I decided to approach my lesson, an introduction of new topic differently. Instead of going through the content, I decided to let my students do self- exploration. It’s a practical lesson whereby students followed instruction and answer questions on their understanding when doing the experiments.
The students were engaged in their learning indicating that instructions given in the worksheet were much cleared. Students are used to plot graph, thus when questions were asked to sketch graph of temperature against time, they literally have scales on the y and x axes. I explained the differences between sketching and plotting.
The problem encountered was when students cannot answer questions on whether heat energy is released or absorbed from chemicals to the surrounding (based on the experiments). After explanation, they still could not understand. But when I explained in terms of microscopic level (with drawings on the board), they have better view as to how ions are involved in the reactions. This addressed their misconception.
The inquiry approach is more focused on using and learning content as a means to develop information-processing and problem-solving skills. The system is more student centered, with the teacher as a facilitator of learning. There is more emphasis on "how we come to know" and less on "what we know." Students are more involved in the construction of knowledge through active involvement.
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