Inquiry in the classroom : realities and opportunities / edited by Eleanor Abrams, Sherry A. Southerland and Peggy Silva.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abrams, Eleanor.

Southerland, Sherry A., 1962-

Silva, Peggy Clohessy.

Series:

Contemporary research in education.

Contemporary research in education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inquiry-based learning.

Classroom management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, N.C. : IAP, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Plaintext description.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Contents ""; ""Acknowledgements ""; ""Introduction: Inquiry in the Classroom; Identifying Necessary Components of a Useful Definition""; ""CHSection I - Student's Knowledge and Skill with Inquiry ""; ""Editor's Note: Describing Section I�s Use of Inquiry in the Classroom""; ""Vignette ""; ""What Students Need to Know and do in Inqury Based Instruction ""; ""How do I do This? Skills Students Needs for Inquiry ""; ""What did You do in Science Today? ""

""CHSection II - Selecting and Using Inquiry Approaches to Teach Science: The Influence of Context in Elementary, Middle and Secondary Schools""""Editor's Note: Describing Section II�s Use of Inquiry in the Classroom""; ""Introduction ""; ""Inquiry in Elementary Classrooms: Vignette""; ""Inquiry in Middle School Classrooms: Vignette""; ""Inquiry in Secondary School Classrooms; Vignette""; ""Examining the Effect of the Context ""; ""CHSection III - Accommodating Student Diversity Within Inquiry ""; ""Editor�s Note: Describing Section III�s Use of Inquiry in The Classroom""

""Vignette""""Inquiry-Based Instruction and Diverse Learners""; ""Gender and Inquiry in the Classroom: Contexts and Contests""; ""Inquiry for Diverse Student Populations: Promises and Pitfalls""; ""Transformative Inquiry: Implications and Conclusions""; ""CHSection IV - Standardized Tests and Inquiry: How the Accountability Movement Acts to Prevent Changes in Science Classrooms ""; ""Editors� Note: Describing Section IV�s Use of Inquiry in the Classroom""; ""Vignette""; ""Introduction""; ""Assessing Student Understanding in an Inquiry-Based Learning Environment""

""The “Problem� of Inquiry: The Divide Between Educating for Credentialing and Educating for a Democracy""""Is There Room for Inquiry in a World of Accountability?""; ""CHSection V - Teacher Knowledge and Enacting Inquiry ""; ""Editors� Note: Describing Section V�s Use of Inquiry in the Classroom""; ""Physical Science Vignette: Heat and Temperature""; ""Teacher Knowledge About Inquiry: Incorporating Conceptual Change Theory ""; ""A Framework for Examining Professional Knowledge for Teaching Science via Inquiry ""

""Moving Past a Belief in Inquiry as a Pedagogy: Implications for Teacher Knowledge""""Requisite Teacher Knowledge About Inquiry: Resources for Thinking About Teaching for Inquiry""; ""CHSection VI - Student-Scientist Partnerships: Exploring One Example of Inquiry in the Classroom""; ""Editors� Note: Describing Section IV�s Use of Inquiry in the Classroom""; ""Vignette""; ""Inquiry and Student-Scientist Partnerships ""; ""The Science of a Student-Scientist Partnership""; ""Real Science in Real Schools? ""; ""Making a Student-Scientist Partnerships Work""; ""Index ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-281-41295-3

9786611412951

1-60752-630-1