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Virginia Commonwealth University

Elementary Education

2018

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Inquiry-Based Methods In The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program Art Room, Andrew Bell Jan 2018

Inquiry-Based Methods In The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program Art Room, Andrew Bell

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The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program [IB PYP] is a student-driven, inquiry-based elementary school level educational program that has grown rapidly in the United States since its creation in 1997. This study explores how IB PYP art teachers define and implement inquiry-based instructional methods in their art rooms through a nation-wide, online survey of art teachers, coordinators, and administrators. The Survey consists of 22 questions which ask respondents to describe their classroom practices and provide examples of how they make use of inquiry-based methods in the art room. The responses to this survey were then value coded for four different …