Development of teaching material on climate change using data from an environmental station by Secondary education teachers

Πρακτικά Εκτεταμένων Συνόψεων Εργασιών
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Published: Sep 20, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.5671
Keywords:
teaching material development teacher professional development climate change
Emily Michailidi
University of Crete
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1094-9407
Ioannis Metaxas
University of Crete
Dimitris Stavrou
University of Crete
Nikos Kalivitis
University of Crete
Maria Kanakidou
University of Crete
Abstract

This study aims to explore how the core components of a science lesson are reflected in climate change (CC) teaching materials developed by in-service science teachers. Data were drawn from the lesson plans and accompanying worksheets developed by 5 science teachers and analyzed in terms of the fundamental concepts of CC, the targeted competencies (knowledge, attitudes, skills), the teaching practices used and the types of activities they included. The results highlight that in-service science teachers were able to integrate into their material various scientific aspects of CC as well as to utilize inquiry-based learning and informal learning settings to support their students' CC competencies building.

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