A Master’s Level Research Methods Class: A Practice Example of Inquiry-Based Learning
ISBN: 978-1-78441-848-9, eISBN: 978-1-78441-847-2
Publication date: 19 May 2015
Abstract
This chapter presents a practice example of inquiry-based learning. A graduate level research methods course was designed to be student-centered and inquiry-based utilizing scaffolding assignments (Skene & Fedko, 2012), small group discussions (Huang, 2005), peer feedback (Skene & Fedko, 2012), and collaborative interactive exercises (Volet & Mansfield, 2006). Having students ask the questions in which they are interested (Jansen, 2011), find the resources to answer those questions, which then leads to new questions (Stripling, 2009), eventually culminates in the creation of a literature review and research proposal. The course concludes with a number of application exercises that connect theory to practice (Kuh, Chen, & Nelson Laird, 2007). Many of the specific in-class practices that support this inquiry-based approach are presented.
Citation
Duncan, K.B. and Martinelli-Lee, T. (2015), "A Master’s Level Research Methods Class: A Practice Example of Inquiry-Based Learning", Inquiry-Based Learning for Multidisciplinary Programs: A Conceptual and Practical Resource for Educators (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Vol. 3), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 173-189. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2055-364120150000003026
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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