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Inquiry Instruction

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Many experts in science education (NRC, 2000) suggest that inquiry should be included in science instruction at all grade levels and in every domain of science. Through inquiry learning, students learn science in a way that reflects how science actually works.

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  1. Parks Family Professor of Science Education, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA

    William F. McComas

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  1. Parks Family Professor of Science Education, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA

    William F. McComas

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McComas, W.F. (2014). Inquiry Instruction. In: McComas, W.F. (eds) The Language of Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-497-0_49

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