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...
| Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repository: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:183864 |
| Online Access: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/183864 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Scientific inquiry Assessment Knowledge of inquiry |
| Summary: | 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. |
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