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Herold, Jean-Francois; Ginestie, Jacques – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2011
In France, project activities figure predominantly in technology education. The general idea behind learning based on project activity is to allow the pupil to get involved in the activity in question, with the pupil tackling real situations rather than ones of an abstract nature. But too often, we notice that the pedagogical strategies used by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Education, Active Learning, Problem Based Learning
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Simonneaux, Laurence; Albe, Virginie; Ducamp, Christine; Simonneaux, Jean – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2005
The UniversitĂ© des LycĂ©ens (University of High-School Students) was set up in France in order to make scientific knowledge more relevant to students and to combat a growing lack of interest in science among students. The scheme involves a series of lectures to students by scientists, each followed by a debate. The organisers hope that putting…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Science Interests, Science Course Improvement Projects