INQUIRY BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE EL SALVADOR

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS Y HUMANIDADES

LIC. EN CCSS. DE LA EDUCACIÓN ESPECIALIDAD INGLÉS

MY DEFINITION	STUDENT´S ROLES	TEACHER´S ROLES	CHARACTERISTICS OF IBL	BENEFITS FOR USING IT IN CLASS
IBL is more than setting the students to make their brains take off  in class. IBL is the most pro-learning way of teaching a certain topic; it allows the students to deepen and the more they discover they more they understand what facts about it. The traditional way of teaching is getting replace by pro-active teachers, who are seeking to arise students’ curiosity for the subject and beyond. IBL uses cooperative learning to provide students with ideas and ways of collecting and analyze data in groups so they are able to share with each other. Not only that, is new in this specific way of teaching something to newes, but the feedback they get from the teacher in a more friendly way in terms of environment.	The role of the students in IBL is immensely active, giving that their’s curiosity is raised by  a question they teacher makes, though the liberty students have to give themselves answers has levels: Structured, Guided and Open. The three previous ones are directed by the teacher and he/she is always on observation of the students, but the open inquiry students are the ones setting, questions that guide the investigation, they come up with hypothesis and choose the method to be followed. The teachers takes on a supportive role.	The teacher’s role, as describe before has always a strong presence in the classroom while IBL is taking place; Although, is not leading every single step in the three levels of inquiry, it is always making sure students head in the right direction. In the structured, as well guided inquire the guidance of the teacher is stronger, nor the case for the open inquiry level where the students decide on the question, method and everything that follows to finally share it with the world.	1-      Active          2-    Students               engagement          3-    Students take            lead                   4-   Content friendly           5-   Analytical           6-   Makes the                   students           to be responsible.              7-   It identifies the                learning needs by             checking              knowledge.	1-Curiostiy arousal in the minds to be broadd. 2-Feedback 3- Ensure learning because it involves students in the process. 4- Strengthen student’s analysis- MOMENTUM takes place for the entire class. 6-Students are never distracted. It actually puts everyone to  work in something.