Practical Research 1 – 1. INQUIRY – 1. Investigating or asking questions about something you are inquisitive about. 2. Collect data, meaning, facts, and information about the object of your inquiry and examine such data carefully. 3. Execute varied thinking strategies that range from lower-order to higher-order thinking skills (inferential, critical, integrative and creative thinking) A. NATURE OF INQUIRY – FOUNDATIONS OF INQUIRY FOUNDATIONS OF INQUIRY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Changing knowledge Creativity Subjectivity Socio-cultural factors Sensory experiences Higher- order thinking strategies 1. Elevates interpretative thinking through graphic skills 2. Improves student learning abilities 3. Widens learner’s vocabulary 4. Facilitates problem-solving acts 5. Increases social awareness and cultural knowledge 6. Encourages cooperative learning 7. Provides mastery of procedural knowledge 8. Encourages higher-order thinking skills QUESTIONS?