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Notes 16.4 An Inquiry Model of Teaching

Richard Suchman developed this teaching model. Individual capablities are developed in this model so
that they can adjust and development social abilities.
(i) Focus—The main objective of this model is to develop individual abilities and realization of theories.
(ii) Syntax—Three steps are followed in this model. First step includes identification of problem in which

students experience stress. The second step includes compiling information about the problem. Students
collects interaction data of the environment from teacher. It provides direction to resolve the tense
situation and to present the. In the third step, both student and teacher together decide on the issue of
the appropriate matrix. It develops resoning effects and abilities to establish relationships among them.
(iii) Social System—The classroom has an environment such that teacher and students support each
other. The teacher’s attitude is critical. The teacher controls all actions. The teacher tries to generate
intellectual atmosphere. The teacher encourages students to collect information. Teachers remains more
active in the second and third step and also assist the students to collect information.
(iv) Support System—This model is used for teaching various types of problems related to course
content.

Self-Assessment

2. State whether the following statements are True or False:
(i) Teaching model play a major role in creating effective teaching learning processes.
(ii) Better teaching can’t be provided in schools by using specific models in various subjects of

teaching according to needs.
(iii) Richard Suchman developed inquiry of teaching.

16.5 Summary

• This model was developed by Robert Glasser in 1962. In this model it is assumed that “Teaching is
that specifi c action which is focused on learning and thus such actions are practiced due to which
Intellectual integration of the students and their ability to make independent decisions are recognized”.
• Before starting the teaching process, students’ prior knowledge, level of intelligence, learning abilities
are evaluated.
• The primary objective of evaluation is to determine the extent of the instructional objectives. It is
decided how evaluation should be done and how to evaluate the success / failure of teaching.
• There educatoinal process remains ordered and perfect due to models through which educational
activities remain more systematic and organized.
• Educational models makes teaching scientific, controlled and objective oriented due to which it

become easy to bring desired changes in the behavior of students.

• Every model presents a specific criteria evaluation.
• These improve teaching by bringing changes.

16.6 Keywords

• System—Method
• Instructional—Indicative

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