell, 2008) 27 (Worth, Duque and Saltiel, 2009) Framework of Guided & Open Inquiries 28 Be Creative to Inspire! He believed that best creativity comes from a desire to contribute to the lives of others, either by introducing something new that improves the quality of their lives or by showing people that something thought to be impossible is in fact possible. Dan Pallotta Harvard Business Review September 9, 2013 29 Thank you very much for your active engagement! 30