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TEACHER`S TRAINING ON INQUIRY-BASED
METHOD
T o o m a s T e n n oK a r i n H e l l a t
University of TartuEstonia
Starting hands-on inquiry project in Estonia
Project 2000+ Tartu, Võru, Järva and Pärnu counties; Primary schools and kindergarten level; Units from different programs (STC and
Insights) adapted for Estonia; Curriuculum development in teacher
training programs; Curriculum development in primary
school.
Implementation of inquiry method at school as a team
work
representative of authority
school leaders teachers teacher trainers
Questions arising at implementation of inquiry based
teaching
Why we have to change paradigm of teaching and learning?
Why we have to change the subject centred teaching method, which mainly is based on memorising facts and concepts?
Why most educationalist and politicians are thinking, that existing school system is good?
Why teachers state: “we already use the hands on inquiry methods”?
I hear, and I forget,I see, and I remember,I do, and I understand!
CHAINESE PROVERB
THE THE FUTURE FUTURE OF OF SCIENCESCIENCE
AND AND SCIENCESCIENCE EDUCATIONEDUCATION
Lecture at the University Lecture at the University of Tartuof Tartu, , 20042004
Bruce AlbertsBruce AlbertsPresident, US National Academy of SciencesPresident, US National Academy of SciencesProfessor, University of California, San FranciscoProfessor, University of California, San Francisco
Bruce Albertspresident of Academy of Science of
USA
“Science at school issomething that
YOU DO,not something that is
DONE FOR YOU”
Herbert Simon
What is meaning of “KNOWING”?
“REMEMBER AND REPEAT”or
“FIND AND USE”?
Prof. Philip GammageScientific advisor of South Australian University
The social character and decisive importance of the early age learning is investigated.
… formal educational systems have the contradictory tendency to invest into education AFTER, when the main suitable time for learning is over.
Researchers have the position, that learning process is going effectively between the birth and 12 years age of a child.
Formal curriculum and the “delivering” of knowledge to the child are not the best ways to go forward in the education.
Primary education in last and previous centuries was focused on:
acquisition of literary skills in simple reading, writing and calculating
testing materials were prepared for assessing student’s memory and it is still in use at school in a large extent
Education in 21 century
Required skills and personal properties of people applying for a job are changed dramatically
The amount of information and knowledge is growing so fast than ever before in the history
THAT’S WHY WE NEED THE CHANGE IN EDUCATION!
The need of changes
New paradigm of learning and teaching that lies as a fundamental concept of the inquiry program for primary school and kindergarten studies, must be implemented into school.
School yesterday was mainly oriented to achieve lower order cognitive skills and teachers with their old fashioned training were prepared to fulfill those requirements that were laid upon them.
Traditional school
Developing lower order cognitive skills (LOCS):
• memorizing facts and definitions• using teaching methods as lecturing,
demonstrations, etc• doing cook-book experiments• using patterns and examples• developing student’s algorithmic
thinking
School today has to meet new standards of learning and teaching
¤ the main goal of present studies is learning with understanding on the bases of hands on inquiry curriculum, that will lead to formation of higher order cognitive skills as problem solving, critical and systemic thinking, question asking, creativity and social adaptation.
Hands-on inquiry is giving a shift
from algorithmic lower-order cognitive skills (LOCS) of teaching to higher order cognitive skills (HOCS) of learning;
from doing justice of the disciplines to doing justice the learner’s ability of gaining interdisciplinary (or cross-disciplinary) approach;
from assessment of passive knowledge to assessment of HOCS;
from focusing on “what should the graduates know “ to “what should graduates be able to do”.
Subject oriented curriculum
Complex curriculum
Problem based curriculum
Active learning curriculum
Subject oriented
Student oriented
Types of the curriculum by Johnson “Fundamentals of American Education” (1990)
Subject oriented curriculum
All subjects are clearly defined In some cases subjects are taught
separately (still in use in Estonian schools) Integration between subjects is not
valued Students are passiv at the lessons
Subject oriented curriculum
Problems: As a result of studies creative thinking is
not formed Learning is performed by memorizing
facts and ideas Subjects are not connected to the real life Positive attitude towards the subject
matter will not formed during the study process
Subject oriented curriculum
People supporting the subject oriented curriculum believe that if students are passed the study, they are well prepared for the further life and they will behave as good citizens
Creativity and personal attitude towards the matter are not expected, they have to learn all that teacher has proposed
Motivation for studies will be usually the recognition from parents or teacher, students are motivated having in mind some furthercoming aim, e g to enter the University
Active learning curriculum
• Curriculum will be created on the bases of student interest and needs
• Studies are oriented as emotional process towards the study material
• Borders between subjects practically do not exist
• Content of studies will be involved into whole• Main method for studies is hands-on inquiry
Active learning
Main aims at the active learning program are development of student’s creativity, critical thinking, problem solving ability and writing and reading skills
Problems: Studies are fragmental, curriculum does not
exist If students are during studies dealing only
with problems, they are interested in, the will not get the integrative picture of the world
Active learning
The aim of the educational system must be to encapture all children actively into the study process and develop their higher order cognitive skills (HOCS)
It is possible, if we use directed hands on inquiry curriculum based on new paradigm
Open inquiry Directed inquiry
Textbook Demonstrations and “cook-
book” activities
Teacher
Student
high
low
low high
Who is controlling the process of learning?
