MY IDEAS ABOUT IBL

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE EL SALVADOR

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS Y HUMANIDADES

LIC. EN CCSS. DE LA EDUCACIÓN ESPECIALIDAD INGLÉS

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MY DEFINITION	STUDENT´S ROLES	TEACHER´S ROLES	CHARACTERISTICS OF IBL	BENEFITS FOR USING IT IN CLASS
Inquiry –based teaching and learning allows student to investigate any information about a certain topic or subject; moreover, all the students can support to each other for reaching a consensus.  On IBL, the  students have to engage to investigate or discover any topic by themselves. Therefore, in this method the class invests a lot time because students need to formulate open ended question about the topic that teacher gives them; moreover, they can use their previous knowledge to support their new information for reaching a final result.	There are some students’ roles that you can  take into account:  n  Students have    to work in an active way because they are responsible of their investigation.  n  Students have to make questions that help them to clarify the topic which they are investigating.  n  Students have to engage with their role as investigator.  n  Students have to develop a richer understanding of the concepts under investigation. n  Students can support to each other for reaching a consensus.	There are some teacher’s roles that you can take into account:  n  The teacher has to work as a facilitator; on the other hand, the teacher has the obligation to guide his students during all the IBL because they could lose the focus of the method.  n  Teacher must first determine essential questions that are at the heart of the content.  n   Teacher has to convey a feeling of engagement to his students; therefore, they will feel an engagement with their investigation.	There are some characteristics about IBL such as:  n  Students engagement  n  Students have to lead.  n  Students responsibility  n  Students identify learning needs.  n  Students check knowledge.	There are some benefits that students can take from using IBL  n   Students become active investigators.  n  Students learn how to clarify a topic.  n  Teachers work as a facilitator.  n  The whole group can share its information; therefore, the class can reach a final result.