After the rain, a child stares at a small puddle in the school garden. "Why do the leaves float?" "Where do these bugs go?" Even if these moments seem trivial to adults, for a child, they are the ...

Inquiry-based learning emphasises a student's role in the learning process and asks them to engage with an idea or topic in an active way, rather than by sitting and listening to a teacher. The ...

When trying to start new initiatives at school, these kinds of concerns often arise. We have students using generative AI, ...

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“Inquiry-based learning” is a hot topic in education these days, both in Canada and around the world. In Canada, Ontario’s incoming premier Doug Ford recently declared his opposition to recent ...

Educators need evidence drawn from research to help them implement and justify inquiry-based approaches to teaching and learning science. Many science teachers, for example, question why they should ...

A grave miscalculation exists in the minds of many educators: That inquiry-based learning, project based learning, and 21 st century competencies can flourish in industrial model schools. Under this ...

This comprehensive study investigated student outcomes of inquiry-based learning (IBL) in undergraduate mathematics and linked these outcomes to students’ and instructors’ experiences of IBL. Based at ...

One of the joys of being an educator is embracing all the differences every student brings to the classroom, while teaching them to celebrate those unique traits in themselves and each other. Yet, ...

This is a crucial time for education. Every system in every country is in the process of figuring out how to reboot education to teach skills, application, and attitude in addition to recall and ...

Introducing math and science through inquiry and problem-based instruction can pay off throughout elementary school, according to a massive international series of studies. Education economists Emma ...

Early in the 21st century, the Nigerian, nay, the African educational system is in dire straits and needs rejuvenation. The ...