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INQUIRY LEARNING [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Education
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Alberta Assessment Consortium
1, record 1, English, Alberta%20Assessment%20Consortium
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- AAC 2, record 1, English, AAC
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The work of AAC is guided by four main purposes. Purpose #1 Advocate for sound classroom assessment practices by engaging in collaborative endeavors with AAC member jurisdictions and education partners.... Purpose #2 Contribute to the building of assessment literacy in Alberta through action research and inquiry initiatives.... Purpose #3 Develop a broad range of classroom assessment materials, directly aligned to Alberta curriculum, that address both formative and summative processes.... Purpose #4 Enhance teacher/leader assessment capacity by providing opportunities for quality professional learning. 3, record 1, English, - Alberta%20Assessment%20Consortium
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
- Pédagogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Alberta Assessment Consortium
1, record 1, French, Alberta%20Assessment%20Consortium
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- AAC 2, record 1, French, AAC
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-09-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Education Theory and Methods
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- inquiry-based learning
1, record 2, English, inquiry%2Dbased%20learning
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- IBL 2, record 2, English, IBL
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- inquiry learning 3, record 2, English, inquiry%20learning
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
What is inquiry-based learning? Based on John Dewey's philosophy that education begins with the curiosity of the learner, inquiry in the classroom places the responsibility for learning on the students and encourages them to arrive at an understanding of concepts by themselves. 4, record 2, English, - inquiry%2Dbased%20learning
Record 2, Key term(s)
- enquiry-based learning
- enquiry learning
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- apprentissage par investigation
1, record 2, French, apprentissage%20par%20investigation
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- apprentissage par enquête 2, record 2, French, apprentissage%20par%20enqu%C3%AAte
correct, masculine noun
- apprentissage fondé sur l'enquête 3, record 2, French, apprentissage%20fond%C3%A9%20sur%20l%27enqu%C3%AAte
correct, masculine noun
- apprentissage par la recherche 4, record 2, French, apprentissage%20par%20la%20recherche
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un troisième modèle pédagogique utilisé pour les domaines mal définis est l'apprentissage par investigation, une approche constructiviste [...] L'apprentissage par investigation consiste à découvrir des connaissances en accumulant des évidences et en construisant et testant des hypothèses. 5, record 2, French, - apprentissage%20par%20investigation
Record 2, Key term(s)
- apprentissage par l'investigation
- apprentissage par l'enquête
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-07-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Continuing Education
- Software
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- exploratory environment
1, record 3, English, exploratory%20environment
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- exploration environment 2, record 3, English, exploration%20environment
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- exploratory learning environment 3, record 3, English, exploratory%20learning%20environment
correct
- discovery environment 4, record 3, English, discovery%20environment
correct
- discovery learning environment 1, record 3, English, discovery%20learning%20environment
correct
- environment for exploration 5, record 3, English, environment%20for%20exploration
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[an environment which provides] students with the freedom to explore and a sense of control as they investigate a domain within a simulative context geared toward both operational knowledge and articulate conceptualization. 6, record 3, English, - exploratory%20environment
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A number of successful systems simply provided an environment for exploration. These systems contained no explicit notion of student goals, performance, or state, and had no built-in capacities to direct the student toward some purposeful behavior. 5, record 3, English, - exploratory%20environment
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
We describe the initial prototype of a discovery environment, called Voltaville, designed to build scientific inquiry skills in the context of learning the principles underlying DC(direct current) electric circuits. 4, record 3, English, - exploratory%20environment
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
... a discovery learning environment wherein students can explore the phenomenon of refraction in a self-guided manner.... 1, record 3, English, - exploratory%20environment
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Laboratories provide exploratory environments within which one can study problems and pursue goals of learning and research. 1, record 3, English, - exploratory%20environment
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Éducation permanente
- Logiciels
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- environnement d'exploration
1, record 3, French, environnement%20d%27exploration
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En EIAO [enseignement intelligemment assisté par ordinateur], ensemble d'outils informatiques permettant l'exploration à des fins d'apprentissage d'une discipline ou champ d'étude. Il se distingue par la présence d'un ensemble des connaissances déclaratives ou procédurales, et par l'intégration de techniques de programmation fonctionnelle, logique et orientée-objet. 2, record 3, French, - environnement%20d%27exploration
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon un professeur de Lancaster, G.-B., ces environnements n'ont pas de stratégie pédagogique pré-établie; l'apprenant utilise librement les outils mis à sa disposition sans être guidé, évalué, corrigé, etc. 3, record 3, French, - environnement%20d%27exploration
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-04-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Education (General)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- open classroom
1, record 4, English, open%20classroom
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Open classrooms’ focus on students’ “learning by doing” resonated with those who believed that America’s formal, teacher-led classrooms were crushing students’ creativity. 2, record 4, English, - open%20classroom
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Yet methodologies such as whole language instruction…, the open classroom…, inquiry learning…, and a variety practices purporting to accommodate teaching to student diversity… continue to be employed despite weak or unfavorable findings or simply a lack of empirical trials. 3, record 4, English, - open%20classroom
