Wim Peeters: The SECURE project - recommendations on how to raise interest in MST at an early age Scientix European Conference, Brussels, 6-8 May 2011

1. Scientix
Brussels
6-8 May 2011
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2. 7TH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME
Rocard’s Report
Scientix
Brussels
6-8 May 2011
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3. 7TH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME
Balancing the needs between
training for future scientists
and
broader societal needs
Scientix
Brussels
6-8 May 2011
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Research and Development
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4. Collaborative project
Scientix By
Brussels
6-8 May 2011
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5. SECURE’s OBJECTIVE
Scientix
Brussels
6-8 May 2011
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6. CURRICULUM
THREE PERSPECTIVES:
• curricula writers
Scientix • teachers
Brussels
6-8 May 2011 • pupils
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7. SECURE’s OBJECTIVE
• to provide relevant and rigorous
research data,
• ...transform them into
Scientix recommendations
Brussels
6-8 May 2011 • ...that contribute to the debate
among policy makers on science
curricula
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8. Research
• comparing MST curricula in a range of
member states
• questioning teachers’ perceptions on
Scientix science and science curricula
Brussels
6-8 May 2011 • asking for young learners’ perceptions
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9. RESEARCH SAMPLE
• pupils aged 5-8-11-13:
kindergarten =>primary => secondary
Scientix • 60 classes/country
Brussels • 1200-1500 pupils/country
6-8 May 2011
• 120-150 MST teachers/country
• X 10 countries
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10. Framework: Does the
curriculum give information on
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11. PROCEDURE
• Analyse, compare & contrast
objectives and content of the current
science curricula in member states.
• Identify common ground among
Scientix
Brussels existing MST curricula.
6-8 May 2011
• Identify good practices in the various
member states
• Establish how curricula are put into
practice by MST teachers
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12. • Establish how current curricula affect
learners’ competences, motivation and
perception of the relevance of science
• Disseminate the research findings
among stakeholders and decision
Scientix
makers in the field of MST
Brussels • Make recommendations to policy
6-8 May 2011
makers in the field of MST curriculum
development, of teacher training, of
educational policy makers in general
• Stimulate an in dept debate among
them
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13. Scientix
Brussels
6-8 May 2011
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14. Workpackages (WP)
• WP 1 (Belgium – KHK)
– task : overall coordination of the project
(management)
– WP-leader : Job De Meyere –
Scientix job.de.meyere@khk.be
Brussels
6-8 May 2011 • WP2 (Poland-UJK)
– Task : overall scientific coordination
– WP-leader : Dagmara Sokolowska
-
ufdsokol@cyf-kr.edu.pl
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15. • WP3 (Netherland –SLO)
– Task : design and research coordination
– WP-leader : Elvira Folmer - e.folmer@slo.nl
Scientix
Brussels
6-8 May 2011
• WP4 (Belgium – DKO)
– Task : Coordination of school data collection
– WP-leader : Wim Peeters -
wim.peeters.int@telenet.be
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16. • WP5 (Slovenia – ULJ)
– Task : coordination of curriculum
research data collection
– WP-leader : Barbara Rovsek -
barbara.rovsek@pef.uni-lj.si
Scientix • WP6 (Belgium – DKO)
Brussels
6-8 May 2011 – Task : coordination of dissemination
and exploitation of project results
– WP-leader : Wim Peeters -
wim.peeters.int@telenet.be
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17. Valorisation & dissemination
• Local happening (June-Oct 2013)
– A small scientific happening with
interactive activities for learners
– Schools are told about the project
Scientix
Brussels outcomes, given feedback on the data
6-8 May 2011 they provided.
– Local stakeholders and decision makers
are invited.
– Every class recieves a science activity kit
made by PONTON vzw
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18. • National Conferences (2013)
– Organised by every SECURE partner
– Presentations of and discussions on the
research outcomes, in view of national
Scientix
Brussels situation and results
6-8 May 2011
– Schools, national stakeholders and policy
makers are invited
– Discuss recommendations
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19. • Transnational expert seminar
(June 2013)
– Feedback on the research outcomes
– Debate on MST education and curricula
– Are research results also valid for other
Scientix
countries (that are not SECURE
Brussels members)?
6-8 May 2011
– Valorisation of results
– Evaluate, enhance and/or put forward
(other) recommendations
– Are YOU interested?
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20. • International conference
(Oct 2013)
– Presentation of the results
Scientix
Brussels – International specialists, policy makers
6-8 May 2011 and interested people are invited
– Publish results and recommendations
– Launch debate on research results
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21. Thank You!
Any Questions??
Scientix Contact: wim.peeters.int@telenet.be
Brussels
6-8 May 2011
Website: www.secure-project.eu
Coord. contact: job.de.meyere@khk.be
Project partners:
KHK (BE) – UGZ (AT) – DKO (BE) – UCY (CY) – TUD (GE) – UUD
(IT) – SLO (NL) – UJK (PL) – ULJ (SI) – UVG (SE) – NTU (UK)
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for
Research and Development
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