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Emden, Markus – Science & Education, 2021
There are some crucial critiques on "scientific inquiry" and "the" Scientific Method in current science education. Recent research literature is replete with arguments against inquiry's legitimacy to be included in science classes, and it has even been abandoned from the Next "Generation Science Standards." Critics of…
Descriptors: Scientific Methodology, Inquiry, Science Instruction, Authentic Learning
James DiFranco – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The recent Next Generation Science Standards recommend students have increased opportunities engaging in modeling work scientists do. Science classroom tasks include simple inquiry compared to more complex authentic inquiry that closely resembles authentic science. Science fair participation presents students with the opportunity to engage in…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Authentic Learning, Inquiry
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McDaniel, Christina L.; Wilder, Colton M.; Arquette, Cecile M. – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2023
Preservice teachers in science education courses do not generally experience informal, authentic science education practices in their fieldwork. This study used the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning to frame a study that integrated informal science teaching experiences with a university teacher education science methods course. The results…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Education, Methods Courses, Science Instruction
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Koomen, Michele Hollingsworth; Barron, Hillary A.; Hoffman, Alissa; Rodriguez, Elizabeth – Science Educator, 2019
This study explores how two middle school teachers utilized elements of scientific inquiry, including the higher sense making skills such as data analysis, interpretation, and drawing conclusions to engage their students in the processes of doing science. Using qualitative research methods, our case study situates the analysis within the macro and…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Science Teachers, Science Instruction, Inquiry
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Nagarajan, Subhalakshmi; Overton, Tina – Journal of Chemical Education, 2019
With a growing number of global challenges related to the environment, water, public health, and energy, there is an imminent need to teach chemistry in the context of its interconnectedness with other systems. Project- and problem-based learning are student-centered learning approaches which offer educators the opportunity to engage learners in…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Active Learning, Student Projects, Problem Based Learning
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Yang, Il-Ho; Park, Sang-Woo; Shin, Jung-Yun; Lim, Sung-Man – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
The aim of this study is to examine Korean middle school students' view about scientific inquiry with the Views about Scientific Inquiry (VASI) questionnaire, an instrument that deals with eight aspects of scientific inquiry. 282 Korean middle school students participated in this study, and their responses were classified as informed, mixed, and…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Middle School Students, Foreign Countries, Science Instruction
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Kazempour, Mahsa – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2018
The current study aimed to provide elementary preservice teachers with an opportunity to engage in an authentic inquiry experience that shifted the focus from the hypothesis-testing model of inquiry to one that more accurately and completely reflected the process of scientific inquiry in its entirety. The aim of this qualitative case study was to…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Preservice Teachers, Inquiry, Reflection
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Merritt, Eileen G.; Chiu, Jennie; Peters-Burton, Erin; Bell, Randy – Research in Science Education, 2018
The Next-Generation Science Standards (NGSS) challenge primary teachers and students to work and think like scientists and engineers as they strive to understand complex concepts. Teachers and teacher educators can leverage what is already known about inquiry teaching as they plan instruction to help students meet the new standards. This…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Inquiry, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students
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Susantini, Endang; Faizah, Ulfi; Yonata, Bertha; Kurniasari, Ika; Suryanti – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2018
Instructional videos have been developed to engage pre-service teachers to learn how to teach scientific approach in science classroom. This study aimed to improve preservice teachers' awareness of scientific approach in science classroom through instructional video along with their responses. Thirty two pre-service science teachers from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Material Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Video Technology
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Das, Pabi Maya; Faikhamta, Chatree; Punsuvon, Vittaya – Science Education International, 2018
This study investigated the development of Bhutanese students' views of the nature of science (NOS) as they engaged in an explicit and reflective approach. Seven aspects of NOS were integrated into the chemistry content in two learning units titled "matter and its composition" and "study of gas laws" over a time span of 6 weeks…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 9, Secondary School Students, Scientific Principles
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Hardman, Mark – School Science Review, 2017
Doing science involves the development and evaluation of models. These models are not objective truths but can be understood as explanations, which scientists use to explore and reason about an aspect of the world. Learning science involves students expressing and engaging with models in the classroom. However, this learning should not be seen as…
Descriptors: Models, Science Education, Learning Strategies, Learning Processes
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Gormally, Cara – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017
For science learning to be successful, students must develop attitudes toward support future engagement with challenging social issues related to science. This is especially important for increasing participation of students from underrepresented populations. This study investigated how participation in inquiry-based biology laboratory classes…
Descriptors: Deafness, Partial Hearing, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes
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Sinuraya, Jurubahasa – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
This study aims to produce inquiry-oriented general physics learning material to improve student learning outcome. Development steps of learning materials were adapted from the design model of Dick and Carey. Stages of development consists of three phases: planning, development, and formative evaluation and revision. Implementation of formative…
Descriptors: Physics, Competence, Formative Evaluation, Pretests Posttests
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Archer, Lester A. C.; Ng, Karen E. – Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health, 2016
The purpose of this paper is to explain how to use the scientific method as the framework to introduce mathematical model. Two interdisciplinary activities, targeted for students in grade 6 or grade 7, are explained to show the application of the scientific method while building a mathematical model to investigate the relationship between the…
Descriptors: Scientific Methodology, Mathematical Models, Interdisciplinary Approach, Grade 6
Archer, Lester A. C.; Ng, Karen E. – Online Submission, 2016
The purpose of this paper is to explain how to use the scientific method as the framework to introduce mathematical model. Two interdisciplinary activities, targeted for students in grade 6 or grade 7, are explained to show the application of the scientific method while building a mathematical model to investigate the relationship between the…
Descriptors: Scientific Methodology, Mathematical Models, Interdisciplinary Approach, Grade 6
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