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Breslyn, Wayne; McGinnis, J. Randy – Science Education, 2012
Teachers' use of inquiry has been studied largely without regard for the disciplines in which teachers practice. As a result, there is no theoretical understanding of the possible role of discipline in shaping teachers' conceptions and enactment of inquiry. In this mixed-methods study, conceptions and enactment of inquiry for 60 National Board…
Descriptors: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Earth Science
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Fichter, Lynn S.; Pyle, E. J.; Whitmeyer, S. J. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2010
To say Earth systems are complex, is not the same as saying they are a complex system. A complex system, in the technical sense, is a group of -agents (individual interacting units, like birds in a flock, sand grains in a ripple, or individual units of friction along a fault zone), existing far from equilibrium, interacting through positive and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mixed Methods Research, Outcomes of Education, Scoring Rubrics