Progressive inquiry relies on an idea of facilitating the same kind of good and productive practices of working with knowledge -- progressive inquiry -- that characterize scientific research communities in education. By imitating the practices of scientific research communities, students are encouraged to engage in extended processes of question- and explanation-driven inquiry. Accordingly, an important aspect of progressive inquiry is to guide students in setting up their own research questions and working theories. In practice, this means that students are making their conceptions public and working together for improving shared ideas and explanations. It is also essential to constrain emerging ideas by searching for new information. Participation in progressive inquiry, in the present case, is usually embedded in computer-supported collaborative learning environments that provide sophisticated tools for supporting the inquiry process as well as sharing of knowledge and expertise.
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