Enquiry ……………Enquiry ……………

May be defined as one in which the May be defined as one in which the teacher assists pupils to develop the teacher assists pupils to develop the abilities to ask questions and seek abilities to ask questions and seek the answer through investigative the answer through investigative work.work.

Main methods of Main methods of enquiry……enquiry……

• QuestioningQuestioning

• ReasoningReasoning

• Investigation activitiesInvestigation activities

• ExcursionsExcursions

• MappingMapping

Main Methods OutlinedMain Methods Outlined

• Questioning – children need to ask Questioning – children need to ask questions and seek the answers.questions and seek the answers.

• Reasoning – children need to know and Reasoning – children need to know and understand what they are investigating to understand what they are investigating to help develop their reasoned view point.help develop their reasoned view point.

• Investigation can then take place so that a Investigation can then take place so that a reasoned view point can be reached.reasoned view point can be reached.

• Excursions & Mapping – These provide Excursions & Mapping – These provide children with the background information children with the background information they need to draw on.they need to draw on.

Methodology Example: Traffic Methodology Example: Traffic Problems in a School LocalityProblems in a School Locality• Children were investigating the problems of traffic in the Children were investigating the problems of traffic in the

school vicinity.school vicinity.• This provided links with maths, ICT and literacy.This provided links with maths, ICT and literacy.• The teacher started with key questions to provide a The teacher started with key questions to provide a

framework for the children. E.g. ‘Why are journeys made?’ framework for the children. E.g. ‘Why are journeys made?’ ‘What effect does our coming in to school have upon the ‘What effect does our coming in to school have upon the village?’village?’

• Next, the answers to questions were discussed, such as Next, the answers to questions were discussed, such as ‘they are made for reasons.’‘they are made for reasons.’

• Pupils mapped their journeys and completed Pupils mapped their journeys and completed questionnaires. This provided them with basic skills of questionnaires. This provided them with basic skills of enquiry.enquiry.

• They then looked at possible solutions.They then looked at possible solutions.

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