4 Common Obstacles to Implementing Inquiry-Based Learning—and How to Overcome Them


4 Common Obstacles to Implementing Inquiry-Based Learning—and How to Overcome Them

By Matt Kuykendall 
edutopia.org
5 min


A recent keynote presentation by educational consultant Shelley Moore to my school’s faculty on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and inclusion featured an important theme: the need for teachers to identify obstacles to learning and achievement and to remove those obstacles so that behavioral and cognitive change can occur.

I realized that all learners, including teachers, have obstacles to learning, and I wondered, what are the obstacles that teachers face to adopting an inquiry approach to teaching and learning? There are four cognitive obstacles to integrating inquiry into the classroom. I hope that overcoming these obstacles could encourage more teachers to add inquiry principles to their pedagogical toolbox.

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