Good practices
| ||
 Working Group:Early InquiryCountry:Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Slovakia, United KingdomLanguages:EnglishAge of students (target group/s):13-14, 15-18Links, resources:http://portal.ou.nl/en/web/wespo...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=... Contact person information:Ellen Rusman This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The project offers a set of tools that can be used to implement scientific learning by means of IBL. Rather than a static model, the weSPOT IBL model is a dynamic one where all different inquiry phases are connected to each other and where reflection takes a prominent role throughout all the phases. WeSPOT works with pilots using the weSPOT Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) model in 8 domains (Food, Biodiversity, Earthquake, Sea, Energy, School, Innovation, Economy). In one of the pilots, students conduct research on how to build a colony on Mars, considering its planetary circumstances such as lack of oxygen. To sum up, weSPOT: (1) defines a reference model for inquiry-based learning skills, (2) creates a diagnostic instrument for measuring inquiry skills, and (3) implements a working, technology-enhanced, inquiry-based learning environment for science, which allows linking inquiry activities with school curricula and legacy systems.Strong points and opportunities:- broad approach to and practical support for implementing inquiry-based learning within the science domain; - five European countries participating in the project, providing examples of how the weSPOT IBL model and toolkit can be implemented in science teaching.Limitations:No limitations identifiedAdded value with regards to the 3 topics of the MASS project:This EU-project focuses on inquiry-based learning skills and activities and can therefore be very useful for MASS.Any prerequisites needed:- A computer & internet connection - Enthusiastic teachers - An environment that inspires students to ask a question | ||
