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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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Martins Gomes, Diogo; McCauley, Veronica – Science Education, 2021
Inquiry learning pedagogies have not only been proposed as a successful teaching methodology to draw students into science, they are also rich with possibilities for creativity. The particular focus on investigations and problem-solving provides opportunity for educators to embrace this. The primary curriculum explicitly values creativity in this…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Inquiry, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods
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Bevan, Bronwyn; Gutwill, Joshua P.; Petrich, Mike; Wilkinson, Karen – Science Education, 2015
The Maker Movement has taken the educational field by storm due to its perceived potential as a driver of creativity, excitement, and innovation (Honey & Kanter, [Honey, M., 2013]; Martinez & Stager, [Martin, L., 2013]). Making is promoted as advancing entrepreneurship, developing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Creative Thinking, Inquiry, Teaching Methods
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Polman, Joseph L.; Pea, Roy D. – Science Education, 2001
Describes the sociocultural theory motivating strategy "transformative communication" as well as a specific dialogue sequence that can be used as a cultural tool for accompanying such interaction. Illustrates the utility of the dialogue sequence in four key episodes within and inquiry-based high school earth science class. (Author/SAH)
Descriptors: Earth Science, Inquiry, Problem Solving, Science Instruction
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Thomson, Norman; Stewart, James – Science Education, 2003
Presents a study to determine the methods inquiry geneticists use to solve dynamic complex computer-generated transmission genetics problems; specifically, their strategies and conceptual knowledge. Develops a hierarchical framework and pathway for solving problems through geneticist solution protocols and interviews. (Contains 32 references.)…
Descriptors: Computers, Educational Technology, Genetics, Higher Education
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Jimenez-Aleixandre, M. Pilar; Rodriguez, Anxela Bugallo; Duschl, Richard A. – Science Education, 2000
Focuses on student capacity to develop and assess arguments during a high school genetics instructional sequence, and on the location distinction in argumentation discourse between "doing science" vs. "doing school" or "doing the lesson". (Contains 37 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Educational Environment, Genetics, High Schools
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Chin, Christine; Chia, Li-Gek – Science Education, 2006
This case study involved year 9 students carrying out project work in biology via problem-based learning. The purpose of the study was to (a) find out how students approach and work through ill-structured problems, (b) identify some issues and challenges related to the use of such problems, and (c) offer some practical suggestions on the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Investigations, Biology, Problem Based Learning
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Mark, S. J.; Salstrom, D. – Science Education, 1972
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Educational Games, Elementary School Science, Grade 6
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Stinner, Arthur – Science Education, 1989
Discussed are two contrasting views about the nature of scientific thinking including Pearson's and Collingwood's. The contexts of questions, methods, problems, experiments, and history are described as contexts of inquiry. The physical thoughts of scientists from pre-Aristotelian times to the present are outlined in relation to contexts of…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Physics, Problem Solving, Science History
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Rachelson, Stan – Science Education, 1977
Argues that current teaching of scientific inquiry overemphasizes hypothesis testing to the exclusion of hypothesis generation. (SL)
Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Inquiry, Instruction, Problem Solving
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Barak, Miri; Dori, Yehudit Judy – Science Education, 2005
Project-based learning (PBL), which is increasingly supported by information technologies (IT), contributes to fostering student-directed scientific inquiry of problems in a real-world setting. This study investigated the integration of PBL in an IT environment into three undergraduate chemistry courses, each including both experimental and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Information Technology