Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Considering the role of invitations to inquiry in scienceteaching and in teacher education

  • Published:
Journal of Science Teacher Education

Conclusion

Invitations to inquiry have been shown to be not only an interesting and effective way of teaching science as inquiry by inquiry, but also as a highly effective means for teacher education. It is recommended that institutions which employ the classic model of microteaching (Allen and Ryan, 1969) revise their approach and adopt a more holistic approach such as the one described here.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Allen, D. W., & Ryan, K. A. (1969).Microteaching. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bloom, B. S., (Ed.). (1956).Taxonomy of educational objectives. Handbook I: Cognitive domain. New York: David McKay.

    Google Scholar 

  • Schwab, J. J. (1962). The teaching of science as inquiry, In J. J. Schwab & P. Brandwein (Eds.).The teaching of science. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Schwab, J. J. (1963).Biology teachers’ handbook. New York: Wiley.

    Google Scholar 

  • Tamir, P. (1988). Subject matter and related pedagogical knowledge in teacher education.Research on Teaching and Teacher Education,4, 99–110.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Welch, W. W., Klopfer, L. E., Aikenhead, G. S., & Robinson, J. T. (1981). The role of inquiry in science education: Analysis and recommendations.Science Education,65, 33–50.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. School of Education, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904, Jerusalem, Israel

    Pinchas Tamir

Authors
  1. Pinchas Tamir
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Additional information

This article is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Joseph J. Schwab, a master of science teacher education and a curriculum scholar whose ideas continue to illuminate classroom practice.

About this article

Cite this article

Tamir, P. Considering the role of invitations to inquiry in scienceteaching and in teacher education. J Sci Teacher Educ 1, 41–45 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02614713

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02614713

Keywords

Search

Navigation