1.3.5 Learning Through Discovery/Inquiry

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What is the main focus of discovery learning?

  • Encouraging rote memorization
  • Providing direct instructions with no room for exploration
  • Helping students acquire information through inquiry and problem-solving (correct)
  • Discouraging critical thinking skills development

According to Jerome Bruner, what does practice in discovery learning teach students?

  • To rely solely on teachers for information
  • To memorize information without understanding
  • To acquire information in a way that enhances problem-solving abilities (correct)
  • To disregard personal experiences when learning

What is the underlying idea behind learning through inquiry?

  • Direct transmission of knowledge from teachers to students
  • Passive absorption of information without interaction
  • Students relying solely on textbooks for learning
  • Students interacting with their environment through exploration and experimentation (correct)

In discovery learning, how do students develop their minds?

<p>By using insight and intuition to find relationships and organizing structures (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does learning through enquiry involve for the teacher?

<p>Posing problems and offering assistance while allowing students to make discoveries collectively (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of teaching for inquiry?

<p>To engage students in activities that promote defining, questioning, observing, classifying, generalizing, verifying, and applying (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of questions should be preferred when encouraging inquiry and probing unsuspected possibilities?

<p>Divergent questions with multiple correct answers (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement best describes the recommended approach for lesson planning in inquiry-based learning?

<p>The content of the lesson plan should be the responses of the students (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How should a teacher respond to students' 'wrong answers' or 'false starts' in an inquiry-based learning environment?

<p>Encourage the students to continue exploring and probing further (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of classroom interaction is recommended in the text for fostering inquiry-based learning?

<p>Student-student interaction, where students collaborate and exchange ideas (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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