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Cellitti, Jessica; Wright, Christopher – Science and Children, 2019
One of the guiding principles highlighted in "A Framework for K-12 Science Education" (NRC 2012) states that "children are born investigators," claiming that students construct their own understanding of the natural world even before they learn about it in formal learning settings. Even if students lack a thorough…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Questioning Techniques, Inquiry
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Luckin, Rosemary; Clark, Wilma; Avramides, Katerina; Hunter, Jade; Oliver, Martin – Interactive Learning Environments, 2017
In this paper we review the literature on teacher inquiry (TI) to explore the possibility that this process can equip teachers to investigate students' learning as a step towards the process of formative assessment. We draw a distinction between formative assessment and summative forms of assessment [CRELL. (2009). The transition to computer-based…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Formative Evaluation, Summative Evaluation, Computer Assisted Testing
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Ahlgren, Andrew; Wheeler, Soren – Science and Education, 2002
Describes strand maps in general and in relation to the Benchmarks for Science Literacy. Examines three draft maps entitled "Evidence and Reasoning", "Scientific Investigations", and "Scientific Theories" which together represent one section of Benchmarks Chapter 1 on scientific inquiry. (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inquiry, National Standards, Science Curriculum