inquiry-based
Learning through questions
Inquiry-based describes learning or teaching methods driven by questions rather than lectures.
Students pursue their own questions, investigate problems, and construct understanding through exploration: The science curriculum uses inquiry-based labs where students design their own experiments.
The approach emphasizes curiosity, investigation, and discovery over passive absorption of information.
Gaining knowledge gradually
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- discoveryAct of finding something
- SocraticRelating to elenctic inquiry
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
student-centered · facilitation · constructivism · scaffolding · exploration · critical thinking · problem-solving · guided
Repeated work toward mastery
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- professional developmentOngoing workplace learning activities
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- mentoringAdvising someone less experienced
self-assessment · continuous improvement · evaluation · feedback · collaboration · practitioner · workplace learning · competency
Formal examination of facts
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- qualitativeRelating to characteristics, not quantities
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
data-driven · analysis · scientific method · observation · experimentation · systematic · evidence · study
learning
Gaining knowledge gradually
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- discoveryAct of finding something
- SocraticRelating to elenctic inquiry
curriculum · student-centered · facilitation · constructivism · scaffolding · exploration · critical thinking · problem-solving · guided · instruction
practice
Repeated work toward mastery
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- professional developmentOngoing workplace learning activities
- coachingGuiding others to improve
mentoring · self-assessment · continuous improvement · evaluation · feedback · collaboration · practitioner · workplace learning · competency · growth mindset
investigation
Formal examination of facts
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- qualitativeRelating to characteristics, not quantities
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
hypothesis · data-driven · analysis · scientific method · observation · experimentation · systematic · evidence · study · fieldwork
- pedagogyteaching methods, teaching, teaching strategies, teaching models, teaching techniques
- active learningactive learning, hands-on learning, collaborative learning, exploration, cooperative learning
- child-centered educationMontessori, Waldorf, child-centered, preschool, kindergarten
- Eduspeakpedagogy, curriculum mapping, scaffolding, rubric, formative
- Learning Methodsactive learning, passive learning, collaborative learning, cooperative learning, discovery learning
- learning theoriesconstructivism, self-directed learning, social learning, collaborative learning, active learning
inquiry-basedlecture-based
Taught through monologue
didactic · teacher-centered · rote learning · prescriptive · passive learning
inquiry-basedreceived
Was given something
transmitted · dogmatic · authoritative · prescribed · given
inquiry, inquire, inquirer, inquirers, inquiries, inquiring, inquiringly, inquisition, inquisitive