PEC
European Science Teachers:
Scientific Knowledge, Linguistic Skills and Digital Media
Project overview
The overall aims of the project are to develop Initial (Pre-Service) Science Teacher Education and innovative activities emphasising reading and writing in science, which may also be transferred to other subjects, educational contexts and European countries.
The specific aims of the project are, to:
- Elaborate/implement activities and learning materials to facilitate learning in Science.
- Develop reading comprehension and written expression skills concerning scientific texts through linguistic activities.
- Demonstrate how common/scientific language can contribute to scientific literacy in Secondary Education.
- Use the Internet as an information source in secondary school pupils’ activities (scientific web sites as authentic material to develop didactic activities).
- Promote mobility actions of Science Student Teachers
- Evaluate/disseminate obtained outputs.
Partners
Universidad de Alcala, Madrid, Spain (project coordination)
University of Leicester, England
University of Helsinki, Finland
Universidad de Lisboa, Portugal
Univerzita Komenskeho v Bratislave, Slovakia
University of Gävle, Sweden
Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Project website
Distribution
This and other CDs published by the PEC Project may be obtained from each partner institution. In the Finland, please contact or write to:Jari.Lavonen@Helsinki.fi
PEC Project, Department of Applied Sciences of Education, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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