Students' Learning of Inquiry in 'Inquiry' Curricula

In this article the authors discuss some basic research on the inquiry abilities of elementary students and draw implications for curriculum policy and teacher professional development. In their research, they asked students to make investigations and compared the abilities of students who have had...

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Published in:Phi Delta Kappan 2006-12, Vol.88 (4), p.308-313
Main Authors: Pine, Jerome, Aschbacher, Pamela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Curricula
Education
Educational research
Elementary education
Elementary School Science
Elementary School Students
Elementary schools
Forecasts and trends
Hands on Science
Inquiring into Inquiry Learning in Science
Inquiry
Inquiry (Theory of knowledge)
Investigations
Learning
Market trend/market analysis
Numeracy
Science Activities
Science Curriculum
Science education
Science Instruction
Science learning
Science teachers
Sciences education
Secondary school curricula
Socioeconomic status
Student Attitudes
Students
Studies
Study and teaching
Teacher Collaboration
Teaching Methods
Textbooks
Thinking Skills
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Summary:In this article the authors discuss some basic research on the inquiry abilities of elementary students and draw implications for curriculum policy and teacher professional development. In their research, they asked students to make investigations and compared the abilities of students who have had hands-on inquiry science curricula with those of students who have used science textbooks. They state that they should emphasize that developing inquiry skills is only one aspect of the curricula, and the comparison is not between the two types as a whole. And content learning, effects on student attitudes, and building communication skills are other very important aspects of the curricula only marginally addressed in this study. (Contains 1 figure and 13 endnotes.)
ISSN:0031-7217
1940-6487
DOI:10.1177/003172170608800413