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ERIC Number: EJ615658
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Setting Theoretical and Empirical Foundations for Assessing Scientific Inquiry and Discovery in Educational Programs.
Zachos, Paul; Hick, Thomas L.; Doane, William E. J.; Sargent, Cynthia
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v37 n9 p938-62 Nov 2000
Uses two assessment methods to measure student competence in conducting scientific inquiry. Investigates 32 high school students for a relationship between scientific inquiry capability and success in making discoveries. Defines scientific inquiry, scientific discovery, and the relationship between these two concepts. (Contains 70 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Competence, Density (Matter), Discovery Learning, High Schools, Inquiry, Physics, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Student Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Flotation; Piaget (Jean); Sinking