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In an activity whose result the class already knows, which inquiry level is it?Read the answer and worked solution →The teacher gives the question and an outline of the procedure; students explain findings. Which level?Read the answer and worked solution →If the teacher gives only the research question, which level is it?Read the answer and worked solution →A science fair where pupils pick their own investigative questions shows which inquiry level?Read the answer and worked solution →How should a teacher sequence the inquiry levels?Read the answer and worked solution →How many levels of inquiry do Banchi and Bell outline?Read the answer and worked solution →What is a main use of confirmation inquiry in a class?Read the answer and worked solution →In the 5E model, which stage inspires curiosity and reveals pupils' misconceptions?Read the answer and worked solution →In which 5E stage do pupils investigate the phenomena they noticed earlier?Read the answer and worked solution →During which 5E stage does the teacher help pupils piece together what they gathered?Read the answer and worked solution →Which 5E stage asks pupils to apply learning to new areas?Read the answer and worked solution →In which 5E stage do pupils judge their own learning?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the 5E model help science teachers plan?Read the answer and worked solution →In open learning, how are unexpected experiment results treated?Read the answer and worked solution →In non-open lessons, what do pupils say of contrary results?Read the answer and worked solution →Which German educator stressed understanding over bare facts in physics teaching?Read the answer and worked solution →Open inquiry works only when pupils have which two things?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is the first learning process listed for inquiry learning?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is an inquiry learning process?Read the answer and worked solution →How does inquiry-based science teaching relate to problem-based learning (PBL)?Read the answer and worked solution →In inquiry science classes, pupils learn science by doing what?Read the answer and worked solution →Learning driven by curiosity for its own sake is what kind of learning, per Phillip Brown?Read the answer and worked solution →Learning driven by a wish for high exam scores is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is a claimed strength of guided over open inquiry?Read the answer and worked solution →Is open inquiry the only true method of inquiry?Read the answer and worked solution →Which skills do inquiry science classes build in community?Read the answer and worked solution →Which learner action starts Kolb's cycle when learning to ride a bike?Read the answer and worked solution →In Kolb's cycle, what is reflective observation?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Kolb stage involves thinking of ways to improve the next attempt?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Kolb stage forms a generalised idea from the experience?Read the answer and worked solution →

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In an activity whose result the class already knows, which inquiry level is it?

  1. Open (true) inquiry
  2. Structured inquiry
  3. Guided inquiry
  4. Confirmation inquiry
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Correct answer: D. Confirmation inquiry

1. The teacher first teaches the topic, then sets questions and a procedure. 2. Students only confirm a result that is already known. 3. Structured inquiry gives no known result, and guided or open inquiry leave the procedure to students. _Source: Wikipedia, Inquiry-based learning, Levels_

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The teacher gives the question and an outline of the procedure; students explain findings. Which level?

  1. Confirmation inquiry
  2. Open (true) inquiry
  3. Structured inquiry
  4. Guided inquiry
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Correct answer: C. Structured inquiry

1. The teacher supplies both the initial question and the procedure outline. 2. Students analyse their data and formulate explanations. 3. In guided inquiry only the question is given, so it does not fit. _Source: Wikipedia, Inquiry-based learning, Levels_

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If the teacher gives only the research question, which level is it?

  1. Structured inquiry
  2. Confirmation inquiry
  3. Open (true) inquiry
  4. Guided inquiry
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Correct answer: D. Guided inquiry

1. The teacher provides just the research question. 2. Students design and follow their own procedure, then communicate results. 3. Open inquiry would let students choose the question too. _Source: Wikipedia, Inquiry-based learning, Levels_

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