This study focuses on science teachers’ first encounter with computational modeling in professional development workshops. It examines the factors shaping the teachers’ self-efficacy and attitudes ...

In this study, an instructional design model, based on the computational experiment approach, was employed in order to explore the effects of the formative assessment strategies and scientific ...

Undergraduate research experiences help retain students in science majors and prepare our workforce for increasingly competitive jobs. Course-based approaches to research and inquiry allow ...

How the power of questioning through inquiry-based learning helps teachers and administrators prepare students for the workforce.

My teaching philosophy is grounded in what bell hooks calls engaged pedagogy, a student-centered model that begins with the ...

Can inquiry-based and project-based learning exist in a traditional industrial-age school? It may be time for schools to invent fresh ecosystems designed specifically for inquiry.

Project-based learning continues to be misinterpreted as a single teaching strategy rather than as a set of design principles that allow us to introduce the philosophy of inquiry into education in an ...

What is inquiry-based learning? Inquiry-based learning takes place when you’re posing questions or scenarios that help you grasp the broader applicability of whatever you’re studying.

Trendy approaches to teaching come and go, but some of them stick around. Inquiry-based learning, for example, is no longer a trend--it’s the dominant mode of instruction for many educators ...