published by
the American Institute of Physics
written by Lynn M. Tashiro
This case study documents a collaborative process of designing a physics course across the academic cultures of science and education. It presents a model for how scientific inquiry might be integrated into an undergraduate physics course for non-majors and preservice K–8 teachers. Tools for managing and assessing guided and open inquiry are provided together with samples of student work. Evidence of student learning is investigated, with a focus on assessing students' ability to write a testable scientific question. The paper is organized in five sections: the context and resources for designing the physics course; the collaborators; the course; tools for managing and assessing inquiry; evidence of student learning; and references.
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![]() <a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=4946">Tashiro, Lynn M.. How Can a Physics Course for Nonmajors and Preservice K–8 Teachers Engage Students in the Process of Scientific Inquiry?. College Park: American Institute of Physics, 2000.</a>
![]() L. Tashiro, (American Institute of Physics, College Park, 2000), WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20030424172834/http://www.aip.org/education/teacherprep/tashiro.pdf).
![]() L. Tashiro, How Can a Physics Course for Nonmajors and Preservice K–8 Teachers Engage Students in the Process of Scientific Inquiry? (American Institute of Physics, College Park, 2000), <http://web.archive.org/web/20030424172834/http://www.aip.org/education/teacherprep/tashiro.pdf>.
![]() Tashiro, L. (2000). How Can a Physics Course for Nonmajors and Preservice K–8 Teachers Engage Students in the Process of Scientific Inquiry?. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from American Institute of Physics: http://web.archive.org/web/20030424172834/http://www.aip.org/education/teacherprep/tashiro.pdf
![]() Tashiro, Lynn M.. How Can a Physics Course for Nonmajors and Preservice K–8 Teachers Engage Students in the Process of Scientific Inquiry?. College Park: American Institute of Physics, 2000. http://web.archive.org/web/20030424172834/http://www.aip.org/education/teacherprep/tashiro.pdf (accessed 1 May 2025).
![]() Tashiro, Lynn M.. How Can a Physics Course for Nonmajors and Preservice K–8 Teachers Engage Students in the Process of Scientific Inquiry?. College Park: American Institute of Physics, 2000. 1 May 2025 <http://web.archive.org/web/20030424172834/http://www.aip.org/education/teacherprep/tashiro.pdf>.
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Author = "Lynn M. Tashiro",
Title = {How Can a Physics Course for Nonmajors and Preservice K–8 Teachers Engage Students in the Process of Scientific Inquiry?},
Publisher = {American Institute of Physics},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {1 May 2025},
Year = {2000}
}
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