IBL. TELL ME AND I FORGET, SHOW ME AND I REMEMBER, INVOLVE ME AND I UNDERSTAND.

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE EL SALVADOR

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS Y HUMANIDADES

LIC. EN CCSS. DE LA EDUCACIÓN ESPECIALIDAD INGLÉS

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MY DEFINITION	STUDENT´S ROLES	TEACHER´S ROLES	CHARACTERISTICS OF IBL	BENEFITS FOR USING IT IN CLASS
Inquiry based learning is used when the teacher wants his students create their own learning. So, Inquiry Based Learning usually involves students in their own learning. It is an useful tool in which students have to ask questions and based on that they are going to find different ways in which they can create their own learning in the classroom. Inquiry based learning implies procedures in which students can reach a final product in the learning process.	The role of the students is basically that they need to create their own learning. In order to do this, they must ask questions. So, they need to be engaged in the learning process so that they can create new knowledge as they gather a lot of information. In that way, they can discuss and reflect on the new knowledge in order to share it with the rest of the group in the class.	For Inquiry based learning the teacher just acts as the facilitator on the student´s learning. He is not going to provide all the information that the students want to know. Although the teacher does not provide the information, he is going to be part of the learning process. He is going to move in the classroom in order to observe the work of the students. Moreover, the teacher needs to plan the learning units in which students can focus on and create a good understanding.	One of the important characteristic of Inquiry based learning is that students engage in the learning process. This is a big responsibility for the students because they have to be focused on what they are going to do. Another characteristic is that Inquiry based learning develops curiosity on the students. In that way, they explore new thing that they did not know. So, students can develop new skills with the help of inquiry based learning. Also, students take the lead on their learning. They work through their abilities and then they share the information with the world.	A benefit is that the students can work individually and create their learning and there is not necessity that the teacher provides all the information from a book or something like that. Also, the students can choose the research method they want in order to construct their own understanding and transmit it to others.