Inquiry-Based Science in the Primary Classroom

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Garima Bansal (Australian Council for Educational Research, India) Umesh Ramnarain (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)

Inquiry-Based Science in the Primary Classroom

Garima Bansal (Australian Council for Educational Research, India), Umesh Ramnarain (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)

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Routledge
20 June 2023

Psychological theory & schools of thought; Philosophy & theory of education; Teaching skills & techniques; Teaching of a specific subject; Educational: Sciences, general science

The chapters in this book represent a cross-section of research conducted in inquiry-based science education at primary levels of schooling in international contexts that include school settings in Australia, India, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey, Northern Ireland, and the United States. The book includes empirical studies on the role of inquiry-based learning in advancing students’ conceptual understanding and modelling proficiency, students’ understandings about the nature of scientific inquiry, classroom studies on teachers’ enactment of inquiry-based learning, teachers’ facilitation of classroom discourse for inquiry-based learning, and co-teaching in developing teachers in adopting an inquiry-based pedagogy. It was originally published as a special issue of the journal Education 3–13.

Edited by: Garima Bansal (Australian Council for Educational Research India), Umesh Ramnarain (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 421g
ISBN: 9781032461670
ISBN 10: 1032461675
Pages: 132
Publication Date: 20 June 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Garima Bansal is Research fellow at Australian Council for Educational Research. Her research interests include education assessment, science and mathematics education, and teacher education. She has received several international awards from renowned academic bodies such as the International Association of Education Assessment, American Evaluation Association, and British Educational Research Association. Umesh Ramnarain is Professor in Science Education, and Head of Department in Science and Technology Education at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. His main research interest is on inquiry-based science education, with a particular focus on its uptake in South African classrooms, where the unequal funding policies of the previous Apartheid education system have resulted in learning contexts that are complex and diverse.