Guidance in computer-supported inquiry learning is unevenly distributed across the five inquiry phases¶
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q2 i? In the reviewed CoSIL literature, the orientation, conclusion, and discussion phases received the least guidance, while the conceptualization and investigation phases had many more tools and strategies. → West 2021
Evidence¶
West 2021¶
West, R.E., Sansom, R., Nielson, J., Wright, G., Turley, R.S., Jensen, J., & Johnson, M. (2021). Ideas for supporting student-centered stem learning through remote labs: a response. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-020-09905-y
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This is a finding the response article attributes to Zacharia et al.'s (2015) literature review of Computer-supported Inquiry Learning; the review identified best practices for each of the five inquiry phases. The article reports that "the orientation/conclusion/discussion phases received the least amount of guidance." No effect size is printed.
"the orientation/conclusion/discussion phases received the least amount of guidance, while there were many more tools and strategies for providing guidance in the conceptualization/investigation phases"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Guidance tools in CoSIL increased ease of use but failed to personalize support to individual students, as reported by the reviewed literature — related
- ChatGPT applications in STEAM IBL cluster in the investigation, conceptualization and discussion phases, leaving orientation and conclusion largely unexplored — related
- Systematic review identifies five distinct general inquiry phases: Orientation, Conceptualization, Investigation, Conclusion, and Discussion — related
- No existing framework in the reviewed literature combined all identified inquiry phases and sub-phases, prompting development of a synthesized framework — related
- Chatterjee (2020) calls for more investigations into how CoSIL environment design supports student learning, including in-depth review of existing tools — related
- West et al. (2020) provide value-added guidance examples for each CoSIL phase, addressing three phases that lacked sufficient guidance examples — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Zhai (2021) proposes machine learning methods to increase CoSIL personalization without creating additional burdens to teachers — related
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Guidance in computer-supported inquiry learning is unevenly distributed across the five inquiry phases |
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Guidance in computer-supported inquiry learning is unevenly distributed across the five inquiry phases |
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2021 |
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