Comparative Analysis of Two Inquiry Observational Protocols: Striving to Better Understand the Quality of Teacher-Facilitated Inquiry-Based Instruction

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 306-315

  Marshall, Jeff C ^a   Smart, Julie ^b   Lotter, Christine ^c   Sirbu, Cristina ^c  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

constructivism; inquiry; inquiry instruction; inquiry learning; mathematics education; protocols; science education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888401094     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2011.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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