Learning Sewing Techniques Through an Inquiry

Using Data Mining Techniques for Inquiry Learning

Data mining has wide and diverse applications. In this paper we attempt to examine data mining from an educational perspective. Inquiry learning is an educational approach most commonly used by educational practitioners. Based on technologies of knowledge discovery from data mining, we present a practical approach of an inquiry learning model that aids efficient learning. The approach may be us...

Towards an Inquiry-Based Language Learning: Can a Wiki Help?

Wiki use may help EFL instructors to create an effective learning environment for inquiry-based language teaching and learning. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of wikis on the EFL learners’ IBL process. Forty-nine EFL students participated in the study while they conducted research projects in English. The Non-wiki group (n = 25) received traditional inquiry instr...

Evaluating Inquiry Learning Through Recognition-Based Tasks

The Rashi inquiry learning environment for human biology was evaluated using a new instrument for assessing gains in scientific inquiry skills. The instrument was designed to be sensitive to the small pre-post skill gains that are hypothesized for short learning interventions. It is also designed to be scored with less effort than the verbal protocol analysis methods most often used to asses hi...

Modeling and Inquiry Learning Application: an Exploration of Spatial Simulations in an Inquiry Learning Application

Problem-Based Learning: An Inquiry Approach