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“Learn through Inquiry” (LTI) describes Clark’s commitment to hands-on learning and problem solving. The skills needed for problem solving in the discipline are developed sequentially, through a pervasive pedagogy of engagement. Use the links at left to explore resources and examples of LTI at Clark.
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Learn through Inquiry at Clark University
Throughout
their Clark experience, students learn by actively working through real
problems, issues and questions, mastering modes of inquiry, and acquiring the
knowledge base required to ask and to answer important questions. Each student
has an opportunity to participate in a culminating discipline-based experience
in the context of senior seminars, research, or other capstone experiences.
What do we mean by inquiry-guided learning?
Inquiry-guided learning refers to a variety of strategies used to enhance
student learning. Lee (2004, p. 5) defines inquiry-guided learning as “students’
active, and increasingly independent, investigation of questions, problems and
issues, often for which there is no single answer.” Many have viewed
inquiry-guided learning as being the same as active learning, hands-on learning,
or experiential learning. Inquiry-guided learning is broader in that it includes
a range of learning strategies including but not limited to interactive
lectures, problem-based learning, discussion based seminars, and independent
study. A central feature of inquiry-guided learning is the idea that over time
students will master modes of general questioning and inquiry that are more
characteristic of the disciplines that they are studying.
At Clark University, focus on inquiry emphasizes the importance of helping
students identify, analyze, and evaluate arguments so that they can ultimately
be best prepared to ask meaningful questions and find exciting solutions. A
second important goal is to assure that students have the communicative skills
to convey their questions and ideas to others in both oral and written form. A
further hallmark of the way inquiry-guided learning is approached at Clark is
the emphasis on a developmental model which encourages students to take on
increasing responsibility for their own education over time.
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