Introduction
In twenty-first century science classrooms, teachers and students are frequently engaged with Internet resources: lesson plans, digital textbooks, various kinds of software, videos, and much more. There is, in particular, a profusion of online resources for the teaching and learning of science. This raises important questions about the design of online resources that are effective and engaging, and how educators can evaluate the quality of items they find. This entry discusses criteria for evaluating such resources in terms of their relevance for science inquiry learning. It presents a set of criteria for evaluating resources, with a focus on the nature of the inquiry tasks that those resources can support and their link to authentic science practices.
Evaluating the Quality of Online Resources for K-12 Science Inquiry
Assessing the quality of online resources for...
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
References
Brown BA, Ryoo K (2008) Teaching science as a language: a “content-first” approach to science teaching. J Res Sci Teach 45(5):529–553
Gueudet G, Bueno-Ravel L, Forest D, Sensevy G (2010) Guidelines for online resources for inquiry-based science teaching. Deliverable 5.2, Mind the Gap FP7 project 217725, http://uv-net.uio.no/mind-the-gap/Finished%20Deliverables/5.1_Review%20of%20litterature.pdf
Kim MC, Hannafin MJ, Bryan LA (2007) Technology-enhanced inquiry tools in science education: an emerging pedagogical framework for classroom practice. Sci Educ 91(6):1010–1030
Lemke J-L (1990) Talking science: language, learning and values. Ablex Publishing Corporation, Norwood
Linn MC, Clark D, Slotta JD (2003) WISE design for knowledge integration. Sci Educ 87:517–538
Quintana C, Reiser BJ, Davis EA, Krajick J, Fretz E, Duncan RG, Kyza E, Edelson D (2004) A scaffolding design framework for software to support science inquiry. J Learn Sci 13(3):337–386
Trouche L, Drijvers P, Gueudet G, Sacristan AI (2013) Technology-driven developments and policy implications for mathematics education. In: Bishop AJ, Clements MA, Keitel C, Kilpatrick J, Leung FKS (eds) Third international handbook of mathematics education. Springer, New York, pp 753–789
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2014 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
About this entry
Cite this entry
Gueudet, G. (2014). Internet Resources: Designing and Critiquing Materials for Scientific Inquiry. In: Gunstone, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Science Education. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6165-0_526-1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6165-0_526-1
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Online ISBN: 978-94-007-6165-0
eBook Packages: Springer Reference EducationReference Module Humanities and Social SciencesReference Module Education