EDUC 3132 Undergraduate Inquiry Seminar: II
The purpose of this seminar is to introduce and develop classroom-based inquiry skills in teacher candidates. Teachers develop a self-awareness about their personal beliefs and biases about teaching, learning, and pupils; explore, understand, and learn to navigate the various aspects of school culture; and learn to use their classroom as a research site by posing critical questions about pupil learning, consulting related research, gathering and analyzing data about their pupils and classrooms, attempting interventions, evaluating results, and documenting pupil learning.
Course overview
- Department
- Teacher Education and Curriculum and Instruction
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 1
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Catalog details
- Corequisites
- EDUC3152
Requirements fulfilled
- Elementary Education: Pre-Practicum II with Undergraduate Inquiry Seminar II (two courses, taken together) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Secondary Education: Pre-Practicum II with Undergraduate Inquiry Seminar II (two courses, taken together) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.79 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.66 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Amy Ryan | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 16 of 23 |
| Fall 2025 | Danielle Date | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 16 of 23 |
| Spring 2025 | Amy Ryan | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 12 of 12 |
| Spring 2025 | Danielle Date | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 12 of 12 |
| Fall 2024 | Amy Ryan | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 29 of 32 |
| Fall 2024 | Danielle Date | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 29 of 32 |
| Fall 2021 | Zina Hodge | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 30 of 34 |