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In which approach does the teacher present a puzzling situation and students solve the problem by gathering data and testing their conclusions?

ADiscovery learning
BLatent learning
CSituated learning
DInquiry learning ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Inquiry learning
Explanation

Inquiry learning has the teacher pose a puzzling situation that students resolve by gathering data and testing conclusions.

Discovery learning (A) lets students find principles largely on their own, without a set problem cycle.

Latent learning (B) occurs unnoticed and shows only when needed.

Situated learning (C) embeds learning in authentic real-world context.

Inquiry learning follows a scientific cycle of question, investigation and conclusion.

Suchman developed the inquiry training model on this pattern.

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