Guided Reflection to Support Quality of Reflection and Inquiry in Web-based Learning

The purpose of this study was to design prompts for guided reflection and to validate them in an empirical manner. Guided reflection was applied in a Web-based learning environment Young Researcher. This environment was used with lower- secondary school biology students whose quality of reflection and inquiry skills were evaluated. The results of the study demonstrate development in their reflection quality. Significant improvement in terms of students’ inquiry skills was detected among skills related to formulating research questions, inferences and planning experiments. Significant associations were found between the development of the students’ inquiry skills and reflection quality.