The Teaching of Inquiry-based Science in Elementary Classrooms: A Bi-national Comparative Reflection of US and Lithuanian Practices

Hansen, Bobbi; Buczyński, Sandy

doi:10.5430/ijhe.v2n3p41

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“…Teachers employ extensive questioning to guide and stimulate students' thinking, actions, discussions, and collaborations (e.g., Crawford, 2000;Hansen & Buczynski, 2013).…”

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Extent of Implementation of Inquiry-based Science Teaching and Learning in Ghanaian Junior High Schools

Mohammed

Amponsah

Ampadu

et al. 2020

EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent of implementation of inquiry-based science teaching and learning in Ghanaian junior high schools. We sampled 503 students, 18 integrated science teachers, and 23 educational administrators from rural and urban areas of four districts and municipalities in the Central Region of Ghana. We used concurrent triangulation mixed methods design to collect quantitative and qualitative data. Validities, reliabilities, credibility, and dependability of the instruments were adequate. Average item means and standard deviations, frequencies, percentages, ANOVAs, Two-way MANOVA, principal component analysis, and Cronbach alphas were calculated. Thematic analysis was also conducted. We found rare implementation of inquiry-based science teaching and learning in the selected Ghanaian junior high schools. We also found significant interaction of school location and school type on the implementation of inquiry-based science instruction. Specifically, we found that codeswitching of English and the local language significantly promoted the implementation of social aspect of inquiry in rural schools. We recommend more reforms in science teaching and learning in Ghanaian junior high schools to be aligned with the features of inquiry. We also recommend that code-switching of English and the local language be actively promoted in schools, especially in rural and public junior high schools.

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“…Teachers employ extensive questioning to guide and stimulate students' thinking, actions, discussions, and collaborations (e.g., Crawford, 2000;Hansen & Buczynski, 2013).…”

Section: Inquiry-based Science Teaching and Learningmentioning

confidence: 99%

Extent of Implementation of Inquiry-based Science Teaching and Learning in Ghanaian Junior High Schools

Mohammed

Amponsah

Ampadu

et al. 2020

EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed

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“…According to Rooneey (2012),inquiry learning model encourages students to think in a high level and show a positive attitude on the student learning activities. Hansen and Buczynski (2013) shows thatwith the use of inquiry model, students are actively involved to think critically about the concepts of science, and students can make connections between what information they already knew and the new presented material.…”

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Development of Students 'Sheet Activities Through Inquiry Models in Various Themes of Class IV Students' Basic Schools

2020

JEP

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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan lembar kerja siswa, dan mengetahui perbedaan efektivitas LKS berbasis tematik melalui model Inquiry bagi siswa kelas IV Sekolah Dasar Negeri I Pinang Jaya. Jenis penelitian adalah penelitian dan pengembangan (R&D) merujuk teori Borg & Gall. Populasi penelitian adalah seluruh siswa kelas IV SDN Kecamatan Sekampung Gugus Ahmad Yani dan sampel 54 siswa yang diperoleh dengan teknik multistage random sampling adalah siswa kelas IV SDN I Klopo Mulyo. Alat pengumpulan data menggunakan tes untuk hasil belajar dan instrumen pengamatan. Teknik analisis data dilakukan dengan analisis kuantitatif untuk pengembangan produk yaitu uji efektivitas digunakan N-gain dan uji t. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa LKS yang dikembangkan layak digunakan dan efektif meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa. Kata kunci : lembar kerja siswa, inquiry, hasil belajar .

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“…According to Rooneey (2012), inquiry learning model encourages students to think in a high level and show a positive attitude on the student learning activities. Hansen and Buczynski (2013) shows that with the use of inquiry model, students are actively involved to think critically about the concepts of science, and students can make connections between what information they already knew and the new presented material.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of Inquiry Model Worksheet for 4th Grader Elementary School Students

Prasinta,

Jaya,

Surbakti

2018

pej

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This study aims to develop student worksheets, and to know the effectiveness of thematic based LKS through Inquiry model for fourth grade students of Elementary School I Pinang Jaya. This type of research is research and development (R & D) which refers to Borg & Gall's theory. The population of this research were all fourth grade students of SDN Kemiling Cluster 1 and the samples were 54 students obtained by multistage random samplin technique. Data collection techniques use learning and observation tests. Data analysis technique is done through quantitative analysis for product development that is effectiveness test used N-gain and t test. The results of this study indicate that the developed LKS feasible to be used and effective through experts from material experts and media experts in improving student learning outcomes.

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The Teaching of Inquiry-based Science in Elementary Classrooms: A Bi-national Comparative Reflection of US and Lithuanian Practices

Cited by 3 publications

References 29 publications

Extent of Implementation of Inquiry-based Science Teaching and Learning in Ghanaian Junior High Schools

Extent of Implementation of Inquiry-based Science Teaching and Learning in Ghanaian Junior High Schools

Development of Students 'Sheet Activities Through Inquiry Models in Various Themes of Class IV Students' Basic Schools

Development of Inquiry Model Worksheet for 4th Grader Elementary School Students

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