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ERIC Number: EJ652743
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Influence of Explicit and Reflective versus Implicit Inquiry-Oriented Instruction on Sixth Graders' Views of Nature of Science.
Khishfe, Rola; Abd-El-Khalick, Fouad
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v39 n7 p551-78 Sep 2002
Investigates the influence of an explicit and reflective inquiry-oriented instructional approach compared with an implicit inquiry-oriented approach on sixth grade students' understanding of the nature of science (NOS). Emphasizes tentative, empirical, inferential, and imaginative and creative NOS. Involves (n=62) sixth grade students in two intact groups engaging in inquiry activities. (Contains 61 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Grade 6, Inquiry, Middle Schools, Science Education, Scientific Principles, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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