Methods of Inquiry
Methods of Inquiry and Innovation
A reflective teacher needs methods for finding things out. Some come from craft traditions, like experimentation and design. Some come from science, like the scientific method and statistical analysis. Some come from knowledge management, like the SECI cycle. This chapter walks through the main methods of inquiry available to a teacher, and ends with the way models and designs themselves can carry knowledge into practice.
Design, action, evaluation, and the role of speculation in generating teaching hypotheses
Powell’s optimal teacher-learner relationship and the move from supported to self-directed learning
Falsifying hypotheses through experience, and statistical analysis when experimentation is not possible
Nonaka and Takeuchi’s cycle for generating knowledge by moving between tacit and explicit forms
Theory validation, forecasting, concept maps, and design as a knowledge-carrying artefact
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