D e m o n s t r a t i n g D i f f e r e n t T y p e s o f C h i l d r e n ' s L e a r n i n g

Grace Kimble (Inst. of Education, UK) Pedro Russo (Leiden University, NL)

Un i v e r s e A w a r e n e s s E v a l u a t i o n F r a me w o r k

Front End Formative Summative

U n i v e r s e A w a r e n e s s E v a l u a t i o n S t r a n d s

§  GOAL: To explore baseline perceptions and identify useful activities.

§  Before a project is initiated §  Explore stakeholder views and needs for

project §  Teacher panels, pupil consultations,

educator views

F r o n t E n d

§  GOAL: To improve activities and refine them §  During the project §  Gathering participants’ views §  Teacher surveys, large sample sizes, often

quantitative

F o r m a t i v e

§  GOAL: To demonstrate the overall impact of the project

§  At the end of the project §  Gathering a range of stakeholder views

according to report on project goals §  Range of qualitative and quantitative methods

to demonstrate breadth and depth of impact

S u m m a t i v e

T i m e l i n e

March  2012:  New  goals  

Aug  2012:  Summa6ve  evalua6on  materials  produced  

Nov  2012:  NPMs  amend  framework  

Dec.  2012:  UNAWE  Evalua6on  materials  published  

Project  ini6a6on:  2011  

Project  goals  

Objectives Evidence Curiosity Tenacity Enjoyment Inspiration

§  Children are doing the tasks with pleasure §  Children seem enchanted §  Children react with diligence in front of the

proposed activities §  Children demonstrate attention §  Children apply perseverance / tenacity §  Children manifest inquisitiveness §  Children introduce some complex questions

M o t i v a t i o n

Objectives Evidence Develop Scientific Thinking Problem Solving Techniques Planning & Conducting Investigations

§  Correct use of vocabulary or to name objects and phenomena observed in sky

§  Grouping objects

§  Developing some experiences related to the hypothesis

§  Linking new information with existing conceptions

§  Sharing with others their new knowledge

S c i e n t i f i c S k i l l s

Objectives Evidence Observing, exploring and discovering: The Sun, The Solar System,. Stars, Milky Way, Galaxies.

Direct observation explanations, discussing, drawing, construction, creative responses, movements and dances, etc. to demonstrate knowledge of one of the features listed. left

A w a r e n e s s o f t h e U n i v e r s e

Objectives Evidence Valuing different cultural perspective. Recognising different physical perspectives. Positive attitude towards astronomy. Valuing inclusive education Working Individually & in Teams.

§  Awareness of different cultures

§  Ability to observe and explain differences in phenomena in different countries

§  Statements of future activity with regards to astronomy

I n t e r c u l t u r a l A w a r e n e s s

Objectives Evidence Disseminating knowledge to other teachers Recommendations for improvements Embedding new materials in curriculum

§  Continuous Personal Development sharing

§  Written or spoken statements §  New short, medium or long term

planning

L e g a c y

E v i d e n c e : M o t i v a t i o n Case  Study:  Germany-­‐  Teacher  Training  responses    

 

n=78  comments  (2012)    

E v i d e n c e : M o t i v a t i o n

Case  study:  The  Netherlands-­‐  Teacher  training  responses    March  2013          n=65  comments    

 Did  you  develop  any  new  skills  or  prac6ce  exis6ng  skills?  Teacher quotes; many focussed on pedagogical approach as a skill they had acquired: “new skills! inquiry learning and how I can use it in my classroom” “how to explain clearly to children using visuals” “the usefulness of discovery learning”

E v i d e n c e : L e g a c y

Case study: United Kingdom Teacher training responses Nov 2011 n = 48 participants

Initial Action Plan - as a result of this training I will: Disseminate today’s programme to my other 3 year group colleagues in P6 and possibly to the P7 year group. Explore resources indicated to us today and try to secure funding for those requiring purchases”. Follow up: Have you ever had a chance to talk to your colleagues about EU-UNAWE to disseminate what you have learned? “I disseminated some of the materials at a staff meeting. I have also incorporated the materials into a unit called, all based on light, planets, constellations etc and have shared it with two colleagues from other schools who have also used it”.

www.unawe.org/evaluation  

Pedro Russo russo@strw.leidenuniv.nl @pruss | @unawe www.unawe.org/evaluation