The purpose of this study was to describe the depth and accuracy of sixth grade students' content understanding as a result of engaging in information seeking activities using Web-based resources in the University of Michigan's Digital Library. Eight student pairs received scaffolded pedagogical support from classroom teachers while completing…

This question, first formulated in 1780, is answered in high school history classes to gain a new perspective on America and its role in history. (KM)

Identifies and discusses developments in learning theory that are of particular interest to science teachers. Emphasizes the importance of inquiry learning in facilitating intellectural growth whcih may otherwise be retarded by a classroom environment that does not provide opportunities for the student to investigate, probe, discuss and question.…

Studied performance of 15 low-socio-economic-status 14 year olds in learning controlled-experiment design and evaluation, and indicated that experimental subjects significantly outperformed matched controls. (CC)

Discusses computer programs which encourage thinking. The programs, called "artificial intuition," ask questions based on three systems of inquiry, in particular, the heuristics of Aristotle's topics, Kenneth Burke's dramatistic pentad, and the tagmemic matrix. Also discusses research related to these programs and provides examples of…

Textbooks play a major role in influencing children's beliefs and attitudes about subjects. Textbook coverage of evolution is analyzed to demonstrate that textbooks could be responsible for implanting in children the distorted perception that science is infallible. (Author/IS)

School should provide students with balance in the curriculum, intellectual independence, formulation of problems, cultivation of sensibilities, affection for subject matter, critical thinking, and excellence in teaching. (MLF)

National Science Teachers Association has cited 50 science education programs as national exemplars in the 1982 Search for Excellence in Science Education. Programs are listed under these headings: elementary science, biology, physical science, science/technology/society, and inquiry. (Author/JN)

Examines the relationship between social class and curriculum organization. It is suggested that the inquiry and critical thinking elements of social studies curricula share a style of social control most extensively attempted in the 1970s open classroom movement. (AM)

Discusses how changes in teaching conditions, student characteristics, and career needs affect undergraduate psychology programs. The author suggests that the objectives of undergraduate psychology programs can combine a liberal arts orientation with practicality by training students in methods of inquiry and increasing their competence in problem…

Describes the modification of computer programs (BISON and POLLUT) to accommodate species and areas indigenous to the Pacific Coast area. Suggests that these programs, suitable for PET microcomputers, may foster a long-term, ongoing, inquiry-directed approach in biology. (DS)

Reviews and compares results of content analysis studies of selected high school science laboratory handbooks using the Laboratory Structure and Task Analysis Inventory (LAI). Findings from two biology, two chemistry, and two physics handbooks indicate highly structured investigations where students perform manipulative and observational…

This paper reviews research on strategies to promote student questioning behavior and presents guidelines to teachers on improving students' question-asking skills: provide an environment conducive to involvement and inquiry; model higher order questioning; clarify the criteria for good questions; and react to student questions in an encouraging…