Experimental Comparison of Inquiry and Direct Instruction in Science

William W. Cobern; David Schuster; Betty Adams; Brooks Applegate; Brandy Skjold; Adriana Undreiu; Cathleen C. Loving; Janice D. Gobert

Research in Science & Technological Education Vol. 28, No. 1 (April 2010) pp. 81–96

There are continuing educational and political debates about "inquiry" versus "direct" teaching of science. Traditional science instruction has been largely direct but in the US, recent national and state science education standards advocate inquiry ...