Hypothesis Based Learning

While the ideas presented in this article sound strong and potentially useful, I am unable to make the connections between the proposed activities and structured lessons on content. It seem... See More

While the ideas presented in this article sound strong and potentially useful, I am unable to make the connections between the proposed activities and structured lessons on content. It seems as if something is missing - a template, a concept map, something to help teachers create the connections between discrepant events, questions, hypothesis, activities and content. A great idea, yet I wish the author would have provided more guidance or additional insight into how to work within a Hypothesis Based Learning environment.

An interesting way to introduce science processes

The author uses something called "hypothesis based learning where students create a hypothesis to explain and observation and then design a test to determine the usefulness of that hypothesi... See More

The author uses something called "hypothesis based learning where students create a hypothesis to explain and observation and then design a test to determine the usefulness of that hypothesis. I liked the steps for the inquiry set-up but I did not like the part where the teacher takes over and tells students what it all means - up to that point it is student-led learning and with the teacher "taking over" it takes away from the student ownership - I would probably have the students look for information in a science book or online to try to determine the meaning of the activiteis. Still, if a teacher is not accustomed to inquiry, this would be a good way to ease into it.