WHAT LESSON OBSERVATION DATA REVEAL ABOUT THE CHANGES IN TEACHING SCIENCE: CASE STUDY FROM LATVIA
WHAT LESSON OBSERVATION DATA REVEAL ABOUT THE CHANGES IN TEACHING SCIENCE: CASE STUDY FROM LATVIA

Author(s): Liga Cakane, Jelena Volkinsteine, Dace Namsone, Ilze France
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education
Published by: Scientia Socialis, UAB
Keywords: case study; lesson observation; science teaching and learning
Summary/Abstract: The improvement of teaching quality in Science subjects is closely connected to the implementation of reforms initiated in education policy resolutions in the school practice. It is crucial for teachers to implement the paradigm shift from transmitting information to 21st century learning design. It means to change not only teaching strategies but also their views what teaching is. Lesson observations were the main source to answer the research questions: What do lesson observations reveal about the students’ learning in science lessons according to criteria selected? What information lesson observation gives about teachers’ skills to organize learning according to changes envisaged in education policy resolutions?

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