Objective
Argumentation-Based (A-B) learning environments have seen a growing recognition in recent years. These had an affect on the understanding and design of learning and teaching in different disciplines. Science education, in particular, is gradually abandoning concept learning and moving towards learning through argumentative reasoning and argumentative communication. Such activities are often ICT-mediated; an example is "our" DUNES environment (IST-2001-34153).
Science Education also favors an enquiry-based (E-B) approach where students can experiment with and create artifacts and models for scientific work. An example is "our" LeGa project (GSRT-03-26) constituting a 3-d modeler for students to experiment and express ideas. Following recent research - showing that engagement in experimenting and arguing (i.e. both A-B and E-B) is a key contribution for science learning - and based on the results of our previous R&D work, ESCALATE is intended to:
- Implement, in genuine learning contexts, our approach to science learning by means of A&E-B methods and tools.
- Conduct this implementation in parallel pilot studies/trials in schools and in informal science learning environments in France, Greece, Israel, Switzerland and UK.
- Create a critical mass of teachers capable of maintaining the implementation beyond the project's life.
- Prepare a volume describing the experience and issuing recommendations to guide similar initiatives.
- Operationally disseminate the results, mainly through the Kaleidoscope NoE (IST-FP6-507838).
Auxiliary objectives and means:
- Designing learning activities featuring argumentative discourse in science.
- Training science teachers to design, animate & evaluate A&E-B activities in classrooms.
- Using existing ICT tools to mediate discussions among students and to enable teachers' scaffolding.
- Vast dissemination.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- social sciences educational sciences didactics
- natural sciences computer and information sciences software
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Programme(s)
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Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Topic(s)
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Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Call for proposal
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Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
FP6-2004-SCIENCE-AND-SOCIETY-11
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Funding Scheme
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Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Coordinator
JERUSALEM
Israel
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