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What is Inquiry-Based Learning Approach

Chapter 20
Handbook of Research on Instructional Systems and Technology
The inquiry-based learning approach is a student-centered,active learning approach focusing on questioning, critical thinking, and problem solving.
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Beliefs and Concept Mapping on WebQuest Development
Harrison Hao Yang (State Universtiy of New York at Oswego, USA) and Sai-Wing Pun (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-865-9.ch020
Abstract
This chapter presents an overview on the conceptualization of the inquiry-based learning approach, and how the WebQuest, which is a Web-based inquiry-oriented activity, has been designed and developed. It intends to offer a glimpse into student teachers who study in courses of information technology in education at one university in China and one university in the United State with the objectives of: 1) investigating student teachers’ beliefs and opinions related to the WebQuests; and 2) examining the effectiveness of utilizing the concept map to aid student teachers’ WebQuests design and development.
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