EGBERT Ch. 6. Inquiry and Problem Solving
RICHARDSON Ch. 8. Podcasting and Screencasting: Multimedia Publishing for the Masses
Describe an inquiry or problem solving activity appropriate for ELLs that you have used, participated in, read about, or just now thought of. Describe which critical thinking skills it requires students to use and develop. Then, describe how this activity supports language and content learning for ELLs. Finally, comment on how podcasting could be used within the inquiry and problem solving process in a manner which supports language and content learning for ELLs.
According to Egbert, Inquiry is a process of discovery where the students go through several stages: questioning, reflecting and research. Problem-Solving, is the use of HOTS (higher order thinking skills) to find solutions (observe, organize, predict, synthesize, discuss, reflect, investigate, etc). The main points of Chapter #6 are using the skills that support students in the use of the language learning and the part that inquiry and problem-solving plays. Also, learning about technology programs that will help develop inquiry and problem-solving; and how computers can make language learning through inquiry and problem-solving more efficient and effective.
He also mentioned the steps for Inquiry and Problem-Solving, that even though they are different skills (inquiry and Problem-solving), critical thinking skills plays an important role in order to develop the language process. Some of them are:
*Know fact and opinion
*Distinguish a good reliable source and the information in it.
*Detecting Bias
The inquiry projects can be used to support language and content learning, by interacting with peers, answering meaningful questions, etc.
Egbert mentioned tips that will help create opportunities for solving-problem and inquiry. They are plenning of activities(wheter using technology or not) that help the learner increase their potential and master a inquiry and problem-solving skills.Computer Technologies can enhance language and content learning, during inquiry and problem solving activities with ESL Students.Learners can read, interact, listen with computer activities. The use of podcasting will be a great motivational tool for ELL students. It enables learners the ability to create a multimedia presentation and to use language to develop the results of the Inquiry and Problem-Solving activities.
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Hola, Marysol
You made a clear point on the importance of critical thinking skills in language learning. Benjamin Bloom, an educational psychologist, believes that learning proceeds from concrete knowledge to abstract values and introduced the taxonomy of educational objectives. This taxonomy is a hierarchy of questioning that elicits varied levels of student thinking ((knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation). According to studies, teachers often are encouraged to pay special attention to the top four levels of Bloom’s taxonomy. However, most questions teachers ask are at the literal or knowledge level. Hopefully with the help of technology, teachers can come up with more creative projects that promote the higher level thinking skills.
Marysol,
Great job. Just one correction, Egbert is a she (Joy). See Michael's Campbell's post on his blog where he apologized for making the same assumption. :-)
-Dr. Wright
Hola MArisol,
You mention the use of podcasting as a great motivational tool for ELL students. You are right, students enjoy listening and doing interactive activities. Listening skills is a must for ELL students. It increases their vocabulary skills. I am so glad we were able to learn how to make a podcast.
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