Inquiry Based Learning model in Science Education: Pre-service teachers difficulties

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Published: Apr 6, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.7663
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Inquiry Based teaching and Learning pre-service teachers’ difficulties
Fotini Mari
https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2143-5894
Constantina Stefanidou
ΠΤΔΕ, ΕΚΠΑ
Abstract

The present study focuses on the investigation of the difficulties pre-service teachers face while designing their own Inquiry Based teaching material. According to the research results, the difficulties are related to poor teaching goals formulation, weakness on being inquiry-oriented, and to following the phases of Inquiry-Based model.

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  • 14th Panhellenic Conference of Didactics in Science Education
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