Promoting higher order thinking skills using inquiry-based learning
Active learning pedagogies play an important role in enhancing higher order cognitive skills among the student community. In this work, a laboratory course for first year engineering chemistry is designed and executed using an inquiry-based learning pedagogical approach. The goal of
this module is to promote higher order thinking skills in chemistry. Laboratory exercises are designed based on Bloom's taxonomy and a just-in-time facilitation approach is used. A pre-laboratory discussion outlining the theory of the experiment and its relevance is carried out to enable the
students to analyse real-life problems. The performance of the students is assessed based on their ability to perform the experiment, design new experiments and correlate practical utility of the course module with real life. The novelty of the present approach lies in the fact that the learning
outcomes of the existing experiments are achieved through establishing a relationship with real-world problems.
Keywords: Bloom's taxonomy; experiment; higher order thinking skills; inquiry based learning; real-life context
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: Department of Chemistry,GITAM University, Hyderabad CampusAndhra Pradesh,502329, India 2: Mahindra Satyam, KompallyHyderabad, India
Publication date: 01 May 2012
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