Inquiry‐based science instruction—what is it and does it matter? Results from a research synthesis years 1984 to 2002

Journal of Research in Science Teaching - Tập 47 Số 4 - Trang 474-496 - 2010
Daphne Minner1, Abigail Jurist Levy1, Jeanne Century2
1Education Development Center, Inc., 55 Chapel Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458
2Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education, University of Chicago, 5640 S. Ellis EFI Box 15, Chicago, Illinois 60637

Tóm tắt

Abstract

The goal of the Inquiry Synthesis Project was to synthesize findings from research conducted between 1984 and 2002 to address the research question, What is the impact of inquiry science instruction on K–12 student outcomes? The timeframe of 1984 to 2002 was selected to continue a line of synthesis work last completed in 1983 by Bredderman [Bredderman [1983] Review of Educational Research 53: 499–518] and Shymansky, Kyle, and Alport [Shymansky et al. [1983] Journal of Research in Science Teaching 20: 387–404], and to accommodate a practicable cut‐off date given the research project timeline, which ran from 2001 to 2006. The research question for the project was addressed by developing a conceptual framework that clarifies and specifies what is meant by “inquiry‐based science instruction,” and by using a mixed‐methodology approach to analyze both numerical and text data describing the impact of instruction on K–12 student science conceptual learning. Various findings across 138 analyzed studies indicate a clear, positive trend favoring inquiry‐based instructional practices, particularly instruction that emphasizes student active thinking and drawing conclusions from data. Teaching strategies that actively engage students in the learning process through scientific investigations are more likely to increase conceptual understanding than are strategies that rely on more passive techniques, which are often necessary in the current standardized‐assessment laden educational environment. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 47: 474–496, 2010

Từ khóa


Tài liệu tham khảo

Anderson R., 2007, Handbook of research on science education, 807

Bay M. Staver J. Bryan T. &Hale J.(1990 April).Science instruction for the mildly handicapped: Direct instruction versus discovery teaching. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching Atlanta GA.

10.1002/tea.3660290605

10.3102/00346543053004499

10.1007/BF03170644

Cakir M., 2008, Constructivist approaches to learning in science and their implication for science pedagogy: A literature review, International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 3, 193

Chang C.‐Y. &Barufaldi J.(1997 March).Initiating change in students' achievement and alternative frameworks through a problem solving based instructional model. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching Oak Brook IL.

10.1080/095006999290606

Chang C.‐Y. &Mao S.‐L.(1998).The effects of an inquiry‐based instructional method on earth science students' achievement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching San Diego CA.

10.1177/002221949703000611

Dana L.(2001).The effects of the level of inquiry of situated secondary science laboratory activities on students' understanding of concepts and the nature of science ability to use process skills and attitudes toward problem solving. Unpublished doctoral dissertation University of Massachusetts‐Lowell.

Department for Education and Employment, 1992, The national curriculum for England

10.1080/0013188960380306

European Commission, 2007, Science education now: A renewed pedagogy for the future of Europe

Garson G.D., 2008, Logistic regression

10.1002/tea.20248

Goodrum D. &Rennie L. Commonwealth of Australia. (2007).Australian school science education national action plan 2008–2012: Volume 1. Retrieved fromhttp://www.innovation.gov.au/Science AndResearch/publications/Documents/Volume1final_28August2008.pdf

10.1080/00461520701263368

Inter Academies Panel, 2006, Report of the working group on international collaboration in the evaluation of inquiry‐based science education programs

10.1207/s15326985ep4102_1

10.1080/08886504.1993.10782057

10.1002/tea.20254

Lipsey M., 2001, Applied Social Research Methods Series, 49

10.1002/tea.3660320108

10.1080/00219266.2002.9655841

10.1002/(SICI)1098-237X(199804)82:2<163::AID-SCE3>3.0.CO;2-C

10.1037/0003-066X.59.1.14

McDavitt D.(1994).Teaching for understanding: Attaining higher order learning and increased achievement through experiential instruction. Unpublished manuscript Curry School of Education University of Virginia.

Myers L.(1988).Analysis of student outcomes in ninth‐grade physical science taught with a science/technology/society focus versus one taught with a textbook orientation. Unpublished doctoral dissertation University of Iowa.

National Research Council, 1996, National Science Education Standards

National Research Council, 2000, Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 P.L.107‐110. (2002).

Onwuegbuzie A., 2003, Typology of analytical and interpretational errors in quantitative and qualitative educational research, Current Issues in Education [on‐line], 6

10.1002/tea.20263

10.1002/tea.20276

Pedhazur E., 1991, Measurement, design, and analysis: An integrated approach

10.1002/tea.20310

10.1002/tea.20212

10.1002/tea.3660200504

Sinclair A., 1994, Prediction making as an instructional strategy: Implications of teacher effects on learning, attitude toward science, and classroom participation, Journal of Research and Development in Education, 27, 153

10.1207/s1532690xci1503_2

The Inquiry Synthesis Project Center for Science Education Education Development Center Inc (April 2006a).Technical report 1: Generating the synthesis sample of studies. Retrieved fromhttp://cse.edc.org/products/inquirysynth/pdfs/technicalReport1.pdf

The Inquiry Synthesis Project Center for Science Education Education Development Center Inc. (April 2006b).Technical Report 2: Conceptualizing inquiry science instruction. Retrieved fromhttp://cse.edc.org/products/inquirysynth/pdfs/technicalReport2.pdf.

The Inquiry Synthesis Project Center for Science Education Education Development Center Inc. (April 2006c).Technical Report 3: Operationalizing the inclusion/exclusion coding process. Retrieved fromhttp://cse.edc.org/products/inquirysynth/pdfs/technicalReport3.pdf.

The Inquiry Synthesis Project Center for Science Education Education Development Center Inc (April 2006d).Technical Report 4: Report‐study reconciliation process. Retrieved fromhttp://cse.edc.org/products/inquirysynth/pdfs/technicalReport4.pdf.

The Inquiry Synthesis Project Center for Science Education Education Development Center Inc (April 2006e).Technical Report 5: Operationalizing the inquiry science instruction coding process. Retrieved fromhttp://cse.edc.org/products/inquirysynth/pdfs/technicalReport5.pdf.

The Inquiry Synthesis Project Center for Science Education Education Development Center Inc (June 2009a).Technical report 6: Operationalizing the coding of research rigor context and study findings. Retrieved fromhttp://cse.edc.org/products/inquirysynth/pdfs/technicalReport6.pdf

The Inquiry Synthesis Project Center for Science Education Education Development Center Inc (June 2009b).Technical Report 7: Bibliography of Studies Included in Final Inquiry Synthesis Project Analyses. Retrieved fromhttp://cse.edc.org/products/inquirysynth/pdfs/technicalReport7.pdf.

Vogt W.P., 1999, Dictionary of statistics & methodology: A nontechnical guide for the social sciences

10.1177/027046769201200104