Project information
PROFILES—Professional Reflection-Oriented Focus on Inquiry-based Learning and Education through Science
(PROFILES)
- Project Identification
- 266589
- Project Period
- 1/2011 - 5/2015
- Investor / Pogramme / Project type
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European Union
- 7th Specific RTD Programme
- Cooperation
- MU Faculty or unit
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Faculty of Education
- doc. RNDr. Josef Trna, CSc.
- doc. RNDr. Eva Trnová, PhD.
- Cooperating Organization
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Freie Universität Berlin
- Responsible person Ulrich Rössler
The PROFILES project promotes IBSE through raising the self-efficacy of science teachers and in so doing aiding a better
understanding of the changing purpose of teaching science in schools and the value of stakeholder networking. The proposal
innovation is in utilizing existing science teaching materials to support teachers, through an inspired, longitudinal training
programme reflecting stakeholder views and needs, while simultaneously promoting a reflective IBSE school-based, training
related, intervention to promote learning through creative, scientific problem solving and socio-scientific decision making
procedures. The measures of success are through a) determining the self efficacy of science teachers in teaching innovative
science education approaches allowing student acquisition of life skill competencies and b) in the attitudes of students toward
this more context-led, student centered, IBSE-emphasised learning. Dissemination of approaches, reactions, and reflections
form a further key project target.
Publications
Total number of publications: 35
2012
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Inquiry-Based Science Education in Science and Technology Education as a Connectivist Method
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Education, year: 2012
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Taxonomy of Physics Experiments in Inquiry-Based Science Education
Year: 2012, type: Conference abstract
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Teacher Development in IBSE
Badania w dydaktyce chemii, year: 2012, number of pages: 4 s.
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Web Support of Experiments
Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Hands-on Science, year: 2012
2011
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Hands-on experimental activities in inquiry-based science education
Proceedings book of the joint international conference MPTL'16 - HSCi 2011, year: 2011