Exploring marine ecosystems with elementary school Portuguese children: inquiry-based project activities focused on ‘real-life’ contexts
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Resumo: | The purpose of the study was to investigate how young students engage in an inquirybased project driven by real-life contexts. Elementary school children were engaged in a small inquiry project centred on marine biodiversity and species adaptations. All activities included the exploration of an out-of-school setting as a learning context. A total of 49 students and 2 teachers were involved in the activities. The research methods included observation, document analysis and content analysis of the answers to a questionnaire and an interview. The results revealed that most of the students acquired scientific knowledge related to biological diversity and adaptations to habitat. Moreover, students progressively demonstrate greater autonomy, argumentative ability and decision-making. One implication of the present study is that elementary science curriculum could be better managed with inquiry projectbased activities that explore different types of resources and out-of-school settings. |
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Exploring marine ecosystems with elementary school Portuguese children: inquiry-based project activities focused on ‘real-life’ contextsElementary school educationScience educationProject approachInquiry activitiesOut-of-school activitiesThe purpose of the study was to investigate how young students engage in an inquirybased project driven by real-life contexts. Elementary school children were engaged in a small inquiry project centred on marine biodiversity and species adaptations. All activities included the exploration of an out-of-school setting as a learning context. A total of 49 students and 2 teachers were involved in the activities. The research methods included observation, document analysis and content analysis of the answers to a questionnaire and an interview. The results revealed that most of the students acquired scientific knowledge related to biological diversity and adaptations to habitat. Moreover, students progressively demonstrate greater autonomy, argumentative ability and decision-making. One implication of the present study is that elementary science curriculum could be better managed with inquiry projectbased activities that explore different types of resources and out-of-school settings.Taylor & FrancisRepositório da Universidade de LisboaGuilherme, ElsaFaria, CláudiaBoaventura, D.M.2021-03-16T11:21:41Z20162016-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/46852engGuilherme, E., Faria, C., & Boaventura, D. (2016). Exploring marine ecosystems with elementary school Portuguese children: Inquiry-based project activities focused on ‘real-life’ contexts. Education 3-13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education, 44(6), 715-726. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2015.1007884https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2015.10078841475-7575info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-08T16:49:17Zoai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/46852Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T21:58:53.182546Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Exploring marine ecosystems with elementary school Portuguese children: inquiry-based project activities focused on ‘real-life’ contexts |
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Exploring marine ecosystems with elementary school Portuguese children: inquiry-based project activities focused on ‘real-life’ contexts |
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Exploring marine ecosystems with elementary school Portuguese children: inquiry-based project activities focused on ‘real-life’ contexts Guilherme, Elsa Elementary school education Science education Project approach Inquiry activities Out-of-school activities |
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Exploring marine ecosystems with elementary school Portuguese children: inquiry-based project activities focused on ‘real-life’ contexts |
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Exploring marine ecosystems with elementary school Portuguese children: inquiry-based project activities focused on ‘real-life’ contexts |
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Exploring marine ecosystems with elementary school Portuguese children: inquiry-based project activities focused on ‘real-life’ contexts |
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Exploring marine ecosystems with elementary school Portuguese children: inquiry-based project activities focused on ‘real-life’ contexts |
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Exploring marine ecosystems with elementary school Portuguese children: inquiry-based project activities focused on ‘real-life’ contexts |
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Guilherme, Elsa |
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Guilherme, Elsa Faria, Cláudia Boaventura, D.M. |
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Faria, Cláudia Boaventura, D.M. |
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Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
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Guilherme, Elsa Faria, Cláudia Boaventura, D.M. |
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Elementary school education Science education Project approach Inquiry activities Out-of-school activities |
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Elementary school education Science education Project approach Inquiry activities Out-of-school activities |
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The purpose of the study was to investigate how young students engage in an inquirybased project driven by real-life contexts. Elementary school children were engaged in a small inquiry project centred on marine biodiversity and species adaptations. All activities included the exploration of an out-of-school setting as a learning context. A total of 49 students and 2 teachers were involved in the activities. The research methods included observation, document analysis and content analysis of the answers to a questionnaire and an interview. The results revealed that most of the students acquired scientific knowledge related to biological diversity and adaptations to habitat. Moreover, students progressively demonstrate greater autonomy, argumentative ability and decision-making. One implication of the present study is that elementary science curriculum could be better managed with inquiry projectbased activities that explore different types of resources and out-of-school settings. |
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Guilherme, E., Faria, C., & Boaventura, D. (2016). Exploring marine ecosystems with elementary school Portuguese children: Inquiry-based project activities focused on ‘real-life’ contexts. Education 3-13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education, 44(6), 715-726. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2015.1007884 https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2015.1007884 1475-7575 |
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