Inquiry Lessons from Low to High Student Empowerment

Investigation Steps in a lesson	Person Empowered
Topic is chosen by	Teacher	Teacher	Teacher	Teacher	Teacher	Teacher	Student
Question to answer is asked by	Teacher	Teacher	Teacher	Teacher	Teacher	Student	Student
Materials are selected by	Teacher	Teacher	Teacher	Teacher	Student	Student	Student
Investigation procedures are created by	Teacher	Teacher	Teacher	Student	Student	Student	Student
Results are analyzed by	Teacher	Teacher	Student	Student	Student	Student	Student
Conclusions are made by	Teacher	Student	Student	Student	Student	Student	Student
Kinds of instruction Learning Cycle could fit in all categories	Lecture Demonstration Reading text Directed instruction	Guided Discovery Discussion	Guided Discovery Discussion	Guided Discovery Discussion	Inquiry teacher selected topic, question... student selected materials... Discussion	Inquiry teacher selected topic student selected question... Discussion	Inquiry student selected topic... Discussion

Adapted from Dr. Ronald J. Bonnstetter