Types of Inquiry

We are currently discussing inquiry and how best to utilise it across STEM

Types of Inquiry:

• Confirmation
• Structured inquiry
• Guided inquiry
• Open inquiry
• Authentic inquiry

Resources and Readings

Characterizing the Level of Inquiry in the Undergraduate Laboratory

By Laura B. Buck, Stacey Lowery Bretz, and Marcy H. Towns

https://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/towns/Towns%20Publications/Bruck%20Bretz%20Towns%202008.pdf

Why does Inquiry Matter?

This 35-page PDF booklet is dedicated to inquiry – what is it, exactly? Why should we care about it? How does it fit into the teaching and learning of science? Why Does Inquiry Matter? Because that’s what science is all about!

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http://www.bscs.org/estore/why-does-inquiry-matter