Investigations of scientific concepts using inquiry can be included in the traditional college lecture. This lesson uses the Learning Cycle to demonstrate therapeutic drug range, a basic concept in pharmaceutical science. Students use graphing to discover patterns as a part of data analysis and interpretation of provided investigation data.…

Points out how living systems can be used in classrooms as an excellent interdisciplinary teaching tool. Explains how to build a simple desktop living system. (YDS)

Notes that an intercultural rhetoric based on inquiry is a deliberate meaning-making activity in which difference is not read as a problem but sought out as a resource for constructing more grounded and actionable understandings. Explores the meaning of intercultural rhetoric inquiry as it emerges with a cultural/social/cognitive activity and as…

Explains the importance of good questioning skills on student learning and describes appropriate questioning types for specific purposes. (YDS)

Presents an innovative, inquiry-oriented lesson plan for using biotechnology to teach evolution. Using acrylamide gel electrophoresis, students learn how to isolate and compare different proteins from the muscle tissue of readily available seafood specimens to determine phylogenetic relationships. Uses a 5E (engagement, exploration, explanation,…

Using an incremental model, 15 teens were trained as facilitators for an inquiry-based science program for children. Data from focus group interviews, surveys, and direct observations showed that teens were effective in implementing curriculum activities with children. Key elements in the model's design were workshop organization, introductory…

Describes an undergraduate course in which students investigate a current issue in science and technology through the scientific process. Increases students' academic achievement as well as their written and oral communication skills. Includes a list of sample topics. (Contains 16 references.) (YDS)

A group process support system using wireless handsets was used to conduct an interactive employee survey in groups of 8-16 people. The technology stimulated communication, reflection, and dialogue and contributed to shared meaning and organizational learning. (Contains 31 references.) (SK)

Suggests that instead of thinking about literacy as an entity, thinking about literacy as social practice can be revolutionary. Argues that rather than think in terms of phonics, spelling, and grammar, it is helpful to think about what kinds of literacy one needs in order to read things critically. Discusses multiple literacies, literacy as a…

Historical inquiry in adult education is tangled up with contemporary debates about the nature of the field as a discipline. The problem of object and the problem of usability must be considered for historical insights to inform the field. (SK)

Discusses the kind of rhetorical questions that convey opposite assertive meanings, as in "who cares?" which imparts the meaning of nobody cares. For Chinese learning, rhetorical questions usually carry extra attitudinal meanings that their equivalent declaratives may not have. (Contains 13 references.) (JP)

Describes how two teachers developed an inquiry learning and teaching approach called KWLQ in which students recorded their prior knowledge, formulated questions, searched for answers, and finally noted more questions for further study. Describes how they used this approach in inquiry units in kindergarten, second-grade, and fifth-grade classes.…

Examines the nature of discourse in which students talk with each other about what they think. Analyzes student-generated inquiry discussions in which students engage in extended student-student interactions without much intervention from the researcher. (Author/CCM)

Conducted an exploratory survey of 310 educators to investigate the variables that best predict educators' attitudes toward systematic inquiry in schools. Significant proportions of the variance in the dependent variables were explained by prior participation in research and personal teacher efficacy. Identifies other factors with modest…

Introduces a format for inquiry that uses a question wheel and allows students to ask questions driven by their curiosity. Explains an activity that relates to a chromatography experiment. (YDS)