Inquiry in the physical geology classroom: Supporting students' conceptual model development

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 595-615

  Miller, Heather R ^a   Mcneal, Karen S ^b   Herbert, Bruce E ^c  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authentic science inquiry; Complex earth systems; Conceptual model development; Inquiry based learning; Multiple representations

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GEOLOGY; LEARNING; MODELING; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EID: 78149365924     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: 14661845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098265.2010.499562     Document Type: Article

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