@article {991,
	title = {FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT AS A TOOL TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF INQUIRY SKILLS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION},
	journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education},
	volume = {20},
	year = {2021},
	month = {April/2021},
	pages = {Continuous},
	type = {Original article},
	chapter = {204-222},
	abstract = {Formative assessment (FA) is considered a powerful tool to enhance learning. However, there have been few studies addressing how the implementation of FA influences the development of inquiry skills so far. This research intends to determine the efficacy of teaching using FA in the development of students{\textquoteright} inquiry skills. A test of inquiry skills was used as the main research instrument to identify the level of the selected inquiry skills before and after a period of teaching with or without FA in the experimental and control group respectively. In the experimental group (n=73), FA was implemented across five subjects: biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and informatics, while the control group (n=48) was taught without any external intervention. In both groups, mostly teacher-centred methods of teaching were applied. The research findings confirmed a low initial level of inquiry skills. Teaching using FA showed higher efficacy than teaching without FA, even without a special focus on the inquiry methods. The experimental group achieved significantly better results compared to the control group. In addition, the results confirmed higher efficacy of FA in lower performing students. Gender did not prove as a determining factor in the effective implementation of FA.},
	keywords = {formative assessment classroom techniques, inquiry skills, inquiry skills test, science teaching, students{\textquoteright} performance, upper secondary school},
	issn = {1648-3898},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/21.20.204 },
	url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2021/987-1616865729.pdf},
	author = {M{\'a}ria Ganajov{\'a} and Ivana Sot{\'a}kov{\'a} and Stanislav Luk{\'a}{\v c} and Zuzana Je{\v s}kov{\'a} and Veronika Jurkov{\'a} and Ren{\'a}ta Orosov{\'a}}
}
@article {524,
	title = {EFFICACY OF INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING IN MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS AND INFORMATICS IN RELATION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS{\textasciiacute} INQUIRY SKILLS},
	journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education},
	volume = {15},
	year = {2016},
	month = {October/2016},
	pages = {Continuous},
	type = {Original article},
	chapter = {559{\textendash}574},
	abstract = {The current initiatives at European level urge more emphasis on the implementation of inquiry-based science education (IBSE). Although there are existing studies on the effect of IBSE on understanding science, fewer attempts have been made regarding the development of various inquiry skills. In this research, a model of consistent implementation of inquiry activities across the three subjects of mathematics, physics and informatics was developed and its efficacy with regard to selected inquiry skills development was examined. In order to evaluate the efficacy, a test assessing the level of inquiry skills development was designed. This test was taken by 300 high school students both before and after experimental teaching. In between students were exposed to coherent and intentional multidisciplinary inquiry-based learning within a period of approx. four months. The results showed a statistically significant increase on test scores that is gender independent, however the class specialization played a significant role. The results indicate that the designed model of coactive IBSE implementation is efficacious for inquiry skills development and therefore applicable in school practice.},
	keywords = {inquiry skills, inquiry skills assessment, inquiry-based science education, test of inquiry skills},
	issn = {1648-3898},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/16.15.559},
	url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2016/987-1482502031.pdf},
	author = {Zuzana Je{\v s}kov{\'a} and Stanislav Luk{\'a}{\v c} and Martina Han{\v c}ov{\'a} and {\v L}ubom{\'\i}r {\v S}najder and J{\'a}n Guni{\v s} and Brigita Balogov{\'a} and Mari{\'a}n Kire{\v s}}
}
