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What is Unique About Inquiry Courses?
(Dale Roy, Erika Kustra, Paola Borin, 2003)
McMaster University has been involved in teaching Inquiry for over twenty years in elite programs and professional schools. Now, Inquiry is being offered to all first year students with a growing number of follow-up courses offered in subsequent years. In 2001, over 670 students in year one chose an Inquiry course. So, what is Inquiry you ask?
What is Inquiry?
Why Teach Inquiry?
What features characterize the Inquiry approach?
How is Inquiry related to engaging in research?
Who takes responsibility for learning?
How do Inquiry and Problem-Based Learning differ?
What is Inquiry?
Inquiry is a form of Self-Directed Learning and follows the four basic stages defining self-directed learning