Table 1.1. Essential features of classroom inquiry and their variations.

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Table 1.2. Modified framework for inquiry.

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Table 3.1. Research questions and instruments.

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Table 3.2. Inter-rater reliability of the Inquiry Assessment Rubric (IAR).

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Table 3.3. Matrix of data collection.

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Table 4.1. IAR (numeric) and Modified OIF (categorical) correlation.

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Table 4.2. Correlation between the IAR of preservice secondary science teachers and the Modified OIF.

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Table 4.3. STP (post-M3 occasion) correlation between the IAR and the Modified OIF.

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Table 4.4. Video correlation between the Modified OIF and IAR.

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Table 4.5. Student teaching essay correlation between the Modified OIF and IAR.

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