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Greitans, Karlis; Namsone, Dace – International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education, 2021
This review study includes 19 articles from 2016 to 2021 focusing on in-service science teachers' professional development targeted to promote student conceptual understanding. The present study is guided by the following research question: "What characterizes high-quality in-service science teachers' professional development targeted to…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Concept Formation, Scientific Concepts, Intervention
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Bertule, Dace; Burgmanis, Girts; Namsone, Dace – International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education, 2019
In Latvia, a new curriculum is introduced to provide the opportunity to acquire skills in multidisciplinary context. To achieve that, schools need to implement projects. In this paper, one example of a multidisciplinary project where fieldwork is involved is described. The aim of the research was to create support materials for teachers and…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Instructional Materials, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries
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Pestovs, Pavels; Saleniece, Ilze; Namsone, Dace – International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education, 2019
The research compared and assessed 6th grade student large-scale assessment item indicators according to the revised competency-based Science curriculum in Latvia, in order to understand what improvements are needed in the large-scale assessment for aligning the national assessments with the new national curriculum, and thus ensuring successful…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Tests, Competency Based Education, Science Curriculum