Inquiry-based Learning in Teacher Education: A Primary Humanities Example
Open Access
- 1 January 2015
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Edith Cowan University in Australian Journal of Teacher Education
- Vol. 40 (12), 6-85
- https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2015v40n12.6
Abstract
Inquiry-based learning features strongly in the new Australian Humanities and Social Sciences curriculum and increasingly in primary school practice. Yet, there is little research into, and few exemplars of, inquiry approaches in the primary humanities context. In this article, we outline and explain the implementation of a place-based simulation as a vehicle for inquiry in a humanities subject in a teacher education course. Preliminary findings of surveys of pre-service teachers conducted pre and post the implementation of the inquiry model suggest increased engagement and enhanced learning outcomes. Further analysis is required in order to determine the depth of pre-service teachers’ understanding of inquiry approaches.Keywords
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