Inquiry-based science instruction—what is it and does it matter? Results from a research synthesis years 1984 to 2002

By D. Minner, Abigail Jurist Levy, Jeanne Century. 2010

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The relationship between inquiry-based teaching and students’ achievement. New evidence from a longitudinal PISA study in England (2019, background): “A global movement for improving science education in schools using more inquiry-based approaches has been evident for several years (see Bell, Urhahne, Schanze, & Ploetzner, 2010; Furtak et al., 2012; Lazonder & Harmsen, 2016; Minner et al., 2010).”
A Teacher–Researcher Partnership for Professional Learning: Co-Designing Project-Based Learning Units to Increase Student Engagement in Science Classes (2021, background): “Methods of enhancing student engagement have emphasized students’ activities and students’ own responsibility for their learning process (Minner et al., 2010).”
The Efficacy of Inquiry-Based Instruction in Science: a Comparative Analysis of Six Countries Using PISA 2015 (2019, background): “Further, with appropriate guidance from the teacher, inquiry-based instruction has been shown to support students’ science achievement (Minner et al. 2010).”
Handbook of Research on Learning and Instruction (2011, background): “Collectively, the impact of perceived competence on persistence, a precursor of improvement in performance, can be significant.”
THE EFFECTS OF INQUIRY-BASED SCIENCE TEACHING ON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS AND SCIENCE ATTITUDES (2011, background): “According to Minner et al. (2010), the term inquiry has figured prominently in science education, three distinct categories of activities: what scientists do, how students learn, and a pedagogical approach that teachers employ.”
Experimental Evaluations of Elementary Science Programs: A Best-Evidence Synthesis (2014, background): “Minner, Levy, and Century (2010), in a review of inquiry-based science instruction, found 41 of 138 studies to focus on elementary science, but many of these were of low methodological quality, according to the authors.”
Phases of inquiry-based learning: Definitions and the inquiry cycle (2015, methodology): “A positive trend supporting inquiry-based science instruction over traditional teaching methods was found in a research synthesis by Minner, Levy, and Century (2010).”
The Effects of Inquiry Teaching on Student Science Achievement and Attitudes: Evidence from Propensity Score Analysis of PISA Data (2015, result): “This result is in accordance with the findings from Minner et al.’s (2010) meta-analysis which favored the concluding component of inquiry teaching.”