Three of the following statements are true about inquiry learning as an instructional strategy. Which statement is false?
A) Students benefit from inquiry learning activities only when they're given total control over the topic to study and how to study it.
B) Inquiry learning activities require students to use various reasoning processes to examine the phenomena under investigation.
C) Inquiry learning activities can be effective even when they involve "experimentation" with virtual "objects" in a computer program.
D) Students sometimes misinterpret their observations-for instance, by "finding" what they expected to find.

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While students benefit from having some control over their learning in inquiry-based activities, they do not need complete control over both the topic and how to study it. A structured and guided inquiry approach can be effective as well.

Three of the Following Statements Are True About Inquiry Learning