The Inquiry-based Classroom in Context: Bridging the Gap Between Teachers' Practice and Policy Mandates

9804929德雷顿教育改革的努力，在国家和州一级已授权在科学教育的变化，旨在促进通过调查的方法更深入地了解科学概念。 然而，很少有文献记载，参与系统性改革努力的地区的教师如何理解这一调查呼吁。 教师如何理解这一任务，它如何在他们的教学实践中表达自己，他们使用的课程，并在他们的学生学习的评估？

9804929DraytonEducational reform efforts at both the National and State levels have mandated changes in science education intended to promote a deeper understanding of scientific concepts through an inquiry approach. Yet there is little documentation how teachers, who are involved in districts affiliated with systemic reform efforts, are making sense of this call to inquiry. How do teachers intepret this mandate and how does it express itself in their pedagogical practices, their use of curriculum, and in their assessment of students learning?