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Michelle Reidel; Ariel Cornett; Erin Piedmont; Kania Greer; Betsy Barrow; Alex Reyes – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2025
By some estimates, over 1.2 billion tons of soil was blown across the Great Plains during the height of the Dust Bowl. The so-called "black blizzards" these massive dust storms caused suffocated cattle, sickened children, and destroyed thousands of family farms. Formerly prosperous farmers, unsure why they had such bad luck, wondered if…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, United States History, History Instruction, Integrated Activities
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Oylum Cavdar; Bekir Yildirim; Esin Kaya; Adem Akkus – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
This paper investigated the effect of TRIZ ("Teoriya Resheniya Izobretatelskikh Zadatch"-Theory of Inventive Problem Solving)--STEM activities customized for nanotechnology education on middle school students' problem-solving, critical thinking, and research inquiry skills. Since STEM requires both multidisciplinary work and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Middle School Students, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking
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Tang Wee Teo – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2024
Many empirical studies about STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) curriculum present problems for students to solve. This paper draws upon the data collected from the enactment of an integrated STEM curriculum to discuss problems as constitutive of problem spaces where four Grade 5 Singapore students engage with the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Integrated Curriculum, Inquiry, Problem Solving
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Soo-min Lim; Youngshin Kim – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2023
Each student's individual experience in learning is very important. Lower secondary school students are engaged in activities that focus on inquiry rather than the acquisition of scientific knowledge in science classrooms. Therefore, the experiences and thoughts of lower secondary school students in the stage of scientific inquiry need to be…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Grade 6, Inquiry, Secondary School Students
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Ko, Mon-Lin Monica – Science Education, 2021
Although existing literature suggests that teachers perceive, mobilize, and leverage resources to support ambitious instruction, less is known about how teachers and students jointly take up resources for co-constructing scientific knowledge. This study examines how teachers and students utilize aspects of practice-oriented curriculum materials…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Problem Solving, Inquiry, Grade 6
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Hubbard, Jane; Russo, James; Sullivan, Peter – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2023
This article is based upon Peter Sullivan's (2021) structured inquiry approach to teaching mathematics, in which the authors take a deep dive into the technique of "Spotlighting" in the "Explore" phase of this model to assist in optimal learning experiences for students. Working from the premise that students are best placed to…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Inquiry
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Tan, Aik-Ling; Ong, Yann Shiou; Ng, Yong Sim; Tan, Jared Hong Jie – Science & Education, 2023
Balancing disciplinary knowledge and practical reasoning in problem solving is needed for meaningful learning. In STEM problem solving, science subject matter with associated practices often appears distant to learners due to its abstract nature. Consequently, learners experience difficulties making meaningful connections between science and their…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Problem Solving, Middle School Students, Grade 8
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Swidan, Osama; Cusi, Annalisa; Robutti, Ornella; Arzarello, Ferdinando – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2023
This paper introduces a model built upon the Method of Varying Inquiry, offering a didactical approach to problem posing and solving activities that stimulates inquiry-based learning in mathematics classrooms. The model combines the inquiry-based framework with the variation theory and with specific didactical and theoretical elements (the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Inquiry, Active Learning
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Ainiyah, Nur; Gufron, Anik; Marzuki, Marzuki; Posangi, Said Subhan; Yahiji, Kasim; Rohman, Abdul; Tolchah, Moch.; Das, St. Wardah Hanafie – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2022
This study aimed to prove the effectiveness of the application of the group investigation learning model in improving students' interpersonal skills. The sample of this study was 116 students, which was determined by a simple random sampling technique. This experimental research used pre-test post-test Control Group Design. Data were obtained by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, Cooperative Learning, Group Activities
Kristin Zorn; Kym Fry; Kevin Larkin; Peter Grootenboer – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2024
Problems presented in mathematics classrooms often focus on routine tasks with students practicing mathematical techniques demonstrated by the teacher. However, this does not reflect the problem-solving process in the real world, and students often find it difficult to connect school mathematics with authentic contexts. This paper discusses…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Video Technology, Teaching Methods
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Wei, Ju-Hui; Chuang, Hsueh-Hua; Smith, Thomas J. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2022
While inquiry-based pedagogy is expected to prepare students well for their future life and work in the modern world, research indicates that teachers still prefer the more traditional lecture-based teaching practices. To explore better the issues underpinning the adoption of inquiry-based teaching, this study hypothesized that inquiry-based…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving, Teacher Attitudes
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Wan, Yanlan; Yao, Ruoqing; Li, Qi; Bi, Hualin – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2023
Critical thinking, a rational and open higher-order thinking mode in human cognition, is becoming imperative to success in modern life. Therefore, cultivating students' critical thinking has become a common goal of education reform worldwide. Teachers play a crucial role in cultivating students' critical thinking. However, existing studies have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Teachers, Chemistry, Science Teachers
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Wang, Cixiao; Wang, Jingxin; Shi, Zhu; Wu, Feng – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
Digital instructional tools, such as virtual manipulatives, have been widely adopted as an enhanced approach to inquiry-based learning. However, the optimal ratio of mobile devices to students in instructional settings remain controversial. This research introduced a counterbalanced quasi-experiment to compare the learning performance and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Science Education, Inquiry, Active Learning
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Zorn, Kristin; Larkin, Kevin; Grootenboer, Peter – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2022
Mathematical problem solving takes on many different forms and has long been established in school curricula with the terms, problems and problem solving taking on varied meanings. This article proposes a way of engaging students in mathematical open inquiry using a video clip as stimulus. It discusses findings from a recent study conducted in a…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Video Technology, Inquiry
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Ayoub, Alaa Eldin A.; Abdulla Alabbasi, Ahmed M.; Alsubaie, Amal M.; Runco, Mark A.; Acar, Selcuk – Roeper Review, 2022
This article investigated the impact of a robotic-based enrichment program on problem finding (PF) and active-openminded thinking skills (AOT) in 60 gifted female students (eighth and ninth graders) from the Eastern region of Saudi Arabia. The participants were randomly selected from several cohorts of gifted students who participated in an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Gifted, Middle School Students
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