TITLE:
Issues and Strategies in Inquiry-Based Learning Evaluation
AUTHORS:
Yiqing Mao
KEYWORDS:
Inquiry-Based Learning, Learning Evaluation, Inquiry Process
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.11 No.4,
April
27,
2023
ABSTRACT: Evaluation
is an indispensable part of the inquiry-based learning. However, current
research on the evaluation of inquiry-based learning still faces three
problems: firstly, the evaluation system of inquiry-based learning is not clear
enough; secondly, existing evaluation methods for inquiry-based learning often
follow general learning evaluation standards, which do not reflect the true
characteristics of inquiry-based learning, thus ignoring its specificity; and
thirdly, evaluation of inquiry-based learning is prone to subjective influence
from evaluators, and there is a lack of research on objective evaluation indicators. Scientific inquiry-based learning requires
the establishment of an evaluation concept that can motivate and promote
the coordinated development of students’ knowledge and skills, processes and
methods, emotional attitudes and values.
This paper summarizes past research on evaluators, evaluation methods,
and evaluation standards in inquiry-based learning, and proposes three strategies
for future evaluation of inquiry-based learning.