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A Deeper Layer of Enquiry: Using the Heuristic Investigation Delayed Evidence (HIDE) Approach to Evaluate How Students Select Evidence

Document Type

Article

Keywords

Heuristic, HIDE

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Journal of Emergent Science

Volume

22

First Page

22

Last Page

31

Abstract

It is widely emphasised in contemporary science teaching that students should engage in practices of enquiry similar to actual scientists. In an attempt to meet these expectations, many teachers have turned to ‘hands‐on’ lessons that can be fun for students but may serve as a faux proxy to meet the expectations and rigour that the authors of reform‐based standards intended. In an attempt to meet the expectations of these standards, the Heuristic Initiative Delayed Evidence (HIDE) method was created. The method starts with students using experience to learn instead of being told how things work, followed by teachers waiting to provide vocabulary and information about the science content after students explore the phenomenon. In this study in Grade 6 (age 11) in the United States, we evaluated how students selected evidence before and after they were taught using the HIDE method and compared that to students who were taught by a teacher who used a more traditional method.

Department

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Original Publication Date

1-1-2022

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