Three of the Following Statements Are True About Inquiry Learning

question 36

Multiple Choice

Three of the following statements are true about inquiry learning as an instructional strategy. Which statement is false?

• A) Students benefit from inquiry learning activities only when they're given total control over the topic to study and how to study it.
• B) Inquiry learning activities require students to use various reasoning processes to examine the phenomena under investigation.
• C) Inquiry learning activities can be effective even when they involve "experimentation" with virtual "objects" in a computer program.
• D) Inquiry learning activities can create a heavy cognitive load, which exceeds children's working memory capacities.

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Definitions:

Stanley Milgram

An American social psychologist best known for his controversial experiments on obedience to authority conducted in the 1960s.

Obedience

The act of following orders or instructions, usually from an authority figure, without questioning.

Foot-In-The-Door Technique

A strategy designed to gain a favorable response to a small request at first, with the intent of making the person more likely to agree later to a larger request.

Compliance Strategy

Techniques designed to persuade or influence others to agree with one's requests, rules, or desires.