Traditional Hands-on |
Structured |
Guided |
Student Directed |
Student Research |
|
| Topic | Teacher |
Teacher |
Teacher |
Teacher |
Teacher/Student |
| Question | Teacher |
Teacher |
Teacher |
Teacher/Student |
Student |
| Materials | Teacher |
Teacher |
Teacher |
Student |
Student |
| Procedures/ Design | Teacher |
Teacher |
Teacher/Student | Student |
Student |
| Results/ Analysis | Teacher |
Teacher/Student |
Student |
Student |
Student |
| Conclusions | Teacher |
Student |
Student |
Student |
Student |
Source: Adapted from Ronald Bonnstetter, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, "Inquiry: Learning from the Past with an Eye on the Future," in Electronic Journal of Science Education, V3 no.1 (September 1998). See the above article for explanations and examples of the various types of inquiry.