Inquiry-Based Instruction: Perceptions of National Agriscience Teacher Ambassadors

Autor/inn/en	Blythe, Jessica M.; DiBenedetto, Catherine A.; Myers, Brian E.
Titel	Inquiry-Based Instruction: Perceptions of National Agriscience Teacher Ambassadors
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education, 56 (2015) 2, S.110-121 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-0541
Schlagwörter	Agricultural Education; Inquiry; Teaching Methods; Focus Groups; Attitude Measures; Time; Program Implementation; Responses; Teacher Attitudes; High Schools; Secondary School Teachers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Zeit; Lehrerverhalten; High school; Oberschule
Abstract	To assist students in developing positive scientific attitudes and improve student scientific literacy, learning environments should utilize inquiry-based instruction (IBI). In order to further develop the implementation of IBI in agricultural education settings, this research sought to describe the perceptions of National Agricultural Teacher Ambassador Academy participants' transitions to IBI. Utilizing focus groups, this research identified three themes concerning the implementation of IBI: the perceptions of time required to implementing IBI, perceptions of the transition from former teaching methods into IBI, and perceptions of the reactions from their school environment of participants' implementation of IBI. Though participants reported initial personal and student struggles when transitioning to IBI, they also perceived that once students understood the processes associated with IBI students reported learning more than with other teaching methods. The findings indicate that a variety of professional development opportunities and supports must be provided for agricultural teachers implementing IBI in their classrooms. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association for Agricultural Education. P.O. Box 7607, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Raleigh, NC 27695. Web site: http://www.aaaeonline.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01