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Text 1: Inquiry-based learning—where students explore problems independently rather than receiving direct instruction—is said to foster deeper conceptual understanding. By 'discovering' the rules of a subject themselves, students build more resilient mental models than they would through rote memorization. Text 2: For complex subjects, 'discovery' is incredibly inefficient. Without a pre-existing framework, students often focus on surface features and derive 'misconceptions' that are later difficult to unlearn. Direct instruction provides the cognitive scaffolding necessary for students to eventually engage in inquiry productively.
Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to the claim in Text 1?
- By concluding that independent inquiry should be eliminated from education entirely in favor of pure memorization.
- By noting that many schools are currently increasing their budgets for classroom technology.
- By suggesting that student exploration without guidance can lead to the formation of incorrect ideas about a subject.
- By asserting that inquiry-based learning is the only way that any human being has ever learned anything.
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