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Misconceptions About the Nature of Science, Inquiry Based Instruction, and Constructivism: Creating Confusion in the Science Classroom

Article Topics: Scientific Literacy
5 (2) 2006

Many science teachers hold misconceptions about some basic concepts
currently in vogue in the educational community. Three of these concepts,
the "nature of science", "inquiry-based" teaching, and a "constructivist
perspective" will be addressed and placed into perspective in this paper.

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