Projektno učenje v začetnem izobraževanju učiteljev: praksa treh visokošolskih zavodov na Portugalskem

Future teachers first come into contact with diversified teaching strategies, such as Project-Based Learning, in initial teacher education programmes. Such strategies contrast with the type of methods that they experienced throughout their own schooling, which are essentially teacher centred. The present research aims to understand how Project-Based Learning is being integrated into the curriculum of primary school teachers’ initial teacher education programmes. The participants were three higher education institutions located in different regions of Portugal, all of which offer initial teacher education programmes for primary school teachers that include Project-Based Learning at some point. The data were collected through document analysis of the programmes’ curricula, as well as through semi-structured interviews with the programme coordinators in each institution. The results show that the institutions value Project-Based Learning and make an effort to include it in their programmes, whether in theoretical, didactical or practical terms. However, they encounter some difficulties in promoting more significant experiences that would enable the students to feel confident to use this strategy in their Supervised Teaching Practice internships. (DIPF/Orig.

A European research agenda for lifelong learning

It is a generally accepted truth that without a proper educational system no country will prosper, nor will its inhabitants. With the arrival of the post-industrial society, in Europe and elsewhere, it has become increasingly clear that people should continue learning over their entire life-spans lest they or their society suffer the dire consequences. But what does this future lifelong learning society exactly look like? And how then should education prepare for it? What should people learn and how should they do so? How can we afford to pay for all this, what are the socio-economic constraints of the move towards a lifelong-learning society? And, of course, what role can and should the educational establishment of schools and universities play? This are questions that demand serious research efforts, which is what this paper argues for

Educational potentialities of students-curated interactive exhibitions about sociocientific issues

Esta pesquisa quantitativa avalia o impacto das exposições desenvolvidas pelos alunos de ciências no âmbito do projeto IRRESISTIBLE –sobre as dimensões de Investigação e Inovação Responsáveis de controvérsias sociocientíficas –nas percepções dos alunos sobre as suas competências científicas e as aulas de ciências. Um questionário com prée pós-teste foi desenvolvido, validado e aplicado a alunos de10 países. A análise estatística indica que os alunos melhoraram as percepções sobre:1) as suas competências de desenvolvimento de exposições como forma de conscientizar sobre temas relacionados à ciência, tecnologia e sociedade; 2) a relevância social das aulas de ciências. Como conclusão, discutem-se as potencialidades educativas desta estratégia educativa no ensino da Química.This quantitative research evaluates the impact of the exhibitions developed by science students under the scope of IRRESISTIBLEproject–aboutthe Responsible Research and Innovation dimensions of socioscientific issues–on the students' perceptions about their scientific competences and science classes. A pre-and post-test questionnaire was developed, validated and applied to students from 10 countries. Statistical analysis indicates that students improved perceptions about: 1) their skills in developing exhibitions as a way of raising awareness about topics related to science, technology and society; 2) the social relevance of science classes. As a conclusion, the educational potential of this educational strategy in the teaching of Chemistry is discussed.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Building University Schools in Teacher Education Programmes

Pre-gradual teacher education involves students’ practice teaching as carried out in so-called university schools or faculty schools. The objective of this digital handbook is to provide various options of implementation of university school concepts in teacher education programmes. General ideas and specific steps comprising organization of collaboration-supporting practices, internship activities and requirements for school-based teacher educators’ competences are presented within this structure. This digital handbook is one of the outputs of Enhancing European Teacher Education through University Schools, an Erasmus+ EdUSchool project aimed to develop a common European understanding of university schools and their concepts among all stakeholders

From professional development for science teachers to student learning in science

