Assessing the development of students’ inquiry process and critical thinking skills in Physics labs supported by portable digital devices (IB-mlabs)


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Published: Sep 20, 2023
Keywords:
inquiry-based learning portable digital devices skills Critical Thinking
Manolis Kousloglou
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4757-8996
Anastasios Molohidis
Euripides Hatzikraniotis
Abstract

Inquiry-based learning is a pedagogical transformation of scientific methods that promotes the development of inquiry process skills, as well as critical thinking & problem solving skills. The use of digital mobile devices facilitates the growth of these skills. This paper describes the design and implementation of inquiry type interventions using portable digital devices as well as the findings regarding the development of inquiry process skills and critical thinking & problem solving skills among the Grade-9 high school students.

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Manolis Kousloglou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

 

 

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