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Publication Date: 2020-Feb
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Yesterday's Students in Today's World--Open and Guided Inquiry through the Eyes of Graduated High School Biology Students
Dorfman, Bat-Shahar; Issachar, Hagit; Zion, Michal
Research in Science Education, v50 n1 p123-149 Feb 2020
Educational policy bodies worldwide have argued that practicing inquiry as a part of the K-12 curriculum would help prepare students for their lives as adults in today's world. This study investigated adults who graduated high school 9 years earlier with a major in biology, to determine how they perceive the inquiry project they experienced and its contribution to their lives. We characterized dynamic inquiry performances and the retrospective perceptions of the inquiry project. Data was collected by interviews with 17 individuals--nine who engaged in open inquiry and eight who engaged in guided inquiry in high school. Both groups shared similar expressions of the "affective point of view" and "procedural understanding" criteria of dynamic inquiry, but the groups differed in the expression of the criteria "changes occurring during inquiry" and "learning as a process." Participants from both groups described the contribution of the projects to their lives as adults, developing skills and positive attitudes towards science and remembering the content knowledge and activities in which they were involved. They also described the support they received from their teachers. Results of this study imply that inquiry, and particularly open inquiry, helps develop valuable skills and personal attributes, which may help the students in their lives as future adults. This retrospective point of view may contribute to a deeper understanding of the long-term influences of inquiry-based learning on students.
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Outcomes of Education, Biology, Adults, Inquiry, Science Process Skills, Scientific Attitudes, Active Learning, Science Education
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Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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