FIRST STEPS IN ASSESSMENT OF STUDENTS’ INQUIRY: A CASE STUDY OF NON-EXPERIENCED CHEMISTRY TEACHER
FIRST STEPS IN ASSESSMENT OF STUDENTS’ INQUIRY: A CASE STUDY OF NON-EXPERIENCED CHEMISTRY TEACHER

Author(s): Karol Dudek, Paweł Bernard, Ewa Odrowąż
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education
Published by: Scientia Socialis, UAB
Keywords: formative assessment; IBSE; case study; polymers
Summary/Abstract: Teaching methods based on inquiry are more and more widely used in teaching natural sciences. In accordance with the new curriculum, introduced to Polish schools in 2008, students should gain new knowledge based on an inquiry. This fact is related to a change of teachers’ approach in the didactic process and a change in the assessment system. This article undertakes an attempt to analyse how a teacher - who has theoretical knowledge in the field of IBSE teaching methods and evaluating students working in this manner - does the said in practice at the level of lower secondary school, during chemistry classes. The presented case study is based on didactic materials developed at the SAILS project.

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