The document discusses the inquiry method of teaching, which models the investigative process used by scientists. It involves allowing students to explore, inquire, and discover new learnings through self-directed exploration, rather than being told everything. The key steps are to define the topic or question, guide students in planning how to gather data or information, and have students present their findings. Instructional characteristics include employing processes like inferring, hypothesizing, and experimenting. Students formulate their own hypotheses and methods for testing them.

1. -Belbes, Marinela F.
BSE Physical Science

2. WHAT IS INQUIRY METHOD ?
• The Inquiry strategy sometimes termed
“discovery”, “heuristic”, and problem
solving”.
• This approach is defined simply as teaching
method which is “modelled after the
investigative processes of scientists”.

3. TEACHER’S IMPLICATION
• This method is very useful for us teachers
specifically Science teachers. We will never be
able to help children learn if we tell them
everything they need to know. Rather, we must
provide them with the opportunity to explore,
inquire and discover new learnings. The core of
inquiry is a spontaneous and self-directed
exploration.

4. WHAT ARE THE STEPS
IN INQUIRY METHODS ?

5. STEPS IN INQUIRY METHOD
• Define the topic or introduce the question
• Guide students plan where and how to
gather data, information
• Students present findings through graphs,
charts, powerpoint presentation, models
and writings

6. INSTRUCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
1. INVESTIGATIVE PROCESSES
Employed as follows:
• Inferring
• Hypothesizing
• Measuring
• Predicting
• Classifying
• Analysing and Experimenting
• Formulating conclusion and
generalizations
2. PROCEDURE IN GATHERING
fINFORMATION
• Students are treated as
independent learners.
They formulate their own
hypothesis and suggest
ways of testing them.

7. INSTRUCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
3. Children are highly
motivated to search : 4. Answer arrived at, are genuine
product of their own efforts.
The one they experience.
This learning outcome is the best
reward and guarantee of lasting
impact on the young.

8. INSTRUCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
5. FOCUSED QUESTION BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER
• Critical ingredients, provide direction and
sustain action.

9. HOW TO FACILITATE INQUIRY METHOD ?
• Arrange for an ideal room setting. After planning the learning
activity for the day, structure the room in such a way that will
allow freedom of movement. Chairs lined in a semi-circular
manner is conducive to clear viewing and easy transfer around the
area.
• Choose tools and equipment that can easily be manipulated.
• The materials to be used or examined must lend themselves easily
to the process to be employed and the end product desired.
• The question/problems to be answered should originate from the
learners, followed by the information of hypothesis.

10. HOW TO FACILITATE INQUIRY METHOD ?
• The procedure should likewise be planned by them. They may be given a
choice of a variety of data-gathering measures such as actual
observations, setting up experiments, taking a field trip or collecting
specimens, and not a monopoly of the usual rigid indoor tryouts and
cook book procedure.
• At the completion of the activity, require an evaluation of the steps
undertaken as to its effectiveness and the clarity of the results.
• Above all, the teacher himself should internalize her changed role to
that of a guide, facilitator and counsellor rather than the traditional
authority who not only determines the material to be learned but also
dictates how it should be learned.

11. Very Yours ;