An experimental social science curriculum with the express intent of developing inquiry skills was tested in a controlled experiment against an established conventional curriculum. The new curriculum involved inquiry skill objectives as well as knowledge objectives for each unit; readings stressed source material. Post-experiment testing showed that students who followed the experimental program developed inquiry skills to a significantly greater degree than students in the control group.
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