The research was carried out in Italy as part of the international project “KidsINNscience: Innovation in Science Education - Turning Kids on to Science”, a collaborative research project funded by the European Commission, involving ten partner countries and running from November 2009 to July 2013. The project investigated how to transfer innovations in science and technology from one country to another in order to develop teaching and learning adaptive strategies and to facilitate the innovation of curricula. Innovative practices (IPs) in science and technology education - ranging from pre-primary to upper secondary school and covering a broad range of subjects and topics - were collected in each of the participating countries; the IPs were selected according to defined quality criteria, adapted and implemented in a field trial by teachers in mainstream schools, and finally evaluated in terms of transferability, feasibility and effectiveness. Cultural diversity, gender aspects and activity-based and learner-centred approaches were explicitly addressed in all phases of the project.
Cassata, L., Mayer, M., Torracca, E. (2013). THE INTERNATIONAL PROJECT “KIDSINNSCIENCE”: A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO ADAPT AND EXPERIMENT INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION. In ICERI2013 Proceedings (pp.1027-1034).
THE INTERNATIONAL PROJECT “KIDSINNSCIENCE”: A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO ADAPT AND EXPERIMENT INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION
CASSATA, LAURA;
2013-01-01
Abstract
The research was carried out in Italy as part of the international project “KidsINNscience: Innovation in Science Education - Turning Kids on to Science”, a collaborative research project funded by the European Commission, involving ten partner countries and running from November 2009 to July 2013. The project investigated how to transfer innovations in science and technology from one country to another in order to develop teaching and learning adaptive strategies and to facilitate the innovation of curricula. Innovative practices (IPs) in science and technology education - ranging from pre-primary to upper secondary school and covering a broad range of subjects and topics - were collected in each of the participating countries; the IPs were selected according to defined quality criteria, adapted and implemented in a field trial by teachers in mainstream schools, and finally evaluated in terms of transferability, feasibility and effectiveness. Cultural diversity, gender aspects and activity-based and learner-centred approaches were explicitly addressed in all phases of the project.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
