Abstract Despite the ubiquity of the term “inquiry” in science education literature, little is known about how teachers conceptualize inquiry, how these conceptions are formed and reinforced, how they
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Abstract Despite the ubiquity of the term “inquiry” in science education literature, little is known about how teachers conceptualize inquiry, how these conceptions are formed and reinforced, how they relate to work done by scientists, and
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Clustered from 3 gap mentions across 3 papers via embedding cosine ≥ 0.62.
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Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Inquiry-Based Learning in STEM Education: A Scientometric Mapping of Research Trends, Hotspots, and Future Directions (2026) · doi
Understanding students’ practical epistemologies and their influence on learning through inquiry Mad city mystery: Developing scientific argumentation skills with a place-based AR game Inquiry projects in science teacher education: Investigative experiences and teacher practice Collaborative inquiry learning: Models, tools, and challenges
Keywords: inquiry learning teacher understanding students practical epistemologies influence city mystery developing scientific argumentation skills place - Folk theories of “inquiry:” How preservice teachers reproduce the discourse and practices of an atheoretical scientific method (2004) · doi
Abstract Despite the ubiquity of the term “inquiry” in science education literature, little is known about how teachers conceptualize inquiry, how these conceptions are formed and reinforced, how they relate to work done by scientists, and if these ideas about inquiry are translated into classroom practice.
Keywords: inquiry abstract despite ubiquity term science education literature little known teachers conceptualize conceptions formed reinforced - Overcoming the Limitations of an Urban Setting Through Field-based Earth Systems Inquiry (2004) · doi
A field-based inquiry project focusing on Earth systems and system interactions overcomes the obstacles imposed by the urban environment by permitting teachers to focus on student observations and student initiated research questions rather than solely being limited to the use of text and laboratory activities.
Keywords: student field based inquiry project focusing earth systems system interactions overcomes obstacles imposed urban environment
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