New+Group+Definition+and+Rubric+of+Inquiry+Based+Learning


 * 7. Definition of Inquiry Based Learning**

Inquiry is a type of activity that provides motivation to arouse learners' interests, so that learners will be actively engaged, stimulate prior knowledge, encourage new questions/investigation and develop learning skills and knowledge independently. During Inquiry, students should accomplish tasks which have not only one right answer through high-level thinking, such as analyzing, synthesizing or evaluating the resources. Also, learners are encouraged to discuss or share learning. Finally, learners should solve problems or develop new theories or products that reflect the understanding of a concept. After Inquiry learning, students could apply the new achieved knowledge to their real life.


 * 8. Rubric of Inquiry Based Learning**

**Inquiry Rubric**

Criteria ||  ||||   ||  Not Evident 1 ||  ||  ||   ||  Partial 2 ||  ||  ||   ||  Exemplary 3 ||  ||  ||   ||  Score ||  ||  ||
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<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">Independence <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Teachers give all the information and instruct directly. There is no opportunity for students to acquire knowledge by themselves. ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Teachers gives some related information and guidance. Students have certain opportunity to acquire knowledge by themselves.<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> ||   || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Learners are the main body of inquiry learning under teachers' guidance.<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Students should accomplish the task independently by their experience and new achieved knowledge. ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ||   || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;"> ||   || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ||


 * Leads learner to build on prior knowledge || Activity does not enable learner to learn from prior knowledge . || Activity leads learner to build on some prior knowledge of topic || Activity leads and enables learner to build indicates knowledge acquired of topic in a meaningful manner || ||

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">High-level Thinking ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Task requires simply comprehending and answering questions, not higher level thinking. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> ||   || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Task requires some analysis of information and/or putting together information from several sources. ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Task clearly requires synthesis of multiple sources of information. Students should collect, analyze, synthesize or evaluate <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">the resources. Task requires higher level thinking. ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ||   || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;"> ||   || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ||
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<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">Motivation <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 110%;">It is purely factual and cannot arouse learners’ interests. I<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">t does not encourage questioning or investigation. Little attempt is made to appeal to learners. ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 110%;">It somewhat arouses learners’ interests and be somewhat inspiring. It <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">encourages questioning and encourages investigation on a limited basis. ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ||   || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">It arouses learners’ interests and be inspiring in order to get learners interested in learning. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">It actively encourages questioning and investigation. ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ||   || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;"> ||   || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ||
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<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">New theories or products ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">There is only one answer, and students have no opportunity to create. ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">There are more than three answers, but students have no opportunity to create. ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">There could be various products depending on different students. And/or learners would develop new theories or products. ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ||   || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;"> ||   || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ||
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Discussion <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> ||   || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Learners do not need to share and discuss with others. ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">It requires learners to share and discuss with others. ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">It arouses learners’ desire to share and discuss with others. ||