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  • Teacher argumentation in the secondary science classroom : images of two modes of scientific inquiry

    Creator:
    Gray, Ron E.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine scientific arguments constructed by secondary science teachers during instruction. The analysis focused on how arguments constructed by teachers differed based on the mode of inquiry underlying the topic. Specifically, how did the structure and content of arguments differ between experimentally and...
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    Dissertation
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    ………………………………….. 20 Argumentation in the Science Classroom……………………………. 23 Teaching of Argumentation and Reasoning

  • Evidence, explanations, and recommendations for teachers' field trip strategies

    Creator:
    Rebar, Bryan M.
    Abstract:
    Field trips are well recognized by researchers as an educational approach with the potential to complement and enhance classroom science teaching by exposing students to unique activities, resources, and content in informal settings. The following investigation addresses teachers' field trip practices in three related manuscripts: (1) A study examining the...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    approach with the potential to complement and enhance classroom science teaching by exposing students to

  • Development of a problem-based learning classification rubric for community college instruction

    Creator:
    Knelly, Leah J.
    Abstract:
    Problem-based learning (PBL) is one type of inquiry-based learning. Many community college instructors use inquiry-based learning as an instructional strategy. There is much literature on the use of problem-based learning in undergraduate, graduate and medical school education, with a multitude of examples of specific techniques and problems to be addressed,...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    science education is distinguished, in practice, from other types of inquiry-based learning and lecture