Inquiry Pedagogy - 21st Century HSIE - 2 views
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alexis alexander on 14 Feb 14"What is Inquiry Pedagogy? Pedagogy is defined as "any conscious activity by one person designed to enhance learning in another" (Watkins & Mortimer, 1999, p. 3). Inquiry pedagogy therefore, is based around a set of teaching and learning strategies that involve student-centred research and investigation that encourages metacognitive thought processes, discussion and collaboration. Carroll defines Inquiry Pedagogy as an understanding about society and its interactions that "requires us to seek out knowledge as well as apply historical skills to determine why events occurred and what motivated the people to take the action they took" (2012). "