Presents ideas to aid high school social studies classroom teachers as they teach students the impact of media advertising for political candidates. Students are involved in activities to decide which candidate for president they would select on the basis of several media presentations. (DB)

Although Socratic questioning is sometimes said to stimulate curiosity, analysis of selected dialogues from the "Meno" reveals that curiosity cannot be seen to follow from the questioning methods. Other factors, including the felt need to know, may account for curiosity but constitute preconditions rather than results of questioning.…

One goal of education should be to sensitize students to the meaning of what is said and the way valid knowledge is established. (JD)

Asking questions is the most common but perhaps not most effective technique for interviewing students. Selected clinical views and empirical evidence are reviewed from personnel interviewing, counseling and psychotherapy, linguistics and education to illustrate these drawbacks and to suggest a reexamination of practice. (Author)

Discusses and reviews eight recent books for parents and teachers, focusing on books that deal with inquiry, reading and writing and classroom settings, critical discovery, and the joy of learning. (SR)

Reports on the development and implementation of a rubric for assessing science process knowledge in grades K-6. Presents excerpts from interviews conducted with teachers applying this rubric to assess students' science process knowledge to substantiate claims about the usefulness of the rubric as an assessment tool. (Author/MM)

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)