Re: Direct Instruction rocks: Or does it?

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent essay “Re: Direct Instruction rocks: Or does it?” [Hake (2013b)]. The abstract reads:

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ABSTRACT: The conclusion of my response “Direct Instruction rocks: Or does it?” [Hake (2013a)] at http://bit.ly/10k3iN3 to David Klahr's (2012) “Inquiry Science rocks: Or does it?” at http://bit.ly/WmqHMj is (see the complete post for the references):

“A. Klahr’s (2012) Fig. 1 histogram and the research of Chen & Klahr (1999) and Klahr & Nigam (2004) suggest that if one’s goal is the enhancement of a process skill such as the “Control of Variables Strategy” (CVS) among elementary-school students then (s)he should probably consider utilizing Klahr’s direct-instruction-like “Training-Probe (TP)” pedagogy rather than discovery-learning-like “No Training - No Probe (NTNP)” method with near zero teacher guidance.

B. Hake's (2012) Fig. 1 [histogram taken Hake (1998a)], its corroboration by others listed in Hake (2008), and the high positive correlation of post-test conceptual FCI and problem-solving MB tests, suggest that if one’s goal is the enhancement of conceptual understanding and problem-solving ability among high-school or undergraduate students then (s)he should probably consider utilizing discovery-learning-like “Interactive Engagement” pedagogy rather than direct-instruction-like “Traditional' pedagogy.”
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Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University
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REFERENCES [URL's shortened by http://bit.ly/ and accessed on 01 April 2013.]

Hake, R.R. 2013a. “Direct Instruction rocks: Or does it?” APS News 22(4), April, online at http://bit.ly/10k3iN3. [Response to Klahr (2012).]

Hake, R.R. 2013b. “Re: Direct Instruction rocks: Or does it?” online on the OPEN Net-Gold archives at http://yhoo.it/10qf8Wa. Post of 01 April 16:00-0700 to Net-Gold, AERA-K, and AERA-L. [Evidently due to a change in LISTSERV software AERA-K and AERA-L no longer carry HOT Links such as those on Net-Gold!] The abstract and link to the complete post are being transmitted to several discussion lists.

Klahr, D. 2012. “Inquiry Science rocks: Or does it?” APS News 21(11), December; online at http://bit.ly/WmqHMj.

Responses to David Klahr’s Criticism of Inquiry Science

Some blog might be interested in a recent post “Responses to David Klahr’s Criticism of Inquiry Science” [Hake (2013)]. The abstract reads:

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ABSTRACT: David Klahr’s (2012) APS News back-page essay “Inquiry Science rocks: Or does it?” at http://bit.ly/WmqHMj initiated two long threads on the PhysLrnR list: (a) “Klahr in Dec. APSNEWS” at http://bit.ly/VsSA9u, and (b) “Klahr In APS” at http://bit.ly/YdVI3q [respectively 51 and 67 posts as of 17 Feb 2013; to gain access you may need to obtain a password by clicking on “Log in required” and then typing your email address into a slot].

Unfortunately, none of these posts addressed Joe Bellina’s lead question at http://bit.ly/W28x1k: “HAS ANYONE THOUGHT OF RESPONDING?” [My CAPS.]

Thus far the only response in APS News to Klahr (2012) is a letter in the Feb 2013 issue “Criticism of Inquiry-based Learning Strikes Home” at http://bit.ly/ZghL0e from physicist Robert Ehrlich (2013)], which supports Klahr's criticism of Inquiry Science. Ehrlich http://bit.ly/VWihiQ is an inveterate Physics Education Research (PER) basher - see e.g., my response to his careless commentary in “Comment on ‘How do we know if we are doing a good job in physics teaching’ by Robert Ehrlich” [Hake (2002)] at http://bit.ly/R4UZkt.
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Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University
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REFERENCES [URL shortened by http://bit.ly/ and accessed on 17 Feb 2013.]
Hake, R.R. 2013. “Responses to David Klahr’s Criticism of Inquiry Science,” online on the OPEN! AERA-L archives at http://bit.ly/11PpLqs. Post of 17 Feb 2013 16:13:16-0800 to AERA-L and Net-Gold. The abstract and link to the complete post are being transmitted to several discussion lists.