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Developing explanations : Student reasoning about science concepts during claims-evidence inquiry lessons

Creator:

Pegg, Jerine M.

Abstract:

Recent science education reforms have placed a large emphasis on inquiry-based teaching strategies as an effective way of improving conceptual understanding of science principles, comprehension of the nature of scientific inquiry, and development of the abilities for inquiry (NRC, 1996). To better understand the relationship between inquiry-based instruction and student...

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Dissertation

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AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Jerine M. Pegg for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in