Inquiry-Based Approach to Education

Autor/inn/en	Kožuchová, Mária; Barnová, Silvia; Stebila, Ján; Krásna, Slávka
Titel	Inquiry-Based Approach to Education
Quelle	In: Acta Educationis Generalis, 13 (2023) 2, S.50-62 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.2478/atd-2023-0013
Schlagwörter	Inquiry; Active Learning; Instructional Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Grade 6; Elementary School Students; Knowledge Level; Cognitive Processes; Experiential Learning; Slovakia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aktives Lernen; Unterrichtserfolg; Ausland; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Wissensbasis; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Slowakei
Abstract	Introduction: In the proposed study, the authors focus on the effectiveness of the application of inquiry-based approach in Slovak schools and present the results of an original research study focused on the impact of inquiry-based teaching on students' knowledge acquisition. Methods: For the purposes of the research study, a pedagogical experiment was carried out on the sample of 150 6th-grade students and didactic tests (a pre-test and a post-test) were used to examine students' knowledge on the three levels of Niemierko's taxonomy. Results: The results of the t-test confirmed the significance of differences between the experimental group's and the control group's cognitive performance. Discussion: The obtained results indicate that inquiry-based teaching can lead to better knowledge acquisition in students than traditional methods of teaching and so, it appears to be an efficient alternative. Limitations: The limits of the research study are given by the size and the composition of the research sample. The obtained results cannot be generalized to the entire population. Conclusions: The research findings can contribute to improving the quality of the educational process and increasing students' motivation by using activating methods of teaching. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01