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Direct linkPenn, Mafor; Ramnarain, Umesh – Science & Education, 2022
The ability to do inquiry does not necessarily translate to understandings about scientific inquiry or the processes by which scientific knowledge is generated. The study reported in this paper focuses on what students know about scientific inquiry and what impact school science may have on this knowledge. We investigated grade 12 physical and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 12, Science Instruction, Inquiry
Upahi, Johnson Enero; Ramnarain, Umesh; Ajibola, Damilare Sunday – School Science and Mathematics, 2022
The advocacy for writing in science and STEM-related fields through reasoning-based writing, critical thinking and argumentation has been accentuated as a core competence in curriculum documents. In South Africa, the CAPS document for Physical Sciences acknowledged the importance of writing and consequently, call on teachers to engage in teaching…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Textbooks, Cues, Critical Thinking
Ndumanya, Emmanueula; Ramnarain, Umesh; Wu, Hsin-Kai – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2021
Textbooks remain an important resource in the hands of science teachers in ensuring that curricular aims and educational reforms are realised in school science. In a publication of the National Research Council (NRC) entitled "A Framework for K-12 Science Education," emphasis is placed on students experiencing inquiry-based practices and…
Descriptors: Grade 12, Secondary School Science, High School Students, Physical Sciences
