Research and Teaching: Characterizing the Level of Inquiry in the Undergraduate Laboratory

by: Laura B. Bruck, Marcy H. Towns, and Stacey Lowery Bretz

Discrepancies abound in use of the word “inquiry.” In this paper, the authors propose a quantitative rubric designed to characterize the level of inquiry in laboratory activities and laboratory curricula. They do not wish to answer the question, “What is inquiry?” but rather, provide a tool for identifying its varying degrees of student independence.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 9/1/2008Stock # jcst08_038_01_52Volume 038Issue 01

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