Assessing High school students’ inquiry skills after their engagement in inquiry worksheets


Eleni Petridou
Anastasios Molohidis
Euripides Hatzikraniotis
Abstract

This paper presents the development of a teaching learning sequence based on the inquiry-continuum. Students participate in experimental activities using online simulations, with gradually decreasing guidance. The aim of the work is to assess students' ability to apply the phases of inquiry in a subject different from the one in which they were taught. The results show that inquiry skills can be taught even though some students have difficulty implementing all the phases of the inquiry without guidance.

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  • 1. TEACHING AND LEARNING IN SCIENCE
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