ERIC Number: EJ1427948
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Apr
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-2198-9745
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"I Use IBL in This Course" May Say More about an Instructor's Beliefs than about Their Teaching
Madhavi Vishnubhotla; Ahsan Chowdhury; Naneh Apkarian; Estrella Johnson; Melissa Dancy; Charles Henderson; Alexandra Claire Lau; Jeffrey R. Raker; Marilyne Stains
International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, v10 n1 p87-106 2024
Inquiry-Based learning (IBL) is a fairly well-known term in the United States (US) describing a range of student-centered or active pedagogical approaches in mathematics. However, the 'big tent' definitions of IBL mean that there is much variation in IBL users' instructional practices, variation which we set out to codify. Cluster analysis of self-reported data from a survey of postsecondary calculus instructors across the US reveals three instructional profiles among self-declared users of IBL: (a) heavy users of group work; (b) users of a variety of mixed approaches; and (c) heavy users of didactic lecture. The instructional profile of this third group is indistinguishable from that of calculus instructors who report never having heard of IBL. We further investigate the relationship of these instructional profiles to certain beliefs about teaching and learning. All groups agree that inquiry supports learning; the groups who spend a minority of time in didactic lecture disagree with statements that there are benefits to lecturing. Implications for research and adoption of IBL are discussed.
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Student Centered Learning, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Postsecondary Education, Calculus, Teacher Attitudes, Profiles, Mathematics Teachers, Beliefs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1726042; 1726281; 1726126; 1726328; 2028134
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