Students’ use of primary science blog for scientific investigation

This study aims to investigate the use of blog as an inquiry-based approach on science investigation in primary education. This study elaborates a set of elements included in an effective science blog which helps students to record their learning process. Through the blog’s posts (including text, images and media objects content), students created their online journals while their inquiry learning process. A guideline of content to the blog and rubrics were given for groups of students to record and evaluate their process of science investigation. Teachers will serve as a facilitator under the approach of project-based inquiry. The results showed that students through the blog for constructing understandings, extension of knowledge, diverse perspectives, share data and resources, reflection and voice to all (Brownstein & Klein, 2006) .