In this quantitative study, we compare the efficacy of Level 2, guided inquiry–based
instruction to more traditional, verification laboratory instruction in supporting student …

Inquiry is seen as central to the reform of science teaching and learning, but few teachers
have experience with scientific inquiry and thus possess very naïve conceptions of it. One …

In the last 15 years (1994–2009), there has been considerable increased research interest
in:(1) characterising the distinctive nature and constitutive elements of science literacy and …

Inquiry-based teaching and learning are rooted in social constructivism and are central to
curricular reform. Role theory and social constructivism provided insight into a commonly …

This study explored American high school and middle school science teachers' attitudes
toward the use of standardized testing for accountability purposes, their justification for the …

This research examines factors influencing elementary science teacher learning as they
participate in professional development with and enactment of educative curricula in …

This study presents a series of three experiments that focus on how distributed scaffolding
influences learners' conceptual understanding and reasoning from combined levels of …

Reform‐minded practices are widely encouraged during pre‐service science teacher
education in concert with national reform documents. This contrasts to the nature of …

The assessment head for the state Department of Education (DOE) travels across town to
present a lecture to the university's science education faculty. His talk is on the state's …

This study explored Saudi elementary school science teachers' beliefs about the process of
teaching and learning science. This involved the exploration of their views about the new …