Directors of pupils' project and research works report that about 50% of school children lack skills to self-dependently propose hypotheses, plan activity, search and analyze information, and present results¶

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q1 i? According to directors of project and research works in several Kazan schools and gymnasiums, about 50% of school children cannot self-dependently propose and substantiate a hypothesis, make a plan of activity, fulfill search and analyze information, carry out an experiment, and represent a report. → Sabirova 2016

Evidence¶

Sabirova 2016¶

Sabirova, E. G., Zakirova, V. G. & Masalimova, A. R. (2016). Development of Junior Pupils Research Skills in Interrelation with Universal Learning Activities. International Journal of Environmental & Science Education, 11(4), 505-514. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1094583

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Expert testimony from directors of pupils' project and research works in several Kazan schools and gymnasiums, cited in the problem statement. The article prints the figure "about 50% of school children" and attributes the cause to children not being taught research activity.

"They inform that about 50% of school children do not have skills self-dependently to propose and substantiate hypothesis, make plan of activity, think about purpose, fulfill search and analyze needed information, carry out experiment, compare obtained data, summarize, and distinctly represent report."

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