Educators need evidence drawn from research to help them implement and justify inquiry-based approaches to teaching and learning science. Many science teachers, for example, question why they should ...

I want to commend Richard N. Zare on his excellent editorial, “The Power of the Question” (C&EN, July 14, page 3). He raises the issue of how science is really done. As part of that process of ...

New research on middle-grades science teaching reveals that without at least 5 hours of instructional time dedicated to science during a typical school week, teachers are less likely to use the types ...

The Independent Medical Alliance (IMA) today announced the publication of Volume 2, No. 5 of the Journal of Independent Medicine (JIM), continuing the journal’s growing international reach and its ...

Introduction: The centrality of inquiry for teaching and learning science / Robert E. Yager -- Inquiry at the Ocean Research College Academy (ORCA) / Ardi Kveven -- Natural scientists: children in ...

New study shows that eighth-grade science teachers without an educational background in science are less likely to practice inquiry-oriented science instruction, possibly contributing to the US lack ...

Introducing math and science through inquiry and problem-based instruction can pay off throughout elementary school, according to a massive international series of studies. Education economists Emma ...

The annual back-to-school season is filled with high hopes for making new friends, meeting new teachers – and, from the view of many policymakers – promoting gains in science achievement. Scientific ...

Suggested Citation: "Appendix A Excerpts from the National Science Education Standards." National Research Council. 2000. Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and ...

Middle-grades science teachers that dedicate a minimum of five hours of instructional time to science each week are more likely to implement inquiry-based teaching, a best practice among science and ...