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Continuum of Student Inquiry
Continuum of Student Inquiry
Continuum of Student Inquiry
Take a look at the following chart. It describes a continuum for five essential features of classroom
inquiry and their variations.
This chart is from National Research Council. Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: A
Guide for Teaching and Learning. [Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2000], p. 29. They also have
a text version of this chart.