Directed inquiry program
The curriculum is build up in hierarchic principles of knowledge and skills that are needed to develope in students
Studies will be perfomed with hands-on inquiry method Learning with understanding Students will get an integrative picture of the
surrounding world scientific thinking will be developed Students will be good in writing and verbal
communication Social skills will be developed
Directed inquiry program
Hands on and minds on directed inquiry method is designed on the high activity of both, teacher and student
The teacher and students are working together on the bases of directed inquiry curriculum
Using directed inquiry method gives us possibilities to move from learning by heart to learning with understanding
Magnets and Magnets and MotorsMotors
The Technology The Technology of Paperof Paper
Measuring TimeExperiments with Plants
66
Floating and Floating and SinkingSinking
Food Food chemistrychemistry
EcosystemsMicroworlds55
Electric Electric CircuitsCircuits
Motion and Motion and DesignDesign
Land and WaterAnimal Studies
44
SoundChemical Chemical TestsTests
Rocks and Minerals
Plant Growths & Plant Growths & DevelopmentDevelopment
33
Balancing and Balancing and WeighingWeighing
ChangesChangesSoilsSoilsThe Life Cycles The Life Cycles of Butterfliesof Butterflies
22
Comparing Comparing and Measuringand Measuring
Solids and Solids and LiquidsLiquids
WetherOrganisms11
Sequence of units in STC program
Development of scientific reasoning skills
66
55
44
33
22
11
IDENTIFYING IDENTIFYING CAUSE AND CAUSE AND EFFECT, EFFECT, EXTENDING EXTENDING THE SENSESTHE SENSES
OBSERVING, OBSERVING, MEASURING, MEASURING, IDENTIFYING IDENTIFYING PROPERTIESPROPERTIES
GG
RR
AA
DD
EE
SS
SEEKING SEEKING EVIDENCE, EVIDENCE, RECOGNIZING RECOGNIZING PATTERNS PATTERNS AND CYCLESAND CYCLES
DESIGNING & DESIGNING & CONDUCTING CONDUCTING CONTROLLED CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTSEXPERIMENTS
Hands-on inquiry in science
Kits for every unit (consisting Teacher’s guide and materials for 30 40 students)
Teacher training and teacher’s trainers Methodology development (content of units
and assessment strategy) Kit preparation center Shift in the paradigm of learning and
teaching
Assessment of students development
• everyday assessment
• pre and post unit assessment
• assessment of the applying abilities of the student
Teacher trainingon directed inquiry method
The service and pre service teacher training at the guided inquiry method in the primary school has mainly focused onto two targets:
¤ to introduce teachers to the fundamental ideology of the inquiry method and to have the practical experience in classroom
¤ to give the basic knowledge in science to those teachers who haven’t had advanced courses in integrated science (class teachers, primary school teachers)
Basic conseptsfor teacher
training
Pre -requisite of teacher training efficiency is to develop teacher’s understanding of inquiry based learning, get authorities into the program and facilitate the inquiry based teaching at school
Teachers should be taught the same way they are expected to teach at school
Teachers will have awareness that they would find it useful to learn more for implementation the inquiry at school
Is research in the field of education needed?
A lot educationalist are sure that old fashion system in science must not be changed
To demonstrate the efectivness of the learning method of inquiry (compared to the traditional algoritmic methods at school)
To show evidence that inquiry based learning helps to achieve expected results and fulfill the goals defined in the curriculum
“That’s a wonder, that nowadays’ methods at school have not destroyed completely the holy thirst for knowledge.This disire needs mainly freedom, without this it will die for sure.”
GOOD LUCK IN DOING SCIENCE WITH HANDS
ON INQUIRY!