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Kapici, Hasan Ozgur; Akcay, Hakan; Cakir, Hakki – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
Inquiry-based learning can be an effective approach when students are provided with sufficient guidance. However, there is an ongoing debate among practitioners about the nature, type, and level of such guidance. This study investigated the effects on middle school students' (N = 116) conceptual knowledge and inquiry skills acquisition of…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Inquiry, Hands on Science, Computer Simulation
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Hand, Brian; Wallace, Carolyn; Yang, Eun-Mi – International Journal of Science Education, 2004
Science laboratory activities within secondary science have traditionally followed prescriptive outlines both in the structure and reporting of the activity. Building on current understandings of writing to learn science strategies, a Science Writing Heuristic has been developed that encourages students to examine laboratory activities much more…
Descriptors: Science Laboratories, Heuristics, Writing (Composition), Laboratory Experiments