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The Role of Inquiry-Based Self-Efficacy, Achievement Goal Orientation, and Learning Strategies on Secondary-School Students' Inquiry Skills
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Feyzioglu, Burak – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2019
Background: In recent years, science curricula (chemistry, physics, biology, earth science, life science, etc.) in many countries have been prepared and applied according to the inquiry-based learning approach. Although the acquisition and application of the inquiry skills are one of the important objectives of the science curriculum, the inquiry…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Inquiry, Goal Orientation, Academic Achievement
Science Teachers' and Students' Perceptions of the Implementation of Inquiry-Based Learning Instruction in a Middle School in Dubai
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Eltanahy, Marwa; Forawi, Sufian – Journal of Education, 2019
Inquiry-based learning (IBL) represents the student-centered approach that focuses on encouraging learners to scientifically construct new knowledge. The study aimed to explain science teachers' and students' perceptions about applying IBL in a private school in Dubai. Furthermore, to explore the degree to which the science textbook of Grade 8…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Middle School Students
The Effects of Prior-Knowledge and Online Learning Approaches on Students' Inquiry and Argumentation Abilities
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Yang, Wen-Tsung; Lin, Yu-Ren; She, Hsiao-Ching; Huang, Kai-Yi – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
This study investigated the effects of students' prior science knowledge and online learning approaches (social and individual) on their learning with regard to three topics: science concepts, inquiry, and argumentation. Two science teachers and 118 students from 4 eighth-grade science classes were invited to participate in this research. Students…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Electronic Learning, Scientific Literacy, Knowledge Level
Contribution of Meta-Strategic Knowledge to Scientific Inquiry Learning
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Ben-David, Adi; Zohar, Anat – International Journal of Science Education, 2009
The aim of the present study is to explore the effects of Meta-strategic Knowledge (MSK) on scientific inquiry learning. MSK is a subcomponent of metacognition defined as general, explicit knowledge about thinking strategies. Following earlier studies that showed considerable effects of explicit instruction of MSK regarding the strategy of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Metacognition, Teaching Methods, Inquiry
Reading the Web: Strategies for Internet Inquiry
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Eagleton, Maya B.; Dobler, Elizabeth – Guilford Publications, 2007
Packed with ideas and instructional activities that cut across all content areas, this engaging book provides a comprehensive framework for promoting vital Web literacy skills in grades 3-8. Teacher-friendly special features include helpful graphics, sidebars, practical tips, and nearly 100 reproducibles. Using a research-based, classroom-tested…
Descriptors: Information Sources, Literacy, Learning Strategies, Internet
Investigating the Effectiveness of Inquiry Instruction on the Motivation of Different Learning Styles Students
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Tuan, Hsiao-Lin; Chin, Chi-Chin; Tsai, Chi-Chung; Cheng, Su-Fey – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2005
The purpose of this study was to investigate 8th graders with different learning styles their motivation outcomes after implementing 10 weeks (40 hours) inquiry-based teaching. Two hundreds and fifty four 8th graders were involved in experimental group, this group of students experienced inquiry instruction. Two hundreds and thirty two 8th graders…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Cognitive Style, Self Efficacy