Browsing by Subject "Inquiry"
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Discipline and Play with/in a Mandated Literacy Curriculum
(Language Arts, 2009)In this article, the authors explore a young child's lived experience of discipline and play with/in a mandated balanced literacy curriculum. Mandating balanced literacy presents an interesting case of disciplining literacy ...
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Conference Object Open Access
The effect of real and virtual laboratory experimentation on students’ understanding of electric circuits
(University of Zilina, 2005)This study compared the effect of Virtual Laboratory Experimentation (VLE) - use of virtual apparatus and material to conduct an experiment on a computer - and Real Laboratory Experimentation (RLE) - use of real apparatus ...
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Article Open Access
How many words are enough? Investigating the effect of different configurations of a software scaffold for formulating scientific hypotheses in inquiry-oriented contexts
(2022)We extended research on scaffolds for formulating scientific hypotheses, namely the Hypothesis Scratchpad (HS), in the domain of relative density. The sample comprised of secondary school students who used three different ...
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Conference Object Open Access
An interactive simulation to evaluate student understanding of moon phase formation
(Pedagogical Faculty of University of Ostrava, 2001)The development of student understanding of phases of the moon is notoriously difficult due to the spatial reasoning requirements posed by the relative motion of three celestial bodies. We have used the Greek version of ...
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Conference Object Open Access
The rationale, design, and implementation of a web-based inquiry learning environment
(University of Cyprus, 2007)It is reported that, without appropriate support, students might face several difficulties when engaging in highlevel reasoning in science. This paper discusses the design of a software-based tool to support students’ ...
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Conference Object Open Access
Talking physics in inquiry based virtual laboratory activities
(University of Cyprus, 2010)This study refers to secondary students working in a simulated virtual open laboratory environment using “Thermolab”, following an innovative course on thermal phenomena, being engaged in a variety of activities, ranging ...