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Direct linkMetz, Kathleen E. – Cognition and Instruction, 2004
The study examined children's understanding of scientific inquiry, through the lens of their conceptualization of uncertainty in investigations they had designed and implemented with a partner. These largely student-regulated investigations followed a unit about animal behavior that emphasized the scaffolding of independent inquiry. Participants…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Inquiry, Animal Behavior, Concept Formation
