Inquiry Process


 

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Connect


Connect to self, previous knowledge
Gain background and context
Observe, experience

 

 

 

 

Reflect

 

Reflect on own learning
Ask new questions

 

 

 

Wonder

 

Develop questions
Make predictions, hypothesis

 

 

 

 

 

Stripling Model of Inquiry

 

 

 

 

Express

 

Apply understandings to a new context, new situation
Express new ideas to share learning with others

 

 

 

Investigate

 

Find and evaluate information to answer questions, test hypotheses
Think about information to illuminate new questions and hypotheses

 

 

 

 

Construct

 

Construct new understandings connected to previous knowledge
Draw conclusions about questions and hypotheses

 

 

 

 

 

 

* From the article "Supporting Inquiry Learning" by Barbara Stripling