TAIA students perceived more teacher support for hypothesis generation and argumentation and enjoyed inquiry more; perceived experiment-related support did not differ¶

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Currency · newest study 2026 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? EG students reported significantly higher perceived hypothesis-related support, argumentation-related support, and inquiry enjoyment than CG students. → Fan Chen 2026 q3 i? No significant group difference was found for perceived experiment-related support. → Fan Chen 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Fan Chen 2026¶

Fan Chen, Gaowei Chen. (2026). How a technology-augmented inquiry approach affects teacher practice and student learning in disadvantaged science classrooms. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-026-09788-1

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Post-intervention Mann-Whitney U tests on a single-item-per-construct survey (pilot-tested with 20 rural eighth-grade students; see Table 2 means, e.g. argumentation support 3.15 vs 1.83). Only test statistics are printed, so no effect size is reported.

"EG students reported significantly higher perceived usefulness of teacher support during hypothesis generation [ Z = −4.42, p < 0.001] and scientific argumentation [Z = −5.66, p < 0.001], as well as greater enjoyment of inquiry activities [ Z = −3.56, p < 0.001]."

Fan Chen 2026 (2)¶

Fan Chen, Gaowei Chen. (2026). How a technology-augmented inquiry approach affects teacher practice and student learning in disadvantaged science classrooms. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-026-09788-1

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Mann-Whitney U comparison of experiment-related support perceptions found no significant difference (p = 0.17); equivalence was not tested. The authors attribute this to both groups using identical physical equipment during experimentation.

"However, no significant difference was found in perceived experiment- related support [ Z = −1.37, p = 0.17]."

Discussion¶

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