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pédagogie (Généralités)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- classe de pédagogie ouverte
1, record 4, French, classe%20de%20p%C3%A9dagogie%20ouverte
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'aménagement d'une classe de pédagogie ouverte est en constante évolution durant toute l'année scolaire. Il change selon les besoins pédagogiques et les types d'activités afin de créer un environnement stimulant pour les élèves. La classe est divisée en plusieurs aires de travail. 2, record 4, French, - classe%20de%20p%C3%A9dagogie%20ouverte
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La pédagogie ouverte est centrée sur l'interaction entre l'élève, l'enseignant et son environnement. 2, record 4, French, - classe%20de%20p%C3%A9dagogie%20ouverte
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-05-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- computer technology
1, record 5, English, computer%20technology
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Computer technology has evolved now to the point where it can greatly facilitate the use of inquiry learning on many levels, and provide new tools for representing the nature of science in the classroom. 1, record 5, English, - computer%20technology
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- technologie informatique
1, record 5, French, technologie%20informatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La technologie informatique a tellement évolué qu'elle peut grandement faciliter l'utilisation de l'apprentissage par enquête à de nombreux niveaux et qu'elle présente de nouveaux outils permettant de présenter la nature des sciences dans la salle de classe. 1, record 5, French, - technologie%20informatique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-08-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Programmed Inquiry Learning or Teaching
1, record 6, English, Programmed%20Inquiry%20Learning%20or%20Teaching
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- PILOT 2, record 6, English, PILOT
correct
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An authoring language designed for educational applications which is available on many microcomputers. 1, record 6, English, - Programmed%20Inquiry%20Learning%20or%20Teaching
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- langage PILOT
1, record 6, French, langage%20PILOT
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lenguaje de programación
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- PILOT
1, record 6, Spanish, PILOT
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nombre de un lenguaje de programación de alto nivel diseñado para ayudar a los maestros a escribir lecciones para sus clases mediante el uso de microcomputadoras (microordenadores). 2, record 6, Spanish, - PILOT
Record 6, Key term(s)
- lenguaje PILOT
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-02-03
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Education Theory and Methods
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- inquiry method
1, record 7, English, inquiry%20method
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- inquiry approach 1, record 7, English, inquiry%20approach
correct
- inquiry learning 2, record 7, English, inquiry%20learning
correct
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- méthode des enquêtes
1, record 7, French, m%C3%A9thode%20des%20enqu%C3%AAtes
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1989-05-30
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- bite-sized tutoring module
1, record 8, English, bite%2Dsized%20tutoring%20module
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
SMITHTOWN(Shute an Glaser, 1986; Shute and Bonar, 1986) is a system for teaching economics, which combines a microworld for exploratory learning with a(bite-sized tutoring module.) The student is presented with a simulated town; she can vary parameters such as the supply or the price of certain goods to study the modifications induced in other parameters. Figure 7. 11 shows a snapshot of SMITHTOWN's "notebook" facility, which allows the student to record her experiments. The system implements two simultaneous pedagogical intentions : teaching principles of economics and teaching general investigative behaviors. Bites at the economics level monitor which laws the student is discovering, supplying the name of the new concept when she makes a relevant hypothesis. If the student flounders excessively, the system can become more directive and suggest experiments according to a curriculum that organizes the(domain bites). Bites for investigative behaviors monitor various skills of scientific inquiry such as the ability to collect and record data in a systematic way. At this level, the system acts as a coach, but it does not address inquiry skills directly, since these bites constitute a sort of(metacurriculum). 1, record 8, English, - bite%2Dsized%20tutoring%20module
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- module de microexpertise pédagogique
1, record 8, French, module%20de%20microexpertise%20p%C3%A9dagogique
proposal, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- module de micro-expertise pédagogique 2, record 8, French, module%20de%20micro%2Dexpertise%20p%C3%A9dagogique
proposal, masculine noun, obsolete
- micromodule pédagogique 2, record 8, French, micromodule%20p%C3%A9dagogique
proposal, masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
module pédagogique : macrocomposante d'un didacticiel intelligent qui contient et gère les informations nécessaires au choix des interventions pédagogiques en fonction des informations fournies par le modèle de l'apprenant. 3, record 8, French, - module%20de%20microexpertise%20p%C3%A9dagogique
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
micro-expertise : unité d'apprentissage du module expert ou du module pédagogique. 3, record 8, French, - module%20de%20microexpertise%20p%C3%A9dagogique
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1980-11-04
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Management Control
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- double loop learning
1, record 9, English, double%20loop%20learning
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) it would be capable not only of detecting error but of questioning the underlying policies and goals as well as its own program. This is a second and more comprehensive inquiry; hence it might be called double loop learning. 1, record 9, English, - double%20loop%20learning
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Contrôle de gestion
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- apprentissage en double boucle 1, record 9, French, apprentissage%20en%20double%20boucle
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) il serait capable, non seulement de déceler les écarts, mais de remettre en question son propre programme. C'est là un second système d'acquisition de connaissances, plus complet, que l'on peut dénommer apprentissage en double boucle. 1, record 9, French, - apprentissage%20en%20double%20boucle
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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