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Direct linkSteven L. Kramer; Janie Scull; Andrew Porter; Christine M. Massey; F. Joseph Merlino; John Y. Baker – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2024
This study used a cluster randomized controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness of two approaches to increasing middle school students' science learning when using an inquiry-based science curriculum. Eighty-nine schools, with 253 teachers and 20,591 students, were randomly assigned into one of three conditions: (a) a treatment condition in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Science, Science Achievement, Active Learning
Hasson, Eilat; Yarden, Anat – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2012
Inquiry is essentially a process in which research questions are asked and an attempt is made to find the answers. However, the formulation of operational research questions of the sort used in authentic scientific inquiry is not a trivial task. Here, we set out to explore the possible influence of separating the research question from the…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Discovery Learning, Research Methodology, Science Laboratories
Friedrichsen, Patricia J.; Abell, Sandra K.; Pareja, Enrique M.; Brown, Patrick L.; Lankford, Deanna M.; Volkmann, Mark J. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2009
Alternative certification programs (ACPs) have been proposed as a viable way to address teacher shortages, yet we know little about how teacher knowledge develops within such programs. The purpose of this study was to investigate prior knowledge for teaching among students entering an ACP, comparing individuals with teaching experience to those…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Investigations, Prior Learning, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
