… Defining inquiry and assessing how much inquiry is … This article presents a simplified
explanation of inquiry and … activity is inquiry based and, if so, to assess the level of inquiry it …

This paper describes two planning diagrams that support pre-service and early career
teachers’ understanding of direct and indirect instructional approaches to teaching Conceptual …

… in inquiry-based instruction, the threat of time management, teachers’ deficiency in inquiry
instructional … Although there are strong criticisms against guided inquiry instruction, this study …

… The matrix, thus, returns more degrees of freedom to the teacher when planning inquiry
instruction. Notwithstanding this flexibility, the ultimate goal of science education is having the …

… This study investigates the effects of simplification, type of … four conditions: a simplified or
unsimplified reading passage … importance of simplified input because simplification makes …

… scientific inquiry. In this case, we define an instructional framework as a simplified representation
of … Our instructional framework is similar to what others have called the “Learning Cycle …

… of inquiry-based instruction above direct instruction, future … inquiry-based instruction with
more direct instruction is rather … , crucial to determine if inquiry-based instruction is effective. …

Current research indicates that inquiry-based learning should be guided in order to achieve
optimal learning outcomes. The need for guidance is even greater when simulations are …

… was taught using an inquiry approach in which instructions and procedures were provided.
… the guided-inquiry condition in our study were not provided with specific instructions on the …

… and implement inquiry instruction with … inquiry. Then, using a fifth-grade unit exploring
sinking and floating, we describe examples of each type of inquiry from lowlevel structured inquiry …