Topic/Area: Science, Mathematics education, General education and e-learning
Date released: 2013
Type of Best Practices
- Toolkit for teacher PD
- The World of Work - IBL & WoW in classroom
- mascil final conference - Educating the Educators II
Partners / network
Thirteen countries represented by the partner universities and institutes of mascil:
University of Education Freiburg, Germany
Utrecht University, Netherlands
University of Jaén, Spain
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
Hacettepe University, Turkey
Babes-Bolyai University, Romania
University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Divulgación Dinámica S.L. (Dynamic Disclosure S.L.), Spain
University of Vienna, Austria
Vilnius University, Lithuania
The University of Nottingham, Great Britain
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece
University of Münster, Germany
EDEX-Educational Excellence Corporation Limited, Cyprus
Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at the Bulgarian Academy of Science, Bulgaria
University of Kiel, Germany
Description of the methods/ approach
The project employed inquiry-based learning (IBL) as the main method which is defined as being inductive, student-centered and focused on creativity and collaboration (Doorman, 2011). IBL aims to develop and foster inquiring minds and attitudes that are vital for students to face and manage uncertain futures and earning is driven by open questions and multiple-solution strategies.
Purpose/Aim
Mascil aims to promote a widespread use of inquiry-based science teaching (IBST) in primary and secondary schools. The major innovation of mascil is to connect IBST in school with the World of Work (WoW) making science more meaningful for young European students and motivating their interest in careers in science and technology.
Evaluation (results) of its effectiveness (if applicable)
Read the report about the evaluation results: Report about the formative and the summative evaluation of the project
Overview of the lessons learned which are relevant to the project
Classroom material/ Repository
References/ online sources
For publication visit https://mascil-project.ph-freiburg.de/contact.html
Doorman, M. (2011). PRIMAS WP3 – Materials: Teaching and professional development materials for IBL (version 2). Netherlands.