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Publication Date: 2019-Mar
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Teaching Gravitational Waves in the Lower Secondary School. Part II. A Model for a STEM Enrichment Programme
Boyle, Julie
Physics Education, v54 n2 Article 025006 Mar 2019
This paper is the second part of a three-paper series. It describes a project based approach to STEM enrichment and presents a detailed description of the practical set-ups, the investigations carried out by the students and their experimental findings. The accompanying first paper outlines an introductory gravitational waves based teaching module which some of the students carried out prior to starting their projects. The third paper studies the impact of the students' research project upon their attitude, self-efficacy and achievement. The project could be considered as exemplification of an innovative and effective partnership between researchers, school teachers and students, potentially addressing the gap between recent research in science education and existing schemes of work for the lower secondary. [For Parts I and III , see EJ1209406 and EJ1209409.]
Descriptors: STEM Education, Science Instruction, Physics, Secondary School Science, Enrichment Activities, Extracurricular Activities, Clubs, Science Activities, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods, Scientists, Secondary School Students, Science Teachers, After School Programs, Foreign Countries
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Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Glasgow)
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