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Report from University of Tartu. Team Jack Holbrook Miia Rannikmäe Arne Rannikmäe ( PhD thesis) 3 Msc students ( evaluation, data collection)

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1 Report from University of Tartu

2 Team Jack Holbrook Miia Rannikmäe Arne Rannikmäe ( PhD thesis) 3 Msc students ( evaluation, data collection)

3 Module adaptation Nature of Science and Science Education (in Englis) from Nature of Science ( in Estonian)

4 What has been done? February- March piloting among pre service science teachers ( 8 ) March- June 15 science teachers ( only 10 finished ) October - February 15 science teachers ongoing ( 2 face to face sessions)

5 Evaluation of the course By 7 teachers (as part of MSc thesis) gap between students and teachers views Outcomes: --- influence on inquiry teaching --- bringing nature of science issues into the classroom --- moving slightly away from positivist viewpoint

6 Accreditation University of Tartu in service diploma Part of pre service course – Science – technology –Society)

7 Dissemination ( at local level) Articles: Estonian teacher``s Newspaper – introduction of the Nature of Science Course Arne Rannikmäe Nature of Science – not only for the philosophers Estonian Science Teachers Journal N2, 2008 Presenations: Estonian Science Teacher`s Summerschool, June 2008 LoTe final confernce, May 2008

8 Dissemination Presentations: 19th Symposium of Chemical education and Science Education, Dortmund, May 2008- 11-12 Paper submitted to ESERA 2009

9 Dissemination Publications: A Paradigm shift in tecahers: recognising teh Nature of science and its place in science teaching ( Peter Lang, 2008) Science Teachers understanding of the nature of science and nature of science education- implications for teaching (Sharke Verlag)


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