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Educators who use the KWL framework (Ogle, 1986), like those using project based learning, are well on their way to teaching thorough Guided Inquiry.  They ask their students, What do I know? (K); What do I want to learn? (W); and What did I learn? (L). 

Motivation and interest are key elements in inquiry learning

Extending KWL Questions for Guided Inquiry

Teachers generally work on a mass-production model—if 30 kids are in the class, the goal is to find a method that will allow the highest percentage of them to succeed. A great teacher can employ secondary methods to get through to laggards, but given the variables that individual students bring to the class, a handful of kids will inevitably be shortchanged. Teaching each child at his or her optimal level with the optimal technique has traditionally been left to private schools and expensive tutors.