Student Outcomes in Inquiry Instruction: A Literature-Derived Inventory

Journal of Advanced Academics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-31

  Saunders Stewart, Katie S ^a,b   Gyles, Petra D T ^a   Shore, Bruce M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

discovery learning; inquiry; inquiry learning; science; student outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 85020624571     PISSN: 1932202X     EISSN: 21629536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1932202X11429860     Document Type: Article

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