摘要：The purpose of the present study is to determine the elementary school 7th grades students’ inquiry and communication competence. In the present study was employed qualitative research method. The sampling of the study consists of 155, 7th grade students. 7th grades students’ competency in inquiry and communication were determined through 29-item “The Competence in Scientific Inquiry” developed by Huey-Por Chang, Chın-Chang Chen, Gwo-Jen Guo, Yeong-Jın Cheng, Chen-Yung Lın and Tsung-Hau Jen (2010). The study employed the survey method were analyzed through SPSS 15.0 program package. By means of appropriate statistics, the data were analyzed.The results of the study, students mostly marked “frequently” option in terms of questioning and communication, so they find themselves highly competent.
