Introducing Students to Scientific Inquiry How Do We Know What We Know?

Susan Etheredge is Assistant Professor of Education and Child Study at Smith College, where she teaches courses in early childhood and elementary curriculum and instruction. A former elementary school classroom teacher, Professor Etheredge's research focuses on science education, preservice teacher development, and the classroom as a discourse community. Al Rudnitsky is Professor of Education and Child Study at Smith College. His areas of specialization include mathematics and science education and educational applications of technology in teaching and learning. Professor Rudnitsky has developed software designed to teach scientific reasoning and is co-author of Course Design: A Guide to Curriculum Development for TeachersEtheredge, Susan is the author of 'Introducing Students to Scientific Inquiry How Do We Know What We Know?', published 2002 under ISBN 9780205348121 and ISBN 0205348122.