IV. PROCEDURES A. Reviewing the previous lesson or presenting the new lesson
1. Instruct the students to complete the concept map on the board by writing words associated with the words research, investigate, crucial and guarantee. (5 minutes) 1. Ask: “What comes to your mind upon hearing the words Inquiry-Based Learning?” 2. Ask the students to make inferences on Inquiry-Based Learning. (5 minutes)
B. Establishing a purpose for the lesson
3. Presenting examples/ instances of the new lesson
1. Discuss the meaning of Inquiry-Based Learning and its benefits. 2. Compare and contrast the guiding principles of foundations of Inquiry-Based Learning (20 minutes) 2
Say/Ask: Yesterday, we learned about InquiryBased Learning. What is Inquiry-Based Learning? What are the benefits? Compare and contrast the three guiding principles of InquiryBased Learning. (5 minutes) Say: Today, we will learn more about Inquiry-Based Learning by identifying complex thinking and simple thinking questions. What do you think is the difference between complex thinking and simple thinking questions? (5 minutes) 1. Discuss the differences between complex thinking and simple thinking questions. 2. Provide examples of complex thinking and simple thinking questions. (20 minutes)
4. Discussing new concepts and practicing new skills #1
1. Students will be clustered in to four groups. The group will assign a leader and a reporter. 2. The students will explain their understanding of inquiry by answering the given questions. 3. Group reporters share their responses. (25 minutes)
1. Students will be clustered in to pairs. 2. The students will identify whether the given question is a complex thinking and simple thinking question. (20 minutes)
5. Discussing new concepts and practicing new skills #2 6. Developing mastery (Leads to Formative Assessment 3)
7. Finding practical application of concepts and skills in daily living
8. Making generalizations and abstractions about the lesson
Close the session by summarizing the concept on InquiryBased Learning. Emphasize the benefits of Inquiry-Based Learning to students and professionals in various fields of knowledge to be crucial 3
Assignment: 1. They will recall the hottest issue in town and prove how inquisitive they are by raising top-level probing questions about it. Close the session by summarizing the concept on complex thinking and simple thinking. (5 minutes)
to the success of anyone in the 21st century. (5 minutes) 9. Evaluating learning
10.Additional activities for application or remediation
Study and prepare for the next lesson next meeting. The topics scheduled for the day’s session was covered. Lesson plan will be reviewed and continued on the following day. 1. Less than 50% of the students were present during the class. 2. Lesson plan will be reviewed and continued on the following day.
V. REMARKS
VI. REFLECTION
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Using numbers 1 to 5, the students rank their understanding on the following topics: elements of inquiry, process of inquiry, definition of inquiry, underlying theories of inquiry and scientific thinking. (5 minutes) Study and prepare for the next lesson next meeting. The lesson on inquirybased learning was covered. Additional learning experiences for the students were given as assignment. 1. More than 70% of the students submitted their output on the group work on inquiry-based learning. 2. 80% of the students scored 75% and above in the assessment on the levels of questions. 3. 90% of the students ranked their understanding on the topics discussed 4
