To enhance capacity building and science education methodologies, QITEP in Science sent three staff members, Ms Eka Danti Agustiani, Ms Dian Indriany and Ms Gena Aghnia Fadhila, along with one lecturer from PPPPTK IPA, Mr Zaenal Arifin, to participate in the Regular Course in Science conducted at SEAMEO RECSAM, Malaysia. The course was held over four weeks from 5 – 30 May, 2014 and attended by participants from ten other ASEAN Countries.
Two courses were conducted, Linking Learning Secondary Science to Everyday Life and Societal Needs (RC-SS-138-1), and Lesson Study: Improving Instructional Practices in Secondary Science Classroom (RC-SS-138-4). The main objective of RC-SS-138-1, which was attended by Ms Gena Aghnia Fadhila and Mr Zaenal Arifin, was to expose participants to the various strategies that can be used in primary science classrooms to improve scientific and technological literacy and to acquire basic life skills through investigative inquiry based on local and real life issues. This Course also included the International Workshop on Inquiry Based Science Education (IBSE), which was conducted by a resource person from University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
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| Group Photo Linking Learning Secondary Science to Everyday Life and Societal Needs (RC-SS-138-1) |
School Try-out “Bukit Gambir Primary School Penang” |
Ms Eka Danti Agustiani and Ms Dian Indriany attended RC-SS-138-4. The main objective of this course was to provide participants with the knowledge and skills required to conduct Lesson Study in their own classrooms. This course emphasised a good grounding of theory with reflective classroom practices. It involved hands-on and minds-on activities that facilitate discussion and team work. It was expected that upon completion of the course participants would be able to initiate and design small-scale Lesson Study projects aimed at improving secondary science classroom practices in their respective schools. All participants from this course also attended the Fundamentals of Inquiry Workshop with a resource person from Petronas, a Malaysian oil and gas company. It was also sponsored by Petronas.
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| Group Photo Lesson Study: Improving Instructional Practices in Secondary Science Classroom (RC-SS-138-4) | Hands-on activity on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) |
At the end of the course all participants were expected to have completed a collaborative Project Work Report and an individual Multiplier Effect Action Plan. The reports and actions plans would then be delivered to each participant’s respective government.