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Nardito L. Mediana Jr.; Aaron A. Funa; Ryan V. Dio – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2025
This meta-analysis evaluated the effectiveness of inquiry-based learning (IBL) on improving students' conceptual understanding in science and mathematics. The study systematically reviewed 12 empirical studies with 14 effect sizes involving 786 students across various countries, educational levels, and disciplines. These studies were selected…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Scientific Concepts, Mathematical Concepts
Elise M. Walck-Shannon; Heather D. Barton; Shaina F. Rowell; Douglas L. Chalker; Angela Fink – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2025
Recently, our course team transformed a large-enrollment introductory genetics course from being predominantly lecture based to active learning based. During class sessions, students engaged in problem solving, which occurs when a student attempts to solve a problem without knowing the path to complete it. We designed class activities…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Genetics, Learning Activities, Inquiry
Kevin L. Sager; Miho Aoki; Scott D. Goddard – Innovative Higher Education, 2024
We tested the educational effectiveness of an inquiry-guided approach (Lee et al., 2004; Prince & Felder in "Journal of Engineering Education, 95," 123-138, 2006) to teaching a possible outcome of statistical hypothesis testing known as type 1 error. The approach consisted of showing participants an animated space exploration video.…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Statistics Education, Active Learning, Space Exploration
Ainhoa Arana-Cuenca; Fernando Morcillo; Guiomar Garrido – Educational Process: International Journal, 2025
Background/purpose: Practical work is a key component of science education that can contribute to comprehensive learning and scientific literacy. This study presents the results of an Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) approach using a DNA extraction practice with 4th-year secondary education Spanish students. The findings highlight significant…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, High School Students, Self Concept, Inquiry
Seixas Mello, Paula; Cotta Natale, Caio; Marzin-Janvier, Patricia; Vieira, Leda Quercia; Manzoni-de-Almeida, Daniel – Journal of Biological Education, 2023
This study is a follow-up to the analysis of an inquiry-based learning activity applied to students in a public university in Brazil. We advocate that an effective education in immunology must incorporate elements that are essential to research in the area, such as generating and analysing data. These elements would empower students to apply…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Biology, Persuasive Discourse
Ronilo Palle Antonio; Maricar Sison Prudente – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2024
Demonstrating higher-order thinking skills is crucial for thriving in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environment. In science education, inquiry-based learning has increasingly been recognized as a potent approach to stimulate students' higher-order thinking skills. While prior research has shown evidence of its positive…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Thinking Skills, Science Education
Chih-Hung Chen; Yih-Ru Chu – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Due to globalization, emerging technologies, and the knowledge economy, there has been a growing emphasis on students having global competencies and perspectives to succeed in an increasingly interconnected world. On the other hand, a variety of technologies have been adopted for inquiry-based learning (IBL) activities. An interactive e-book…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Active Learning, Inquiry, Science Education
Qianqian Gao; Mingwen Tong; Jia Sun; Chao Zhang; Yuxin Huang; Si Zhang – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2025
The blended synchronous classroom fosters equitable and balanced educational development; however, challenges persist, including low motivation and suboptimal effects on the deep learning of remote students. This study employs a student-centered learning approach and incorporates the process-oriented guided inquiry learning (POGIL) strategy into…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Blended Learning, Synchronous Communication, Science Education
Penny M. Rowe; James Bernhard; Jacob Price; Anoushka Adhav; Danielle Dolan; Anna Van Boven; Lea Fortmann; Michael Town; Steven Neshyba – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2025
Climate change is a major concern to undergraduate students. Understanding climate change relies on an understanding of polar regions. However, courses on polar regions are rare at undergraduate institutions. Polar ENgagement through GUided INquiry (PENGUIN) modules were designed to give students experience with polar research in a variety of…
Descriptors: Statistics Education, Inquiry, Active Learning, Undergraduate Students
Kožuchová, Mária; Barnová, Silvia; Stebila, Ján; Krásna, Slávka – Acta Educationis Generalis, 2023
Introduction: In the proposed study, the authors focus on the effectiveness of the application of inquiry-based approach in Slovak schools and present the results of an original research study focused on the impact of inquiry-based teaching on students' knowledge acquisition. Methods: For the purposes of the research study, a pedagogical…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
Hüsnüye Durmaz; Medat Mutlu – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2023
We investigated the effects of guided inquiry-based laboratory activities on the perceptions of the research skills and inquiry learning skills in science of 5th grade students. The sample of this study consisted of 38 students enrolled in a public secondary school located in the northwest part of Türkiye. This study is based on the non-equivalent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Secondary School Students, Active Learning
Haider, Muhammad Qadeer; Andrews-Larson, Christine – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2022
This study evaluates the effectiveness of inquiry-oriented instruction in introductory linear algebra classes by comparing the performance of students who learned introductory linear algebra concepts in inquiry-oriented settings (TIMES students) with the students who attended other linear algebra classes (Non-TIMES students). We used the…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Inquiry, Active Learning, Algebra
Owolade, Adeyinka Olayemi; Salami, Marie Onovroghene; Kareem, Adeyinka Oluwaseun; Oladipupo, Popoola Oluwasegun – Anatolian Journal of Education, 2022
In recent years, students' performance in Biology in the Senior Secondary Certificates Examination (SSCE) has not been encouraging. Studies have attributed fluctuating achievement of students in Biology to ineffective use of instructional strategies. If sustainable solution is not proffered to the issue of poor performance in Biology, it could…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Inquiry, Active Learning, Biology
Rogers, Ben – Primary Science, 2021
There is a tradition in primary classes of using rich authentic activities to teach science. The idea of pupils learning science through experiment and discovery is appealing. But this is not how children are taught in other subjects. When children learn to read, there are tiny steps, mastering each one before moving onto more challenging books.…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Instructional Effectiveness, Elementary School Science
Miriam J. Rhodes; Adrie J. Visscher; Hanno van Keulen; Martine A. R. Gijsel – European Journal of STEM Education, 2024
This systematic literature review presents a review of the effects of integrated language arts, science and technology (ILS&T) instruction, with an inquiry- or design-based pedagogy, in elementary schools on student achievement. To this end, an overview of the characteristics of the 19 included studies and their interventions is first…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Academic Achievement, Intervention, Language Arts