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The power of an inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning is its potential to increase intellectual engagement and foster deep understanding through the development of a hands-on, minds-on, and ‘research-based disposition towards teaching and learning. There are different methods of instruction under a learner-centered approach as Inquiry approach, Problem-solving approach, etc. 

Key Points

• Inquiry-
  • An inquiry approach is a scientific method of instruction. Dewey, the exponent of discovery learning and reflective thinking says “knowledge is an outcome of inquiry and resource in the further inquiry”
  • The inquiry is the process of finding out by searching for knowledge and understanding. Inquiry involves identifying problems, posing questions, and seeking answers.
  • The inquiry may involve discussing topics with others, reading printed material, conducting field studies and surveys, and carrying out laboratory investigations.
  • The power of an inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning is its potential to increase intellectual engagement and foster deep understanding through the development of a hands-on, minds-on, and ‘research-based disposition towards teaching and learning. 
• Dialogues- 
  • Dialogues were the main aspect of the audio-lingual approach as they provided the learners with an opportunity to mimic/imitate, practice, and memorize bits of conceptual understanding considered to be relevant to their situations. 
  • Learning occurred through dialogue that took place between the teacher and the learners, between the learners themselves, and between the learner and the text. 

Thus from the above-mentioned points, it is clear that Conceptual understanding among students is likely to improve in settings that emphasize inquiry and dialogue.