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Constructing Extended Inquiry Projects: Curriculum Materials for Science Education Reform

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Constructing Extended Inquiry Projects: Curriculum Materials for Science Education Reform
Abstract/Description
We describe a set of design principles that, when used to create standards-based curriculum materials, could engage students in inquiry, make use of new learning technologies, and promote student learning. These design principles are derived from 4 salient features fundamental to social constructivism: active construction, situated cognition, community, and discourse. Expanding on this foundation, examples are provided for how the design principles are evinced in an actual project. We conclude with a description of challenges associated with the enactment of our curriculum materials.
Date
2000
In publication
Educational Psychologist
Volume
35
Issue
3
Pages
165-178
Resource type
en
Medium
en Print
Background/context type
en Conceptual
Open access/free-text available
en No
Peer reviewed
en Yes
ISSN
0046-1520
Citation
Singer, J., Marx, R. W., Krajcik, J., & Clay Chambers, J. (2000). Constructing Extended Inquiry Projects: Curriculum Materials for Science Education Reform. Educational Psychologist, 35(3), 165–178. https://doi.org/10.1207/S15326985EP3503_3

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