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Direct linkPlowright, David; Watkins, Mary – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2004
This article provides a critical analysis and evaluation of how an inquiry-based learning (IBL) approach to learning and teaching was introduced into the curriculum of a large and well-established social work programme at a UK university. A rationale for the initiative is provided, in particular the rejection of the term problem-based learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Inquiry
Horner, Sherri L. – Reading Psychology an international quarterly, 2004
This study investigated the effects of observational learning on preschoolers' use of a questioning technique, attention to print, and knowledge of the alphabet. Preschoolers who observed a model ask questions asked more questions during a shared book episode than did children who did not observe a model ask questions. Children who observed a…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Learning Strategies, Prereading Experience, Alphabets
