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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Inquiry teaching"”.
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Examining the beliefs of pre-service teachers in agricultural education toward the use of inquiry teaching : a grounded theory study
… teachers in agricultural education hold about inquiry-based teaching. The two primary themes that emerged through the data analysis were the participants' general beliefs about science integration and inquiry in agricultural education and readiness for inquiry. Participants discussed their own …
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Views and Understandings of an Exemplary Secondary Science Teacher using Inquiry Instruction: A Case Study in England
Inquiry instruction improves student learning, yet in the USA robust research shows secondary science teachers struggle to grasp inquiry. In 2015, academies are urging American teachers to come to a clear understanding of inquiry as a new framework gets adopted in the USA. Notably, this framework …
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Under one big sky : elementary pre-service teachers use inquiry to learn about the moon, construct knowledge, and teach elementary students around the world via the Internet.
… as they learned about the moon’s phases, inquiry learning, and use of the Internet message boards as a teaching tool as a part of their science teaching methods course. The MOON Project (More Observations On Nature), an exploration of inquiry teaching via e-learning, matched the …
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The influence of Inquiry Based Science Education on Grade 4 learners understanding of the particulate nature of matter in the gaseous phase
This study aimed to explore the influence of inquiry-based science education (IBSE) in eliciting learner understanding of the particulate nature of matter (PNM) in the gaseous phase. A comparison of the lecture method and the IBSE method was done to identify their effects on enhancing learner …
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Inquiring into inquiry learning in secondary science education.
… the creation, use, and effectiveness of inquiry lab activities in a secondary science classroom. The study begins by reflecting on what leads the teacher-researcher to convert traditional, step-bystep lab activities into student-centered inquiries by turning them inside-out and gains …
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The Development of Student-Centered Teaching Orientations and Teaching Practices Among Stem Graduate Students
… research that emphasizes student-centered teaching methods such as inquiry teaching. However, a majority of practicing teachers have not learned science in this way and existing research indicates that modifying teachers’ beliefs is prerequisite to changing practices. Empirical studies, …
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“Grass doesn’t grow faster because you pull it”: The way and the journey of becoming an inquiry teacher
… and states are adopting and mandating the use of inquiry-based instruction alongside curricular mandates (ISBE, 2017a, 2017b; National Research Council, 2012; NGSS Lead States, 2013). This study brings into focus novice teachers’ inquiry stances with regard to coconstructed practices such as …
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Changing teacher behaviour and pupil attainment in inquiry-based social studies lessons
… decade there has been a growing emphasis upon inquiry-based teaching in social studies. While there is no agreed definition of the inquiry method, there are particular goals and outcomes associated with this method of teaching and learning; fostering children’s thinking processes is regarded as …
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Exploring students’ patterns of reasoning
… the degree to which the courses were considered inquiry oriented. To probe students’ reasoning, we developed open-ended written content questions with the distinguishing feature of applying recently learned concepts in a new context. We devised a protocol for developing written content questions …
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A Musically Enhanced Self-inquiry (MESI) of Being & Becoming A Validating Agent For Students in Hispanic Serving Institutions and Myself: A MESI Multimodal Critical Autoethnography
<p>Through a musically enhanced self-inquiry (MESI), I reflect on factors and experiences that have impacted the ways in which I think about enact being a validating agent for students at Hispanic Serving Institutions and myself. Validation theory (Rendón, 1994) frames the need for faculty, as …
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Η διδασκαλία των φιλολογικών μαθημάτων μέσω της θεατρικής αγωγής στη δευτεροβάθμια εκπαίδευση
Η εργασία έχει ως στόχο να διερευνήσει τον βαθμό και τον τρόπο με τον οποίο η θεατρική αγωγή μπορεί να αποβεί χρήσιμη για τη διδασκαλία της Αρχαίας και της Νέας Ελληνικής Γλώσσας και Γραμματείας στη Δευτεροβάθμια Εκπαίδευση. Με βάση το θεωρητικό υπόβαθρο του ‘δράματος στην εκπαίδευση’ ως …
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EXPLORING ADULT ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHERS' EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS OF LANGUAGE INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS
… gaining a deeper understanding of adult English teaching by examining English as second language (ESL) teachers’ experiences and perceptions of learning, selecting, and implementing language instructional methods. ESL programs and courses in the United States have proliferated in order to meet …