Discipline models

Student questioning in the teaching of literature

This approach uses strategies for students to generate and explore questions collaboratively as a form of literature inquiry.

Read the article by Meyers here.

reSolve: Maths by inquiry

A collaboration of the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers.

Read about the reSolve protocol here.

5E Instructional model

The 5E Instructional Model (Bybee & Landes, 1990) consists of cognitive stages of learning that comprise engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate (Duran, 2004).

Read more about this model here.

TELSTAR model

This model appears is a simplified version of the Social Investigation Strategy.

Download this paper (.docx) that compares TELSTAR with other inquiry models.

Inquiry-based learning in the Arts

The University of Sheffield provides a meta analytical study on a range of models for inquiry learning in the Arts.

Read about the study and recommendations here (.pdf).

Design thinking

Design thinking uses empathy, experimentation and evidence to arrive at innovative solutions based on what customers really want instead of relying only on historical data or instinct (IDEO).

Read about the IDEO model of design thinking here.

Inquiry framework for HPE

This six-component model can be applied to student learning in the areas of both health and physical education.

Visit Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (OPHEA) for a detailed explanation of this model.

Using Inquiry-Based Learning to Teach Additional Languages in a High School Context

Read about this model from Caputo (2014) that provides a six-step inquiry language-learning process, specifically designed to teach additional languages.

Develop a common language across your school and help students to see the horizontal connectedness of knowledge using the range of integrated and generic models for inquiry.