Weekly Writing: Inquiry

Using inquiry based instruction allows for students to dig a little deeper and guide their own thoughts. One task of the teacher is to guide their thinking towards desired results. Prompted questions should trigger critical thinking in students and hold their interests. Following questions should build into higher order questions in a way that students see the connection. This teaching strategy seems similar to the problem solving approach in relation to student engagement and critical thinking, but varies in the method. Problem solving approach requires a problem to be resolved, inquiry based instruction involves an observation, not necessarily a problem.