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Little data exist on continuing professional education (CPE) participation among geoscientists. This study sought to establish an understanding of CPE participation amongst geoscientists through their behaviour, attitudes toward CPE and felt need of CPE. Members in the Mineral Deposits Division (MDD), an affiliate of the Geological Association of Canada (GAC), were used as the population for the survey. A mail survey questionnaire of the 819 members of MDD produced a response rate of 72%. The findings revealed the majority of geoscientists held positive attitudes toward voluntary participation in CPE. The respondents participated in both instructional and informal activities such as, attending field trips and reading professional journals. Eighty percent of the respondents indicated having participated in instructional CPE activities during the previous 12 months, with a mean of 6 activities. In addition, 100% reported participating in the informal activity of reading professional journals for an average of 0.5 hours per week. Contrary to findings in the literature, no significant relationships were found between educational level, attitude, occupational positions, barriers to participation and the extent of CPE participation. These findings reflect the homogeneity of the sample's socio-economic status: high education levels (39% B.A's/B.Sc's, 32% M.A's/M.Sc's and 27% PhD's), with a mean income of $44K. The general character of a MDD member is one who specializes in geology (68%), works for industry (60%), holds an occupational position of either project geoscientist or middle management (57%). Few barriers to participation were identified: scheduling difficulties and lack of time. The anticipated future of the geoscience profession was reflected in the perceived CPE needs of the group. Geostatistics (59%), oral presentations (49%), mining laws (50%), and geochemistry (49%), were items most frequently cited. Sixty five percent reported that sponsors of CPE other than their own institution were better providers of CPE activities. Although the lecture format was the most frequented CPE format during the previous year, field trips were the preferred format. T.V and video as CPE delivery systems were not favoured by geoscientists which contrasts trends amongst other professionals, particularly engineers in the United States (Greenburg & Beidenburg, 1987). These findings are of importance to those in geoscience who sponsor, plan, provide, or evaluate CPE activities, but particularly the MDD in developing its CPE policy, and to those in the field of adult education conducting participation research because data has been gathered specifically pertaining to mineral deposit geoscientists in Canada. Recommendations were proposed for the national umbrella organization, the Canadian Geoscience Council, which has the structure and influence to establish CPE as a priority within geoscience in the areas of programme planning, CPE policy development and resource management. / Education, Faculty of / Educational Studies (EDST), Department of / Graduate

In Hong Kong, Earth Sciences are not a regular subject of the secondary school education. The aim of this project is to build up the students’ curiosity, prompting them to explore, investigate and learning more about Earth Science, ultimately attaining a more detailed understanding of where they live: the Earth. .To this end, a set of curriculum supporting materials, including fieldtrip planning, supplementary materials pack and learning outcomes, has been designed in consult with science curriculum co-ordinators, to facilitate both student learning and teaching of Earth Science-related Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) science subjects. Hong Kong Geopark represents a fantastic resource as a “natural science laboratory”, it is an ideal place for students to observe the real processes which are related to the current curriculums in their studies in secondary schools. Ma Shi Chau, one of the geo-sites in the Geopark, was selected as a destination of the fieldwork route in this project,as it provides an easily accessible opportunity to directly observe part of the Geopark’s superb geological landforms, and discover how their formation relates to fundamental principles of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, learned in the Science curriculum of the HKDSE. The set of the curriculum supporting materials was targeted especially for senior secondary students who are studying for the HKDSE in any Hong Kong traditional schools. / published_or_final_version / Applied Geosciences / Master / Master of Science

