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TABLE 1

Observational Rubric for Student Self-Directedness Scale

Essential Features of Classroom Inquiry	level 1 = Structured Inquiry	level 2 = Guided Inquiry	level 3 = Open Inquiry
1. Students engage in scientifically oriented questions	• Students are provided with questions by teacher, materials, or other source	• Students and teacher generate questions through a teacher-lead discussion	• Students generate questions
2. Students give priority to evidence in responding to questions	• Students are provided with data and its analysis	• Students collect and analyze data by following the method provided by teacher or textbook	• Students collect and analyze data by their own methods of investigation
3. Students formulate explanations from evidence	• Students are provided with explanations	• Students formulate explanations from evidence through a teacher-lead discussion	• Students independently formulate explanations from evidence
4. Students connect explanations to scientific knowledge	• Students are provided with scientific facts by teacher, materials, or other source	• Students connect explanations to scientific knowledge through a teacher-lead discussion	• Students independently examine other resources and connect explanations to scientific knowledge
5. Students communicate and justifies explanations	• Students are given steps and procedures for communication by teacher	• Students are provided broad guidelines to use to sharpen communication	• Students independently forms reasonable and logical argument to communicate explanations

Essential Features of Classroom Inquiry	level 1 = Structured Inquiry	level 2 = Guided Inquiry	level 3 = Open Inquiry
1. Students engage in scientifically oriented questions	• Students are provided with questions by teacher, materials, or other source	• Students and teacher generate questions through a teacher-lead discussion	• Students generate questions
2. Students give priority to evidence in responding to questions	• Students are provided with data and its analysis	• Students collect and analyze data by following the method provided by teacher or textbook	• Students collect and analyze data by their own methods of investigation
3. Students formulate explanations from evidence	• Students are provided with explanations	• Students formulate explanations from evidence through a teacher-lead discussion	• Students independently formulate explanations from evidence
4. Students connect explanations to scientific knowledge	• Students are provided with scientific facts by teacher, materials, or other source	• Students connect explanations to scientific knowledge through a teacher-lead discussion	• Students independently examine other resources and connect explanations to scientific knowledge
5. Students communicate and justifies explanations	• Students are given steps and procedures for communication by teacher	• Students are provided broad guidelines to use to sharpen communication	• Students independently forms reasonable and logical argument to communicate explanations