EME2040-Reflection#4

Inquiry based learning is being a part and involved on what is being taught rather than just listening. By becoming a part of something you learn from it better rather than forgetting it by just listening. Inquiry means seeking for truth for information or knowledge. The process of inquiry begins with gathering different information by using all of our senses which are hearing, seeing, smelling, and touching. This process is used the second we are born. As soon as we are born we begin to use this process of inquiry. I believe it is very true that schools are becoming less prone to using the inquiry based process. Most students barely as questions in classrooms and just say and answer what they are expected to respond, and don’t share their own voice or opinion on things. Effective inquiry is when an individual asks a lot of questions in deeper level and uses the knowledge he/she intakes as important information. Inquiry is required to find solution for things because most of the time they don’t have answers. It helps us apply ourselves more and examine certain things. It helps you know more about your field inside and out even if they change the information around a bit you would still know what you are talking about. It isn’t just about knowing certain facts, but knowing the information in depth. A good well round education can give you knowledge and different circumstances and perspective of things around the world we live in. Inquiry learning helps us accumulate all the knowledge we have learned from grade to grade and apply it as we go. Everything learned, something newer will be learned after. Inquiry learning helps us have a better comprehension about the world around us in all the different ways possible. Traditional learning is more focused around the teacher and more focused on how to pass to the next grade level, or knowing the one right answer. Inquiry based learning is learning about something and asking questions, and becoming a part of what they are learning (participating) and actually learning it rather than just memorizing. It is about leaving it more up to the students, rather than the teachers leading the entire class. It helps students get more involved and give questions and suggestions on what is being taught. When something catches the attention of students like this, it helps them remember things and actually learn them. I believe this is very true because it has happened to me in only a few of the classes I’ve had in my life.