How Do We Know That Inquiry Works

question 32

Multiple Choice

How do we know that inquiry works?

• A) Research has shown that inquiry teaching produces a somewhat better level of achievement than direct instruction.
• B) Research has shown that the achievement gains made as a result of inquiry teaching are longer lasting than the gains made as a result of direct instruction.
• C) Research has shown that students who learn in an inquiry environment have better conceptual understandings of the material than students who learned through direct instruction.
• D) Studies have shown that elementary science teachers believe students have greater
• Achievement in an inquiry setting than in a direct instruction setting.
• E) All of the above
• F) None of the above

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