textThis study investigates the effects of professional development for science teachers on student learning. It is usually expected that professional development programs positively impact student learning, however this dimension is not commonly incorporated in the programs evaluation. It is simply assumed that students will be indirectly impacted through their participating teachers in the work with their students. Two main research questions are addressed: 1) Are professional development programs effective in enhancing student learning in science? 2) What are the characteristics of the most and least effective programs? To answer these questions a meta-analysis of 37 professional development programs reporting their impact on student learning was performed. Program characteristics have been defined according to the categories defined by Loucks-Horsley et al (1998), the National Science Education Standards (NRC, 1996), as well as new categories developed by us analyzing other variables such as the programs length. A significant impact of professional development for science teachers on student learning has been found in the form of an overall correlation effect size of r = 0.22 (p<0.001). Moreover, a Fixed Effects Model was used to differentiate between the impacts of the different characteristics of professional development programs for science teachers. In particular, programs emphasizing work on curriculum development, replacement, or implementation, scientific inquiry, pedagogical content knowledge, lasting over 6 month and with a total duration of at least 100 hours have been identified as having a larger impact on student learning. To enhance the findings vignettes have been developed based on the attained effect sizes describing possible professional development programs. Recommendations for present and future professional development programs are made based on what works best in order to maximize their impact on student learning.Science and Mathematics Educatio

La formación universitaria en Iberoamérica desde lo virtual, como entorno para la calidad pedagógica en la educación superior

El presente artículo muestra los resultados de la re"exión sobre el tema La Formación Universitaria en Iberoamérica desde lo virtual, como entorno para la calidad pedagógica en la Educación Superior, que gira en torno a la formación virtual como un espacio posible para la calidad de la formación superior. En él se concluye que para lograr la calidad a partir de la formación virtual es necesario posicionarnos como investigadores permanentes, aprendices de nuevas formas y espacios de comunicación e investigación, y abrir el debate sobre el tema de cómo relacionar la teoría y la práctica en aras de un saber menos complejo, compartimentado y teórico. La idea es que a partir de la re"exión, construyamos y propiciemos espacios y estrategias para interrelacionar estos saberes que constituyen la piedra angular de la formación de los profesionales en los diversos ámbitos del saber. Para llevar a cabo la investigación se escogieron 120 artículos sobre el tema, publicados en revistas nacionales e internacionales. Para elegirlos se hizo una primera selección, a partir del criterio; debían ser artículos resultados de investigaciones sobre el tema o propuestas de innovación a través de las TIC, igualmente debían ser experiencias validadas en la práctica. El artículo se desarrolla bajo tres perspectivas: Hacia un entorno de calidad en la formación virtual, las Estrategias que determinan la calidad en la formación universitaria, Elearning y las herramientas digitales como medios para la calidad, conclusiones, debate y bibliografía.Los testimonios que acompañan el texto, fueron extraídos de entrevistasaplicadas a docentes que utilizan las Tics, para el desarrollo de las asignaturas en aulas de instituciones universitarias presenciales de Portugal

LA FORMACIÓN UNIVERSITARIA EN IBEROAMÉRICA DESDE LO VIRTUAL, COMO ENTORNO PARA LA CALIDAD PEDAGÓGICA EN LA EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR

El presente artículo muestra los resultados de la re"exión sobre el tema La Formación Universitaria en Iberoamérica desde lo virtual, como entorno para la calidad pedagógica en la Educación Superior, que gira en torno a la formación virtual como un espacio posible para la calidad de la formación superior. En él se concluye que para lograr la calidad a partir de la formación virtual es necesario posicionarnos como investigadores permanentes, aprendices de nuevas formas y espacios de comunicación e investigación, y abrir el debate sobre el tema de cómo relacionar la teoría y la práctica en aras de un saber menos complejo, compartimentado y teórico. La idea es que a partir de la re"exión, construyamos y propiciemos espacios y estrategias para interrelacionar estos saberes que constituyen la piedra angular de la formación de los profesionales en los diversos ámbitos del saber.  Para llevar a cabo la investigación se escogieron 120 artículos sobre el tema, publicados en revistas nacionales e internacionales. Para elegirlos se hizo una primera selección, a partir del criterio; debían ser artículos resultados de investigaciones sobre el tema o propuestas de innovación a través de las TIC, igualmente debían ser experiencias validadas en la práctica. El artículo se desarrolla bajo tres perspectivas: Hacia un entorno de calidad en la formación virtual, las Estrategias que determinan la calidad en la formación universitaria, Elearning y las herramientas digitales como medios para la calidad, conclusiones, debate y bibliografía. Los testimonios que acompañan el texto, fueron extraídos de entrevistas aplicadas a docentes que utilizan las Tics, para el desarrollo de las asignaturas en aulas de instituciones universitarias presenciales de Portugal