Generating Testable Questions in the Science Classroom: The BDC Model

Autor/inn/en	Tseng, ChingMei; Chen, Shu-Bi Shu-Bi; Chang, Wen-Hua
Titel	Generating Testable Questions in the Science Classroom: The BDC Model
Quelle	In: American Biology Teacher, 77 (2015) 3, S.166-169 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-7685
Schlagwörter	Scaffolding (Teaching Technique); Inquiry; Grade 5; Concept Teaching; Plants (Botany); Scientific Concepts; Questioning Techniques; Teaching Models; Teaching Methods; Instructional Design; Science Instruction; Educational Practices; Educational Strategies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Pflanze; Befragungstechnik; Fragetechnik; Lehrmodell; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Bildungspraxis; Lehrstrategie
Abstract	Guiding students to generate testable scientific questions is essential in the inquiry classroom, but it is not easy. The purpose of the BDC ("Big Idea, Divergent Thinking, and Convergent Thinking") instructional model is to to scaffold students' inquiry learning. We illustrate the use of this model with an example lesson, designed to help 5th-grade students understand the concept of plant growth. The BDC model functions as an exploration of, and a connection with, related information among students' scientific knowledge, skills, and practice, so that students can further generate research ideas. Students are able to more easily formulate testable questions and are also highly motivated throughout the course of their inquiry practice. This instructional model provides teachers with a practical and meaningful tool, one that increases students' capabilities to formulate researchable questions and sustains their motivation to engage in activities of scientific and creative inquiry. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01