ERIC Number: EJ850038
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Jul
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-0887-2376
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Classroom Management and Inquiry-Based Learning: Finding the Balance
Poon, Chew-Leng; Tan, Doris; Tan, Aik-Ling
Science Scope, v32 n9 p18-21 Jul 2009
Inquiry practices often involve more student-centered activities where students interact more intensively with materials and with other students during investigations. In addition to monitoring the learning taking place, teachers in an inquiry classroom have to manage more movements of materials and equipment and the social dynamics among students. In this article, the authors share seven successful strategies one teacher used in managing a grade 6 class that gave her confidence in transitioning from a traditional classroom to a more inquiry-based classroom. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Teaching Methods, Inquiry, Active Learning, Grade 6, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Student Participation, Foreign Countries, Science Curriculum, Student Journals, Group Activities, Hands on Science, Reflection, Classroom Environment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Grade 6
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Singapore
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