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Direct linkLord, Thomas; Orkwiszewski, Terri – American Biology Teacher, 2006
Involving students in inquiry-based exercises is much more difficult than simply providing activities for them to do in the classroom. While active learning suggests students are physically participating in the lesson, inquiry learning requires that they are also mentally participating in it. Academic theorists agree it is more the mental…
Descriptors: Laboratory Experiments, Biology, Science Instruction, Comparative Analysis
