A “Laboratory of Knowledge-Making” for Personal Inquiry Learning
Artificial Intelligence in Education, volume 6738 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, 10.1007/978-3-642-21869-9_41.(2011)Abstract
We describe nQuire, a constraint-based learning toolkit to support a continuity of inquiry based learning between classroom and non-formal settings. The paper proposes design requirements for personal inquiry learning environments that support learning of personally meaningful science topics with development of metacognitive understanding and self-regulation of the scientific process through situated practice. It introduces a generic implementable model of the inquiry process, and describes an instantiation in the nQuire learning environment. An example of the use of the toolkit for a Healthy Eating inquiry with 28 Year 9 students concludes with results of the trial, design issues and recommendations.
