Inquiry-based learning started with a man named John Dewy who revolutionized child-centered learning in the U.S in the fifties and sixties. The U.S had a growing concern of Russia’s quick military and space developments and felt that to “catch up” change with in the nations youth education was necessary. So Dewy created a learning technique that was based on real life experiences, that forced students to ask questions, engage and demonstrate a general understanding. This created the inquiry movement which gets students applying their knowledge to unique ideas, and creating more advanced, deeper understands and thoughts of concepts beyond just scratching the surface of a concept. Inquiry-based learning is based on the student demonstrating a ability to apply what they (Education Policies Commissions) call the “ten rational powers” which are recalling and imagining; classifying and generalizing; comparing and evaluating; analyzing and synthesizing; deducing and inferring. With these 10 components exercised in a concept students can effectively inquire knowledge and apply it to real life situations and expand the concept on their own.
Project-based learning is a learning approach based on self exploration. The objective of this learning technique is that a student is forced to self inquire more knowledge and information beyond whats learned in the class room, they must research information and learn it to complete projects, then in turn they could present their finding to the class and also teach the class what they’ve taught themselves. Its a great tool to get the students involved in the learning material, they become the teachers.
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I think that all student should be exposed to these types of learning because it makes your lesson plan more dynamic and also teaches your students to learn in different ways.
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