探究教学的倡导者萨其曼博士认为，儿童具有探究问题的天性，当儿童处在一个使他感到困扰的环境时，就会本能地开始探究，这就是探究活动的起源。他还指出“探究是人类最基本的学习方法。”那么探究教学应具备什么样的条件呢？萨其曼曾作过专门研究，并在《探究训练》一书中提 Dr. Sachman, an advocate of inquiry teaching, believes that children have the nature of inquiry. When children are in a troubled environment, they will instinctively begin to explore. This is the origin of inquiry activities. He also pointed out that “inquiry is the most basic learning method for human beings.” What kind of conditions should the inquiry teaching have? Sachman had made special studies and mentioned in his book “Quest Training”.