International study of seventh grade students' understandings of scientific inquiry

Although understanding of scientific inquiry (SI) is included in science education reform documents around the world, virtually nothing is known about middle school students' understandings of scientific inquiry. This is partially due to the lack of any valid assessment tool. However, a valid a...

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Autores: Mamlok-Naaman, Rachel, Gaigher, Estelle, Hattingh, Anne-marie, Kay, Gillian, Blonder, Ron
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:183864
Acesso em linha:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/183864
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Scientific inquiry
Assessment
Knowledge of inquiry
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Resumo:Although understanding of scientific inquiry (SI) is included in science education reform documents around the world, virtually nothing is known about middle school students' understandings of scientific inquiry. This is partially due to the lack of any valid assessment tool. However, a valid and reliable assessment has recently been developed and published. The Views About Scientific Inquiry [VASI]) (Lederman et. al., 2014). The purpose of this international project was to acquire the first baseline data on what middle school students know. In many countries, science is not formally taught until middle school, which is the rationale for choosing seventh grade students for this investigation.