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What is Guided Inquiry?
“In guided inquiry the teacher chooses the question for investigation; students work in one large group or several small groups to work with the teacher to decide how to proceed with the investigation. This type of inquiry facilitates the teaching of specific skills needed for future open-inquiry investigations. The solution to the guided inquiry should not be predictable.”
-Victorian Curriculum & Assessment Authority
Bioethical Issues in the Media
Conference Presentations
Publications
Kamath, A., White, P. J., Rodd, P., & Tytler, R. (2026). Teaching Bioethics in Senior Secondary Using Guided Inquiry: Supporting Teachers to Address Contextual Challenges with Actionable Possibilities. Research in Science Education, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-026-10350-9
Kamath, A. (2024). Establishing a Context-responsive Inquiry Approach in Senior Secondary Biology (Doctoral dissertation, Deakin University).
Kamath, A., & Simpson, G. (2023). Integrating Guided Inquiry in Senior Biology Settings : Methodological Affordances of Teachers as Coresearchers. In P. J. White, R. Tytler, J. Ferguson, & J. Cripps Clark (Eds.), Methodological approaches to STEM education research (Vol. 4, Chapter 3, pp. 44-63). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Simpson, G., Graceson, B., & Kamath, A. (2023). Guided Inquiry in VCE Biology: A Bioethics Based Lesson Plan, Lab Talk, 67 (2), 7-12
Kamath, A., & White, P. J. (2023). Tensions in teaching senior biology using inquiry based learning. Teaching Science, 69(1), 29–40. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.935537185873620
Kamath, A., & White, P. (2022). Infusing guided inquiry based learning in a VCE biology classroom. Lab Talk, 66(3), 10–13. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.057322298807665
Meet the Team
Dr. Amrita Kamath
Lecturer, Education Focused, Deakin University
MTeach(Australia), MEd(U.S.A),BSc, BEd, MSc (India)
amrita.kamath@deakin.edu.au
Peta J White (PhD)
Associate Professor, Deakin University
BSc (Hons), MRSysMan, SFHEA
peta.white@deakin.edu.au
Piper Rodd (PhD)Lecturer, Deakin UniversityBA (Hons), MA, DipEd
piper.r@deakin.edu.au
Belinda Graceson
Senior science teacher,
Heritage College
BSc, Grad dipEd, MEd
Gary Simpson (PhD)
Director, Brian Henderson Wildlife Reserve, and
Teacher, Woodleigh School
BEd, MQual, MEd, MA
Special thanks to Deakin Distinguished Professor Russell Tytler, and Deakin academics Maria Vamvakas and Shefali Sharma, for their valuable inputs.
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