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Students embark on a highly-structured closed inquiry

When students embark on inquiry at Level I they respond to questions/tasks arising explicitly from a closed inquiry. A lecturer or tutor prescribes the starting point of closed inquiries, setting the research question, project aim or overall purpose. Most of the discipline examples in the table below would not typically be conceived of as starting points of inquiry, but are appropriately thought of as such if a staged development of research skills is sought.

Students working at Level I of 'embark on inquiry' require a high degree of structure and guidance, possibly due to a lack of experience in the discipline of concern.  They may be unfamiliar with or struggle with basic concepts, approaches or values in that discipline.  To observe the staged development of skills particular to 'embarking on inquiry', look at examples from A1 though to A5, by clicking on the navigation tool on the right. To note the facets of inquiry at Level I, click on cells AI through to FI.