ERIC Number: EJ1265725
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 16
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ISSN: EISSN-2146-5711
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Flexible Inquiry-Based Science Teaching (FIBST): Activity Design for the Electricity Module and Its Applications
Öztürk, Feride Eda; Bayram, Zeki
Journal of Inquiry Based Activities, v10 n1 p45-60 2020
In this study, a new model termed as "Flexible Inquiry Based Science Teaching", which is developed using the framework of the inquiry approach is proposed. Science teachers (n=2) who participated in the study were instructed on the inquiry approach and their in-class activity applications were examined. The "electricity module" in the annual plans of 5th and 6th grades was chosen to be the subject of the activity designs and applications. Activities were applied in various classes in the same grade level, which allowed activity designs to be improved by performing repetitive applications based on the feedbacks. Due to the "flexible" nature of the FIBST model, teachers were able to design and apply activities according to the varying conditions of the teaching environment. At the end of the process, they gained the ability to adapt any activity into an inquiry-based activity.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Energy, Teaching Methods, Inquiry, Science Teachers, Guidelines, Feedback (Response), Grade 5, Grade 6, Learning Activities, Misconceptions, Science Experiments, Foreign Countries, Safety, Student Evaluation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Grade 6
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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