Orientador: Celso Dal Ré Carneiro / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Geociências / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-18T17:36:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Santos_GleiseReginaBertolazidos_M.pdf: 1023177 bytes, checksum: fb762072a9fb1e9bd3bd822801d2aede (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Resumo: A educação técnica tem sido a base da qualificação profissional aos jovens que anseiam entrar no mercado de trabalho. O ensino técnico de nível médio, baseado na metodologia do desenvolvimento de competências, comportamentais e técnicas, alicerça-se nos quatro pilares da educação apontados pela UNESCO: (a) aprender a conhecer; (b) aprender a fazer; (c) aprender a conviver; (d) aprender a ser. O Centro Estadual de Educação Tecnológica Paula Souza (CEETEPS), responsável pela educação técnica pública no estado de São Paulo, considerando tais princípios, vem formando profissionais em diversas áreas, entre elas a ambiental. O curso Técnico em Meio Ambiente capacita jovens e adultos para "cuidarem" do ambiente e do homem. Com currículo próprio, desenvolvido em três eixos principais, Ciências da Terra, Biologia e Química, garante disciplinas básicas e técnicas durante três semestres. A temática Ciências da Terra é representada pela disciplina Geociências; a partir de 2011, a disciplina denomina-se Práticas em Ciências da Terra. O CEETEPS habilita vários profissionais para lecionarem Geociências, de engenheiros a tecnólogos. Diante desse fato, a pesquisa tem por principal objetivo identificar as práticas pedagógicas adotadas pelos docentes que ministram a disciplina, analisando o grau de formação dos docentes, seu envolvimento com os conteúdos da disciplina e suas práticas pedagógicas, e discutir o perfil necessário para tal habilitação. As informações necessárias foram coletadas por meio de questionários aos docentes e alunos, além de entrevistas com nove docentes, dentre quatorze escolas. Concluiu-se que os docentes não abordam todo o conteúdo programado devido a: (a) dificuldades estruturais do curso e das escolas, (b) práticas pedagógicas inadequadas e, em especial, (c) má formação acadêmica de 50% deles. Os motivos impedem que os alunos atinjam a visão sistêmica do planeta e desenvolvam as competências exigidas pela disciplina. Para garantir excelência ao ensino profissional, é preciso redefinir o perfil do profissional que leciona Geociências no CEETEPS, restringir a lista de profissionais habilitados, capacitar/reciclar professores na ativa, e alterar os critérios e o sistema de seleção de docentes das ETECs, além de implementar política de valorização do corpo docente / Abstract: Technical education has been the basis of professional qualification to young people who yearn to enter the labor market. The mid-level technical education, based on the methodology of developing skills, both behavioral and technical, is based on UNESCO's pillars of education: (a) learning to know, (b) learning to do, (c) learning to live, (d) learning to be. The State Center for Technological Education Paula Souza (CEETEPS), responsible for public technical education in the Sao Paulo state, working along with these principles, has been training professionals to work on the environment, among other areas. The Technical Course in Environment enables young people and adults to "take care" of the environment and man. With its own curriculum, developed along three main axes of Earth Sciences, Biology and Chemistry, ensures basic and technical courses during three academic semesters. Earth Sciences contents are represented by the discipline of Geosciences; since 2011, the name changed to Practices of Earth Sciences. The CEETEPS enables several professionals to teach Geosciences, from engineers to technicians. Given this fact, the objective of the research is to identify the pedagogical practices of a representative sample of teachers, and to analyse levels of teacher training and degrees of involvement by these professionals with related contents. The profile required for qualification of teachers is also discussed. The data was collected by means of questionnaires to teachers and students, and interviews with nine teachers of 14 schools. It was concluded that teachers do not address all the programmed contents due to structural difficulties of the course and schools, inappropriate teaching practices, and poor academic background by almost 50% of the sample. These reasons prevent students from reaching the systemic view of the planet and to develop the required skills. To ensure excellence in professional education, CEETEPS is suggested: (a) to redefine the profile of professionals who teach Geosciences; (b) to restrict the list of qualified professionals; (c) to enable a program for recycling in-service teachers; (d) to change the criteria and selection system of teachers, and (e) to implement an appreciation policy of teacher careers / Mestrado / Ensino e Historia de Ciencias da Terra / Mestre em Geociências

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The past two decades of research on how students develop their science understandings as they make sense of phenomena that occur in the natural world has culminated in a movement to redefine science educational standards. The so-called Next Generation Science Standards (or NGSS) codify this new definition into a set of distinct performance expectations, which outline how students might reveal to what extent they have sufficient understanding of disciplinary core ideas (DCIs), science practices (SEPs), and crosscutting concepts (CCCs). The latter of these three dimensions is unique both in being the most recent to the field and in being the least supported by prior science education research. More crucially, as a policy document, the NGSS alone does not provide the supports teachers need to bring reforms to their classrooms, particularly not summative assessments. This dissertation addresses both of these gaps using a combination of quantitative and qualitative techniques. First, I analyze differential categorization of problems that require respondents to engage with their CCC understandings via confirmatory factor analysis inference. Second, I use a set of Rasch models to measure preliminary learning progressions for CCCs evident in student activity within a computer-assisted assessment experience. Third, I analyze student artifacts, think-aloud interviews, and post-task reflective interviews via activity theory to adapt the progression into a task model in which students explain and predict aspects of Earth systems. The culmination of these three endeavors not only sets forth a methodology for researching CCCs in a way that is more integrative to the other dimensions of the NGSS, but also provides a framework for developing assessments that are aligned to the goals of these new standards.

This study examined the impact of an inquiry based Next Generation Science Standard aligned science unit on elementary students' understanding and application of the eight Science and Engineering Practices and their relation in building student problem solving skills. The study involved 44 second grade students and three participating classroom teachers. The treatment consisted of a school district developed Second Grade Earth Science unit: What is happening to our playground? that was taught at the beginning of the school year. Quantitative results from a Likert type scale pre and post survey and from student content knowledge assessments showed growth in student belief of their own abilities in the science classroom. Qualitative data gathered from student observations and interviews performed at the conclusion of the Earth Science unit further show gains in student understanding and attitudes. This study adds to the existing literature on the importance of standard aligned, inquiry based science curriculum that provides time for students to engage in science practices.

