摘要：Abstract“Inquiry teaching approach” (ITA) has been getting a growing interest within the educational research community, especially in science education. Some authors argue that group work (GW) should have a central role within ITA. This study intends to analyze some functional features of the GW developed by 12 grade students within a teaching and learning strategy based on ITA that involved the resolution of a problem. Our results revealed that not all 12 grade students have skills of GW. We also found that students who worked in groups with leadership reached better results than other groups without leadership.
