Research: enquiry based learning
This is a collection of educational research on enquiry based learning.
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A rapid evidence review of the impact of independent practical research projects (IRPs) in school science
This report, published in 2015, looks at how Independent Research Projects in Science (IRPs) are considered to be scientific projects that are about more than a pedagogical approach of ‘enquiry’. They are open-ended research investigations led by the student, often with the support of a teacher and/or an...
Positive start for science teaching intervention
An article published in 2014 in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching describes the first-year results from a new curricular and professional development intervention. The project was created as a collaboration between a US university and a large urban school district to implement a new fifth grade (...
An integrated approach to science and literary
This research article published in 2012 in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching investigates the effectiveness of an integrated science and literacy approach at primary school level. Teachers in 94 fourth-grade (Year 5) classrooms in one US Southern state participated.
Half of the teachers in...
Effective programmes for primary science
Published in 2012, this review focused on examining which science programmes had been proven to help primary school students to succeed. To find out, the University of York’s Institute for Effective Education, Johns Hopkins University and Durham University completed a research review on the topic. The review...