Some challenges to inquiry approaches to learning are the fact that inquiry approaches are very complex. Teachers may not fully understand how to use this approach in the classroom. Due to this misunderstanding, students won't be given proper scaffolding and assessment of projects given.
Make connections between project-based learning and three research-based strategies. Give a brief explanation of the connections.
Setting objectives- Project-based learning is all about setting objectives. The teacher needs to come up with objectives, then the students solve the problem and create a project to reach the given objective.
Cooperative grouping- In project-based learning, students are solving real-world problems in small groups. Students learn to work in cooperative groups which means they are learning how to work together and be a member of a group. There is a strong connection between cooperative grouping and project-based learning.
Simulations and games- As stated before, in project-based learning, students are solving real-world problems. Simulations can be used to provide examples of how to react in these real-world situations. As with any group or whole-class activity, discipline must be set in place in order for this strategy to work properly.
Reference:
Research-based strategies. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.netc.org/focus/strategies/
