K-12 educators are increasingly implementing inquiry-based learning as a way to foster problem-solving within their learning contexts. However, the literature identifies that teachers adapt inquiry-based learning on a number of contextual characteristics. This is important because if teachers diverge from its theoretical foundation, one might…

In recent years, more science classrooms include inquiry-based approaches to learning in response to advances in education theory and science curriculum reform efforts. Yet, extant research indicates there are hurdles to fully actualizing those benefits: learners' regulation of cognitive, social, and motivational processes can be challenging. To…

Centering student perspectives, this mixed methods study examines a project-based learning (PBL) unit enacted across five inclusive 9th grade English language arts (ELA) classes in one urban high school. We share how this unit offered students opportunities to experience new types of challenging but rewarding assignments in multimodal accessible…

This research investigated the effect of project-based learning (PjBL) on students' conceptual understanding of mechanics. For this purpose, a quasi-experimental research design was conducted with 50 ninth-grade students at Nazarbayev Intellectual School in Kazakhstan. We used the force concept inventory test to measure students' conceptual…

Setting practice goals, which helps students regulate their effort toward achieving engagement and mastery, can enhance the benefits of active learning. However, traditional goal-setting approaches, such as homework contingency contracts, often lack frequent feedback and require substantial human intervention. The presented research investigates…

The aim of this study is to reveal the impact of Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) on students' ability to come up with the rules of divisibility themselves and on their academic achievement in the 8th grade Mathematics course as well as to obtain students' views on the learning and teaching process, through the use of a mixed-methods sequential…

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of "Canva-assisted PjBL-STEAM" learning model to improve students' creative thinking and collaboration skills. This type of research is "quasi-experimental" with "Noneequivalent Control Group Design" with "pretest" and "posttest" forms.…

Scientific modeling is a fundamental tool in STEM education that facilitates the understanding and explanation of complex phenomena. This study examines the effects of the STEM Modelling Design Thinking (STEM MDT) compared to the STEM Project Based Learning (STEM PjBL), particularly in the context of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), in…

The objectives of this research are: (1) to develop a flipped classroom learning plan using inquiry-based learning on the topic of substance separation for Grade 8 students, to achieve effectiveness according to the 75/75 criteria; (2) to compare science process skills and learning achievement before and after implementing the developed learning…

By some estimates, over 1.2 billion tons of soil was blown across the Great Plains during the height of the Dust Bowl. The so-called "black blizzards" these massive dust storms caused suffocated cattle, sickened children, and destroyed thousands of family farms. Formerly prosperous farmers, unsure why they had such bad luck, wondered if…

This study investigated the effect of the science process skills-integrated inquiry-based approach (SPSIIBA) on grade 9 students' academic achievement in cell biology and their perception of SPSIIBA. The study used a mixed-method research approach with a quasi-experimental design. A total of 78 secondary school students participated in the study.…

Project-based learning (PBL) plays a critical role in fostering interdisciplinary integration within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. However, its complexity often hinders students' ability to apply knowledge and solve problems, particularly in environments that lack psychological and cognitive support. This…

This study aims at exploring the role of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in scientific inquiry and giving some implications for teaching scientific inquiry by examining the interactions between secondary students and AI during the design of open-ended physics experiments. A generative AI assistant was developed to support this process and…

The 21st-century competencies--particularly creative thinking and collaborative skills--among junior high school students in Indonesia was underdevelopment. Science-Biology learning is still dominated by conventional, teacher-centered methods that limit student engagement and higher-order thinking. Although the Kurikulum Merdeka promotes the use…

This study aimed to investigate the relationships between knowledge absorptive capacity, listening, and multiple intelligences. Data were collected and analyzed from 79 students at Tainan First Boys' School and Anping Junior High School. An experimental design was implemented, dividing participants into two groups: a didactic instruction group and…