The purpose of this study was to analyze the manner in which educational theorists incorporate the concept of observation into an inquiry framework for teaching, learning, and curriculum development. The analytical device used to initiate the examination was a series of questions. By investigating the various inquiry frameworks set forth by…

Presented is an empirical model used for the development and testing of one aspect of inquiry, the selection process. The methodology suggested enabled a qualified teacher to follow the rules and procedures as well as measure achievement according to the author's goals. The major goal for the field test was for the students (19 juniors) to make…

This document reports on a 2-day meeting which began with introductory sessions designed around the self-directed planning guides for personalizing learning in science developed by the Research and Development Center for Teacher Education of the University of Texas. Working with this inquiry-oriented science curriculum, it is reported, served as…

This is a trainer's manual for the third of six components in the Instructional Staff Development (ISD) program. The purposes listed include increasing the participant's awareness of his present style in inquiry behavior, enabling him to assess and modify his behavior, and introducing a teacher-directed inquiry model. The hope is expressed that by…

This paper deals with the use of microteaching techniques to train student teachers in stimulating learners' questions. Research was carried out at the Gordon Teachers Training College, Haifa, Israel. A rating scale, including teaching patterns stimulating learners' questions, was prepared from the existing literature and the analysis of pilot…

This paper is the first chapter in a monograph. In it the author attempts to examine the assumptions and justifications for process education. He does not write in a prescriptive fashion but attempts to arrive at a definition for process education by a successive convergency of ideas and tentative but logically consistent definitions. The author…

Presents a classroom exercise which takes the form of a "court of inquiry" putting a geography textbook "on trial" regarding its treatment of apartheid in South Africa. Includes a diagram on how to set up the classroom and instructions on how to conduct a court of inquiry. (JDH)

A review of three curriculum and instructional models used with gifted students suggests that models of: content (emphasis on learning skills and concepts within a discipline); process-product (emphasis on investigatory skills to develop "products"); and epistemological (focus on understanding and appreciation of knowledge systems) should be…

Addresses the use of computer conferencing and databases in social studies. Reviews the uses and availability of computer databases and provides an example of how students might use a database to investigate issues of equity and quality in American schooling. Includes information on a computer conferencing simulation of conflict resolution and…

Inquiry in art is proposed as a model of the predominantly cognitive behaviors that are involved in producing visual art. The model behaviors are: set a direction, discover, visually analyze, classify, personalize, hypothesize, reorder, synthesize, and evaluate. These behaviors provide the basic structure for a teacher questioning strategy…

The Great Seal of the United States is an important expression of the values of the Founding Fathers of our nation. This lesson will help students in grades 8-12 investigate the meaning of the symbols incorporated in the Great Seal and, thus, gain insights into the uniqueness of our national aspirations. (RM)

Examines the effects on writing of involving students in using strategies of defining as inquiry, versus the effects of their analyzing and initiating model definitions. (HOD)

This paper attempted to critically consider different approaches to inquiry (research and theory) in order to determine their proper applications and their limitations. A method of checking different approaches to art education inquiry was outlined with the goal of facilitating effective instructional application of research findings. (Author/RK)

Inquiry learning is a teaching/learning method which requires that students utilize the same problem-solving processes as social scientists and historians. A lesson plan illustrating the principles of inquiry learning in social science education is included. (JDS)

This Critical Practitioner Inquiry (CPI) Newsletter is a forum for exchanging ideas and experiences about CPI in different universities worldwide. This first edition of the newsletter contains the following articles: (1) Critical Practitioner Inquiry--Working Against the Grain (Lars Dahlstrom), which explains the concept of CPI; (2) Critical…