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Akuma, Fru Vitalis; Callaghan, Ronel – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2019
Since scientific literacy has become a key goal in science education, many people have argued in favor of the incorporation of inquiry in science education. However, scattered in the literature are extrinsic and intrinsic teaching challenges linked to the design and implementation of inquiry-based practical work (IBPW) in secondary school science…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, Active Learning, Inquiry, Science Education
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Lederman, Judith S.; Lederman, Norman G.; Bartos, Stephen A.; Bartels, Selina L.; Meyer, Allison Antink; Schwartz, Renee S. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2014
Helping students develop informed views about scientific inquiry (SI) has been and continues to be a goal of K-12 science education, as evidenced in various reform documents. Nevertheless, research focusing on understandings of SI has taken a perceptible backseat to that which focuses on the "doing" of inquiry. We contend that this is…
Descriptors: Science Education, Measures (Individuals), Inquiry, Educational Change
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Zacharia, Zacharias C.; Olympiou, Georgios; Papaevripidou, Marios – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2008
This study aimed to investigate the comparative value of experimenting with physical manipulatives (PM) in a sequential combination with virtual manipulatives (VM), with the use of PM preceding the use of VM, and of experimenting with PM alone, with respect to changes in students' conceptual understanding in the domain of heat and temperature. A…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Undergraduate Students, Introductory Courses
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Crawford, Barbara A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007
This study examined the knowledge, beliefs and efforts of five prospective teachers to enact teaching science as inquiry, over the course of a one-year high school fieldwork experience. Data sources included interviews, field notes, and artifacts, as these prospective teachers engaged in learning how to teach science. Research questions included…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mentors, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teacher Attitudes
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Dori, Yehudit J.; Sasson, Irit – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2008
The case-based computerized laboratory (CCL) is a chemistry learning environment that integrates computerized experiments with emphasis on scientific inquiry and comprehension of case studies. The research objective was to investigate chemical understanding and graphing skills of high school honors students via bidirectional visual and textual…
Descriptors: Graphs, Chemistry, Science Laboratories, Foreign Countries
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Hofstein, Avi; Navon, Oshrit; Kipnis, Mira; Mamlok-Naaman, Rachel – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2005
This study focuses on the ability of high-school chemistry students, who learn chemistry through the inquiry approach, to ask meaningful and scientifically sound questions. We investigated (a) the ability of students to ask questions related to their observations and findings in an inquiry-type experiment (a practical test) and (b) the ability of…
Descriptors: Laboratories, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Critical Reading
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Wallace, Carolyn S.; Kang, Nam-Hwa – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2004
The purpose of this study was to investigate the beliefs of six experienced high school science teachers about (1) what is successful science learning; (2) what are the purposes of laboratory in science teaching; and (3) how inquiry is implemented in the classroom. An interpretive multiple case study with an ethnographic orientation was used. The…
Descriptors: Science Laboratories, Science Teachers, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science
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Pine, Jerome; Aschbacher, Pamela; Roth, Ellen; Jones, Melanie; McPhee, Cameron; Martin, Catherine; Phelps, Scott; Kyle, Tara; Foley, Brian – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2006
A large number of American elementary school students are now studying science using the hands-on inquiry curricula developed in the 1990s: Insights; Full Option Science System (FOSS); and Science and Technology for Children (STC). A goal of these programs, echoed in the "National Science Education Standards," is that children should…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Comparative Analysis, Grade 5, Textbooks
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McCarthy, Cheryl B. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2005
Institutions of higher education, states, and local K-12 districts have been challenged to improve math and science education for our nation's students. In the past few years, there has been renewed interest in inquiry-based, activity-oriented instruction in science for students with disabilities. Yet, there still exists the need for further…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Science Instruction, Middle School Students, Secondary School Science
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Cuevas, Peggy; Lee, Okhee; Hart, Juliet; Deaktor, Rachael – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2005
This study examined the impact of an inquiry-based instructional intervention on (a) children's ability to conduct science inquiry overall and to use specific skills in inquiry, and (b) narrowing the gaps in children's ability among demographic subgroups of students. The intervention consisted of instructional units, teacher workshops, and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Teacher Workshops, Academic Achievement, English (Second Language)
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Enyedy, Noel; Goldberg, Jennifer – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2004
In this study, we seek a better understanding of how individuals and their daily interactions shape and reshape social structures that constitute a classroom community. Moreover, we provide insight into how discourse and classroom interactions shape the nature of a learning community, as well as which aspects of the classroom culture may be…
Descriptors: Science Programs, Interaction, Educational Change, Science Education
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Kelly, Michael P.; Staver, John R. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2005
In this investigation we employed a case study approach with qualitative and quantitative data sources to examine and discover the characteristics of the processes used by a midwestern U.S. school system to adopt and implement a new K-6 science curriculum. Analysis of data yielded several results. Elementary teachers received what they requested,…
Descriptors: Science Programs, Science Achievement, Hands on Science, Elementary School Science