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Showing 1 to 20 of 181 for “"Inquiry-based"”.
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Understanding Teachers' Engagement in Inquiry-Based Professional Development
… how a UK Secondary School introduced inquiry as a form of teacher professional development and focuses on the levels of engagement by the teachers in this type of development activity. The approach taken in this investigation centres on a qualitative case study focusing on a deep …
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Effectiveness of an Inquiry Based Professional Development Program
… of teacher participation while attending an inquiry-based professional development program. Six teachers at a private school participated in the two year research-based professional development program aligned with inquiry-based concepts and mutual consultation practices. Effectiveness was …
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An inquiry based intervention methodology for business management problems
… that intervention efforts fail because they are based on theories that are inadequate, they differ on what an adequate theory is. Reasons given at the level of methodology and method also differ. For example, some attribute the failure of intervention efforts to their inability to deal with …
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Implementing Inquiry-Based Learning in a General Microbiology Laboratory
… years there has been an increased interest in inquiry-based learning, also known as experiential learning or problem-based learning, as a more appropriate model of teaching science. The purpose of this study was to incorporate inquiry-based learning in a college sophomore-level General …
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Inquiry-based science for high school students: a forensic unit
… learning and make science fun. The unit is inquiry-driven and activity-based. Students are surprised by the crime, gather and analyze evidence, and work towards proposing an explanation. This real world problem involves the use of cooperative learning and a variety of assessment techniques.
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Inquiry-Based Instruction in the Social Studies: Successes and Challenges
… teachers' perceptions, understanding, and use of inquiry-based instruction in the Social studies, to assess the impact of inquiry-based units on instruction, to detail implementation successes and challenges reported by teachers when implementing inquiry-based instruction, and to provide …
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Teacher-Student Interaction: The Overlooked Dimension Of Inquiry-Based Professional Development
… the teacher-student interactional dimension of inquiry-based science instruction. In it, microethnographic and grounded theory analyses are conducted in order to assess the impact of a professional development program designed to enhance in-service elementary teachers' interactional views (i.e., …
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Inquiry-based learning in mathematics : the case of students with SEBD
… action research methodology, explores the use of Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) in the teaching of Mathematics to students with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (SEBD). The aims of this research were: (i) to explore how students with SEBD experience IBL in Mathematics; (ii) to explore …
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SCIENCE TEACHERS’ UNDERSTANDING AND PRACTICE OF INQUIRY-BASED INSTRUCTION IN UGANDA
… many science teachers to teach science through Inquiry-Based Instruction (IBI) to motivate the students to learn science. However, there have been no empirical studies done to establish the factors that influence science teachers’ understanding and practice of IBI in Uganda. Most of the …
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"A matter of my heart": teachers' experiences with inquiry-based professional learning
… what reveals, or is essential to, the role of inquiry in teachers’ experiences of professional learning and growth. Within the study, nine teachers from a mid-sized urban school division in Alberta, Canada were interviewed using a semi-structured interview process. Phenomenological processes …
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Teacher candidates’ development of pedagogical design capacity for inquiry-based concept lessons
… and generates hypotheses to characterize PDC for inquiry-oriented lessons of a case sample of elementary (K-6) education teacher candidates (hereafter, candidates) as they engaged in design tasks in a social studies methods course within a teacher education program. The results indicated …
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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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Effectiveness and Accountability of the Inquiry-Based Methodology in Middle School Science
… to make discoveries on their own through the inquiry method directly conflicts with the mandated targets of a broad spectrum of curricula. Research shows that using an inquiry-based approach can encourage student motivation and increase academic achievement (Wolf & Fraser, 2008, Bryant, 2006, …
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An online participatory action research inquiry into online inquiry-based music learning
The purpose of this study was to better understand what is happening when learners are unsuccessful in using online open education resources (OERs) for self-directed learning. Supporting self-directed learners is an important step towards realizing the open-education goal of equalizing educational …
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Issues in Inquiry-Based Science Education Seen Through Dewey's Theory of Inquiry
To understand the issues of inquiry-based education, I adopted John Dewey’s theory of inquiry as the analytical framework to examine science learning activities, students’ interactions, and education standards. Educators have tried to engage students in meaningful learning, but the analysis …
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Exploration of White educators’ experiences in inclusive inquiry-based critical professional development
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2026-05-01
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Inquiry-based instruction: The role of mindset for students with mathematics difficulties
The effectiveness of inquiry-based instruction (IBI) is well documented, however its use with students with mathematics difficulties (MD) has been limited, since it is often thought such methods are unsuitable for low attaining students. However, this belief is not entirely evidence based, and …
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Assessing the Effect of Inquiry-Based Professional Development on Science Achievement Tests Scores.
… to determine if teacher participation in an inquiry-based professional development was able to make a statistically significant difference in student achievement levels. Test scores for objectives that assessed the critical thinking skills and problem-solving strategies modeled in a science …
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