ABC of INQUIRY – INTEREST ABC of INQUIRY – INTEREST “The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.” – Anatole France INTEREST: A chance to connect Teaching and learning that is based around leaner interests doesn’t mean a free-for all in terms of just doing … Read More
ABC of INQUIRY – INDEPENDENCE
ABC of INQUIRY – INDEPENDENCE ABC of INQUIRY – INDEPENDENCE “The world is a very puzzling place. If you’re not willing to be puzzled, you just become a replica of someone else’s mind.” Noam Chomsky INDEPENDENCE: To explore what you can do… Being independent is defined by dictionaries as being free from outside control, self governing or capable of thinking or … Read More
ABC of INQUIRY – HOMOGENOUS GROUPING
ABC of INQUIRY – HOMOGENOUS GROUPING ABC of INQUIRY – HOMOGENOUS GROUPING ‘I looked at the horses and wondered how long it would be before they would be swept away and replaced with a McDonalds or television. And whether the Indian genius was strong enough to resist the homogenising and stupefying principle which has come to dominate the modern world, … Read More
ABC of INQUIRY – HETEROGENEOUS GROUPING
ABC of INQUIRY – HETEROGENEOUS GROUPING ABC of INQUIRY – HETEROGENOUS GROUPING Gillies (2008) concluded that students within heterogeneous cooperative learning groups demonstrated more cooperative and on task behaviour compared to the control group, which was an unstructured learning group. HETEROGENEOUS: Mix it up… Heterogeneous grouping is based on forming groups around diversity and difference. It is most often … Read More
ABC of INQUIRY – GROUPING
ABC of INQUIRY – GROUPING ABC of INQUIRY – GROUPING “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead GROUPING: Let’s get together… There are many forms of grouping in learning engagements and many purposes for grouping learners. Traditionally the teacher was in charge … Read More