The process of science learning is intricate and interconnected, encompassing various objectives. The National Academy of Sciences has outlined a comprehensive framework for science learning goals and ...

Students participate in projects that encourage exploration across multiple disciplines, including mathematics, science, ...

Inquiry-based science education focuses primarily on developing students’ thinking and problem-solving abilities, as well as on their practical skills and dexterity (Hattie, 2008). Hattie (2008) also ...

This chapter continues the focus on promising new models for developing 21st century skills through science education begun in the previous chapter. Research conducted on both of the curriculum models ...

The National Science Education Standards (National Research Council [NRC], 1996) place inquiry, applied to scientific content areas, at the core of what it means to be scientifically literate: Inquiry ...