This is what you want to see in a science classroom: Less memorizing. Fewer ready-made science experiments. Students designing their own hands-on investigations in pursuit of scientific questions.

While criticizing the “science of math” movement for generalizing findings from narrow intervention studies into broad ...

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 ...

High-quality instructional materials (HQIMs) are educational resources designed to effectively support student learning. They can include textbooks, lesson plans, digital resources and other materials ...

Undergraduate research experiences help retain students in science majors and prepare our workforce for increasingly competitive jobs. Course-based approaches to research and inquiry allow educators ...

Course addressed: A novel Cellular Physiology Laboratory course in the BPK Biomedical Physiology (BIF) degree program. Description: A core of instructors within our department are developing a ...

The national early childhood education franchise known for its inquiry-based curriculum has opened its first school in ...

“Inquiry-based learning” is a hot topic in education these days, both in Canada and around the world. In Canada, Ontario’s incoming premier Doug Ford recently declared his opposition to recent ...

Inquiry-based learning has been around in education circles for a long time, but many teachers and schools gradually moved away from it during the heyday of No Child Left Behind. The pendulum is ...

This comprehensive study investigated student outcomes of inquiry-based learning (IBL) in undergraduate mathematics and linked these outcomes to students’ and instructors’ experiences of IBL. Based at ...

Esther Storrie is the learning resource center director at Pleasant Ridge Elementary in Glenview, Ill. She is on Twitter. Updated November 25, 2015, 3:22 AM As an educator, if you ask me, “How do you ...

School principals, district administrators, and teacher leaders (including department chairs) are essential links in the adoption of inquiry as a way of teaching and learning. Extensive research ...