International Collaborative Investigation of Third-Grade Students' Understandings of Scientific Inquiry

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session 8
  In Roundtable Session: Developing STEM Thinking Equitably

Abstract

The intent of this collaborative project is to report on grade three students’ understandings of SI across the globe. In previous studies (Author, et. al. 2017) the VASI Now that a valid and reliable assessment tool is available and a baseline study of grade seven international students has been conducted (Author et al., 2017), and the study on what high school students’ understanding about scientific inquiry (Author et al, 2021), we can begin to see what knowledge about inquiry students begin their study of science.

Authors

• Judith S. Lederman, Illinois Institute of Technology

• Selina L. Bartels, Valparaiso University

• Juan Paulo Jimenez, Illinois Institute of Technology