INQUIRY BASED TEACHING: REDRESSING LEARNING LOSS IN ENGLISH WRITING SKILLS AMONG PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

A learning loss in English literacy skills is a loss in learning that a student faces due to breaks in regular learning activities. The study focuses on the remediation of learning loss among public primary school students in English writing skills, mainly in light of the educational challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, flood disaster in 2022, and smog in 2023 in Punjab, Pakistan. In Pakistan, English is frequently taught using the traditional teaching method in public primary schools. The current study in Punjab tested the effectiveness of Inquiry-Based Teaching (IBT) in the favor of remediating learning loss in English writing skills among public primary school students. The study involved 135 students, with the experimental group taught using IBT and the control group taught using traditional method. The results showed that IBT was more effective than traditional teaching method in addressing learning losses in English writing skills. The study recommends teachers may use IBT to overcome learning loss for remedial learning in English writing skills.