Abstract
Science inquiry method with six major instructional tools/principles is an emerging strategy for
diverse learners. This strategy was applied through two separate studies to teach Chemistry and
General portions from the textbook of General Science at the upper middle school level in two
Public Schools of Lahore. To conduct this experimental research, initially, 8 prospective science
teachers were selected to get trained through two workshops of three days each. In the first
workshop, collectively 40 lesson plans were prepared for both studies from the General Science by
incorporating six major principles, such as Big ideas, Conspicuous strategies, Mediated
scaffolding, Strategic integration, Prime background knowledge and Judicious review. Whereas in
the second workshop, four prospective teachers who were willing for this experimental research,
were invited to participate in the workshop divided into two teams (two teachers in each team).
Both research teams conducted this research in separate schools at upper middle school level (8th
class) for 6 weeks. One team used this method to teach the Chemistry portion by selecting a
random sample of 30 students of 8th class from one public school, whereas, the second team
conducted this experimental research to teach the General portion of the General Science textbook
of 8th class by selecting a random sample of 33 students from another public school of Lahore. The
pretest and posttest were applied. Results of both research teams indicated that t-values 24.873 and
23.437 were significant at p≤0.05 level of significance. It shows that inquiry method with six
major instructional tools for diverse learner of 8th class was effective. This also proved that lesson
planning and teachers’ training was also successful in accommodating diverse learners at this
level.
Ahmed Sher Awan, Um-ul-Huda. (2018) Effectiveness of Science Inquiry with Six Major Instructional Tools for Diverse Learners of Middle Level in Public Schools, Journal of Elementary Education, Volume-28, Issue-1.
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