1. Inquiry learning What are the challenges to using IBL? Tool IC-1: Identifying and classifying barriers and dilemmas Tool # IA-2 http://mascil.mathshell.org.uk/?page_id=107

2. Overview Aim: to think about barriers to implementing inquiry approaches We will: Look at the research; Share experiences; Look again at the research.

3. Anderson’s barriers and dilemmas “It is common to talk about barriers or obstacles that must be overcome for teachers to acquire an inquiry approach to teaching. In fact, they have been discussed in the literature for a long time; an important example is Welch, Klopfer, Aikenhead, & Robinson (1981). An additional helpful word, however, is dilemmas. The former words imply something external to the teacher, but much of the difficulty is internal to the teacher, including beliefs and values related to students, teaching, and the purposes of education. Teachers considering new approaches to education face many dilemmas, many of which have their origins in their beliefs and values. It is not unusual to think of learning to teach through inquiry as a matter of learning new teaching skills. It is that, but it is also much more. Teachers encounter both barriers and dilemmas.” (p. 7).

4. Anderson’s conclusion Think about both barriers and dilemmas within your own practice. Write your responses on the handout.

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