Project title: 

CREATING ACTIVE LEARNING MATERIAL FOR SCIENCE EDUCATORS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

Contracting period: 2010-2012

EU programme: Lifelong Learning Programme Leonardo Da Vinci Multilateral projects 

Coordinating institution: Niğde University, Faculty of Education

The main purpose of the project is to develop active learning based science education materials which would be applied in every class conditions for professional vocational development of science educators with science education undergraduate seniors, science educators, vocational training developers and academicians. According to this general purpose, project will seek to implement sub purposes such as:

1.To share the experiences on active learning materials which are used by educators in the science courses

2.To analyze, gather and provide informal education materials,

3 To develop inquiry based science learning materials,

4.To develop ICT (information communication technologies) based science learning materials,

5.To develop multiple intelligence based (linguistic, musical intelligence etc.) learning materials,

6.To provide practical examples of the learning material and exercises, which allow to improve critical and creative thinking skills in the education,

7.To find out the weak and the strong points of the different science learning materials,

8.To produce web page, which will be as an electronic advisor and guide to people who are interested in science education and vocational education of science teacher.

9.Learners and academic staff will share their active learning experiences and participant countries apply their method in the others and compare the learners' behavior,

10.To share new trend active learning science materials between the participating countries.

11.To improve science teacher's knowledge and skills in purpose to utilize active learning materials in their vocational development ,

12. To enable teacher education institution's boards to create an active learning environment in their institution.

13. To improve the teaching skills and knowledge of the academic staff by sharing a professional experience.