Self-Regulation and Inquiry-Based Learning in the Primary Classroom - Softcover

Brenda Jacobs (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1773383221 ISBN 13: 9781773383224

Publisher: Canadian Scholars, 2022

Synopsis

In this unique text, Dr. Brenda Jacobs brings together two important ideas that have become central to learning and development in education, demonstrating the core relationship between self-regulation and inquiry-based learning in primary classrooms.

The author compellingly shows that inquiry-based learning can empower children and is vital to becoming self-regulated learners. Drawing on real-life classroom examples, the volume outlines four key insights: that children learn self-regulation during inquiry-based learning in the same way they do during play; that teachers can use scaffolding strategies to support this development; that inquiry-based learning promotes the positive emotions essential for the development of social and emotional learning; and, finally, that during inquiry-based learning, children use oral language as a self-regulatory tool. These insights are applied to the four components of emergent curriculum―inquiry design, classroom environment, conversation, and documentation―to show how educators can help children become self-regulated learners. Considering how COVID-19 has exacerbated children's social, emotional, behavioural, physical, and mental health problems, this timely volume also provides guidance about how to do inquiry-based learning in virtual classrooms.

Concise and practical, Self-Regulation and Inquiry-Based Learning in the Primary Classroom is an invaluable foundational text for students in Education and Early Childhood Education and for pre-service and in-service teachers alike.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Brenda Jacobs is a professor in the Faculty of Education at Ontario Tech University and is a member of the Ontario College of Teachers and the College of Early Childhood Educators. Brenda has taught elementary school-aged children in Toronto, Vancouver, and Oxford, England. She attends and participates in presentations and workshops held throughout Canada and internationally.

From the Back Cover

This book brings together two important ideas that are central to learning and development in the primary classroom, demonstrating the core relationship between self-regulation and inquiry-based learning. Drawing on real-life classroom examples, Dr. Brenda Jacobs illustrates how inquiry-based learning can empower children and plays a vital role in their becoming self-regulated learners.

Self-Regulation and Inquiry-Based Learning in the Primary Classroom outlines key insights applied to the four components of emergent curriculum—inquiry design, design of the environment, conversation, and documentation—to show how educators can support children as they develop their selfregulation skills.

Concise and practical, this book effectively translates complex ideas and pedagogy into actionable frameworks, tools, and learning outcomes. It is a unique foundational text for students in Education and Early Childhood Education and for both pre-service and in-service teachers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Canadian Scholars
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1773383221
• ISBN 13: 9781773383224
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 230