Inquiry Based learning in the current trend

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2.0 The old trend
Inquiry Based Learning took place in the early years but in inquiry, the ancient educators have presented it in a different way. The earlier educators apply the traditional method. Ontario (2013) stated that ‘the process involves close-ended investigation’. It is believed that teachers who use close-ended questions usually give the outcome for students to achieve about. For instances, if the teacher is to conduct a survey on students, the teacher will give out the students questions also the answer to the students. Students’ are to amass the survey and get the uniform answer as the teachers. That trend used to happen those days in my school personally.
During my school day, the science teacher whom taught me usually explains the objective followed by the outcome of the study. This is mainly for students to test the identified outcome by the teacher. There should not be any other response other than the explanation made by the teacher himself/herself. Therefore, the teacher expects the students’ answer to be equally the same as the teacher’s explanation. Graham points out that ‘teacher feeds the facts to students’ (2012:1). Therefore it is palpable that, teacher are the ones used to pamper students by providing them the product instead letting them experiment it by themselves. Students’ are incapable and lack of confidence skills if the teacher provides them the answer so what is the used of having exams and practice done in school. That would be merely a waste for students.

According to Educational Broadcasting Corporation, they believed that ‘traditional approach to learning is focused on mastery of content, with less emphasis on the development of skills and the nurturing of inquiring attitudes’ (2004). As...

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