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  • Teacher’s Toolkit: Presto! Open inquiry!

    Journal Article |

    Although inquiry-based science teaching has been around since the 1960s, many teachers are slow to incorporate inquiry principles into their science lessons. The authors address this issue by using an analogy between a…

  • Inquiry in the Large-Enrollment Science Classroom

    Journal Article |

    The authors conduct research workshops twice each semester in their cell biology lecture course. Instead of solely analyzing data obtained by others, students form groups to design research questions and experimental…

  • Using Scoring Rubrics to Evaluate Inquiry

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    This article explores the problem of assigning grades to students engaged in nontraditional activities, especially scientific inquiry. The authors suggest using scoring rubrics to guide students in their work and to…

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