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Inquiry activities in high school science curriculum in Japan were introduced in the 1970s, brought by the influence of a modernization movement of science education in the USA (Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, 1973). The science education in those days was focused on fostering students’ skills in science through inquiry and also on enhancing their understanding of basic concepts of science through the process of inquiry. Ever since, inquiry activities have been considered as of great importance in high school science lessons. Recently, promoting students’ abilities in scientific thinking, judgment, and expression through inquiry learning is also emphasized. In the first part of this chapter, we present the current situations of lessons on inquiry activities in senior high school science, with particular emphasis on chemistry.
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Kamon, T., Fujii, H. (2015). Practice and Effect of Lessons on Inquiry Activities in Senior High School Chemistry: Focusing on Students’ Attitudes Toward Chemistry. In: Khine, M. (eds) Science Education in East Asia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16390-1_14
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