Experimental Comparison of Inquiry and Direct Instruction in Science

Autor/inn/en	Cobern, William; Schuster, David; Adams, Betty
Institution	Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE)
Titel	Experimental Comparison of Inquiry and Direct Instruction in Science
Quelle	(2010), (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Direct Instruction; Hands on Science; Inquiry; Active Learning; Concept Formation; Instructional Effectiveness; Middle School Students; Grade 8 + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Direct instructional procedues; Direct instructional approach; Unterrichtsverfahren; Aktives Lernen; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Unterrichtserfolg; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08
Abstract	It is evident that "experientially-based" instruction and "active student engagement" are advantageous for effective science learning. However, "hands-on" and "minds-on" aspects can occur in both inquiry and direct science instruction, and convincing comparative evidence for the superiority of either mode remains rare. Thus, the pertinent question the authors seek to address is not whether active, experiential learning of science is more effective than passive, nonexperiential learning. Their research question is whether an inquiry approach or a direct approach to experientially-based instruction is more effective for science concept development, when both approaches are expertly designed and well executed. This research undertook a controlled experimental study comparing the efficacy of carefully designed inquiry instruction and carefully designed direct instruction in realistic science classroom situations at the middle school grades. (Contains 3 figures.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10