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Madness in the Method: A Paradox of Inquiry Learning

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Summary, in English

Hakkarainen and Sintonen (2002) praise the descriptive adequacy

of Hintikka's Interrogative Model of Inquiry (imi) to describe children's prac-

tices in an inquiry-based learning context. They further propose to use the imi

as a starting point for developing new pedagogical methods and designing new

didactic tools. We assess this proposal in the light of the formal results that

in the imi characterize interrogative learning strategies. We nd that these

results actually reveal a deep methodological issue for inquiry-based learning,

namely that educators cannot guarantee that learners will successfully acquire

a content, without limiting learner's autonomy, and that a trade-o between

success and autonomy is unavoidable. As a by-product of our argument, we

obtain a logical characterization of serendipity.

Department/s

Publishing year

2014

Language

English

Document type

Working paper

Topic

  • Learning

Keywords

  • Inquiry Learning Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Interrogative model Abduction

Status

Unpublished

Project

  • Knowledge in a Digital World: Trust, Credibility and Relevance on the Web

Research group

  • Lund University Information Quality Research Group (LUIQ)