Lesson 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 - Questioning vs Inquiry, Investigation vs Research, Immersion vs OJT

LESSON 2.1 QUESTIONING vs. INQUIRY  FOCUS: QUESTIONING INQUIRY Concerned with both finding Primarily concerned answers and with finding understanding the answers. process of i...

LESSON 2.1 QUESTIONING vs. INQUIRY  FOCUS: QUESTIONING INQUIRY Concerned with both finding Primarily concerned answers and with finding understanding the answers. process of inquiry itself.  SCOPE: QUESTIONING INQUIRY Often focuses on Typically explores specific, discrete broader, more pieces of complex issues or information. problems.  DEPTH: QUESTIONING INQUIRY May involve Often delves deeper, superficial or seeking underlying surface-level causes, patterns, or questions. meanings.  PROCESS: QUESTIONING INQUIRY Often a cyclical Usually a linear process, involving process, with exploration, questions leading to analysis, and direct answers. synthesis.  PURPOSE: QUESTIONING INQUIRY Can be used to Aims to construct gather information, knowledge, solve test understanding, problems, or gain or challenge deeper insights. assumptions.  OUTCOME: QUESTIONING INQUIRY Typically results in Can lead to new specific answers or questions, theories, solutions. or perspectives.  Learner’s ROLE: QUESTIONING INQUIRY The learner is The learner may be active, taking passive, simply ownership of the responding to learning process questions posed by and generating their others. own questions. ENGAGEMENT LEVEL: QUESTIONING INQUIRY Can be less More engaging, as it engaging, especially encourages critical if questions are thinking, problem- repetitive or solving, and predictable. creativity.  LESSON 2.2 INVESTIGATION vs. RESEARCH  FOCUS: INVESTIGATION RESEARCH Can focus on the Primarily concerned past, present, or with the past, future, seeking to seeking to explain, predict, or understand what improve sources & happened. related content.  PURPOSE: INVESTIGATION RESEARCH Aims to uncover Seeks to expand facts, solve a knowledge, develop specific problem, or theories, or test determine the cause hypotheses. of an event.  SCOPE: INVESTIGATION RESEARCH Can be broad or narrow, but Often focused on a typically involves specific incident, a systematic case, or situation. exploration of a topic.  METHODOLOGY: INVESTIGATION RESEARCH Often employs Relies on a variety of rigorous scientific methods, including methods, such as interviews, experiments, document analysis, surveys, and and site visits. statistical analysis.  DATA GATHERING: INVESTIGATION RESEARCH Primarily collects Can use both primary data, such primary and as eyewitness secondary data, accounts, physical including scholarly evidence, and articles, books, and documents. databases.  OUTCOME: INVESTIGATION RESEARCH Contributes to the Results in a specific body of knowledge conclusion or and can lead to new recommendation. theories or practical applications.  TIMEFRAME: INVESTIGATION RESEARCH Often time-bound, with a specific Can be long-term, deadline to spanning months or complete the even years. inquiry.  FORMALITY: INVESTIGATION RESEARCH Typically follows a Can be informal or formal structure, formal, depending with clear research on the nature of the questions, inquiry. methodologies, and data analysis. LESSON 2.3 IMMERSION vs. OJT  PURPOSE: IMMERSION OJT Aims to provide a comprehensive Focuses on understanding of a developing specific field or industry, job skills and often as a precursor competencies. to a career.  DURATION: IMMERSION OJT Can be short-term Typically shorter- or long-term, term, focused on depending on the acquiring specific program's goals. skills.  STRUCTURE: IMMERSION OJT Often includes a More informal, with structured learning occurring curriculum with a through mix of theoretical observation, and practical practice, and components. feedback.  COMPENSATION: IMMERSION OJT Usually involves Often unpaid, as it is compensation, as it considered a is part of a formal learning experience. employment relationship.  SUPERVISION: IMMERSION OJT Can involve varying Typically involves levels of close supervision supervision, from experienced depending on the workers. program.  FOCUS: IMMERSION OJT Broader focus on industry culture, Narrower focus on work ethics, and specific job tasks professional and techniques. development.  EVALUATION: IMMERSION OJT Often involves a Evaluation is more formal evaluation informal, based on process, including performance and assessments and productivity. feedback.  ROLE: IMMERSION OJT Often a requirement A common method for academic of training programs or employees within an professional organization. certifications.