According to the cultivating requirements for higher vocational technical education,the contents of reading and practicing electric engineering drawings were added in teaching plan for an electric major,and we took the lead in introducing the teaching method of inducing and investigation in teaching practice,and some advantages of its applying on vocational education were also discussed.

Inquiry teaching method is compared with conventional teaching mode,and it is represented that inquiry teaching method integrates the teaching progress with mental development,which contributes to the development of independent thinking and forming teaching healthy circle.

Based on higher vocational students and environmental monitoring course s characteristics,this article illustrates the implementation procedures and role of inquiry teaching method combined with specific teaching practice from the aspects of training students capabilities of self-learning,solving problems and innovating.