Levels of inquiry: Using inquiry spectrum learning sequences to teach science

Abstract

The inquiry spectrum is a hierarchical approach to teaching science in a fashion that is likely to increase student conceptual understanding as well as develop their understanding of scientific inquiry and the nature of science. Inquiry spectrum learning sequences – or more simply learning sequences – present an explicit hierarchical framework for inquiry-oriented teaching and learning. Such sequences help to ensure that students develop a wider range of intellectual process skills than are promoted in a typical introductory physics course that uses more limited modes of instruction. It is imperative for teachers and teacher educators to have a thorough understanding of the full spectrum of inquiry-oriented approaches to teaching so that they can more easily help students and teacher candidates achieve a higher degree of scientifically literacy. To give a more practical understanding of the inquiry spectrum framework and associated learning sequences, contextualized examples are provided.

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