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Crawford, B. A. Changing perceptions about science for underrepresented students through an authentic inquiry-based investigation.
Crawford, Barbara A. "Changing perceptions about science for underrepresented students through an authentic inquiry-based investigation."
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Changing perceptions about science for underrepresented students through an authentic inquiry-based investigation.

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This study investigates how the context of authentic investigation may alter and shape underrepresented students' views about science. This research follows the implementation of the Fossil Finders project in an urban middle school classroom serving English language learning (ELL) students from Latino backgrounds. Following participation in an authentic investigation coupled with explicit instruction in nature of science (NOS) and interaction with a scientist, students demonstrated learning gains in science and altered views about …

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