Orientador : Celso Dal Re Carneiro / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Geociências / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-24T04:04:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Barbosa_Ronaldo_D.pdf: 6179679 bytes, checksum: f9e58239d6d71487ea9e87d7e2781770 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: A inovação educacional é antigo slogan pedagógico que abriga diferentes concepções sobre aproveitamento de novos recursos tecnológicos na escola. Vultosos investimentos são feitos em software e equipamentos sem no entanto alcançar o resultado esperado da "inovação". Para inovar, não basta atender à condição de aporte de recursos ou tecnologias; outros fatores são decisivos. A tese integra a linha de pesquisa denominada Projeto Geo-Escola, que privilegia o aprendizado de Geociências no ensino básico e as tecnologias de informação e comunicação (TICs). A pesquisa explora um modelo de inovação derivado da epistemologia do filósofo e cientista húngaro M. Polanyi e um modelo de estímulo da inovação em empresas - a espiral de conhecimento - desenvolvida por I. Nonaka e H. Takeuchi. Na abordagem, a inovação educacional relaciona-se a duas noções interconectadas: o projeto de aprendizagem com abordagem investigativa e a escola criadora de conhecimentos. A escola criadora de conhecimentos, por sua vez, conecta uma rede de relações que estimula professores, estudantes e gestores a trabalhar juntos, desenvolver aprendizado e elaborar conhecimentos. O substrato da proposta de inovação é múltiplo, porque se fundamenta em: (a) teorias de aprendizagem significativa, passíveis de ser revisitadas pelas oportunidades abertas pelas TICs na Educação, (b) peculiaridade dos raciocínios geocientíficos, (c) finalidades da educação científica e (d) abordagem pedagógica investigativa inspirada em trabalhos de campo em Geologia. O cerne da iniciativa é promover um insight da inovação junto a docentes que desenvolvem projetos multidisciplinares por meio das Geociências com base na realidade local e no interesse dos estudantes e da comunidade. A partir dos primeiros giros da espiral, o Projeto Geo-Escola é criticamente analisado em dois momentos de desenvolvimento: os módulos Campinas e Monte Mor, ambos no Estado de São Paulo. Somam-se às experiências a participação do autor no projeto de formação de professores intitulado Teia do Saber e no módulo São José do Rio Preto, SP. Adaptado à esfera da Educação, com destaque maior ou menor a cada fator analisado, o modelo de inovação extraído do mundo empresarial favorece o planejamento de novos projetos colaborativos entre universidade e escolas públicas. Ao ser encampada, a iniciativa prossegue viva nas mãos e mentes dos professores inovadores das escolas conveniadas, conforme está bem demonstrado nas etapas realizadas em São José do Rio Preto e Monte Mor (SP). / Abstract: Educational innovation is a pedagogical slogan that gathers different conceptions for exploitation of new technological resources in schools. Large investments have been made in software and equipment, but the expected "innovative result" has not been achieved. Therefore, to reach a real innovation, it is not enough to allocate resources or technology, because other factors are decisive. This thesis integrates the research line called Geo-School Project, which develops proposals of educational innovation by focusing on learning of Geosciences in basic education and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The research explores a model of innovation derived from the epistemology of the Hungarian philosopher and scientist M. Polanyi and the model focused on stimulating innovation in organizations - the spiral of knowledge -developed by I. Nonaka and H. Takeuchi. Within this approach, an educational innovation relates to two interconnected notions: the learning project with an investigative approach and schools that create knowledge. The knowledge generated by schools connects a network of relationships that encourages teachers, students and administrators to work together and to develop learning and knowledge structures. The proposed innovation relies in theories of meaningful learning, as revisited by the: (a) opportunities offered by ICTs in education, (b) singularity of geoscientific reasoning; (c) purposes of science education and (d) investigative pedagogical approaches to fieldwork in Geology. The insight of innovation comes from the teachers themselves, who develop multidisciplinary educational projects on Geosciences, based on local realities and the interests of the students and the community. From the first turns of the spiral, the Geo-School Project is analysed in two stages of development: the modules of Campinas and Monte Mor, SP. In addition to these experiences, the author's participation in the design of the "Teia do Saber", a teacher training program, and the module São José do Rio Preto, SP. Each step is presented and discussed through the lens of the innovation model adapted to the educational environment. The innovation model, as extracted from the business world, when adapted to education, helps new collaborative projects between university and public schools. As it is incorporated, the initiative flows through the hands and minds of the innovating school teachers, as it has been well demonstrated in the steps performed in São José do Rio Preto and Monte Mor (SP). / Doutorado / Ensino e Historia de Ciencias da Terra / Doutor em Ensino e História de Ciências da Terra