Over the last two decades, the development of virtual tools for teaching science in school has increased dramatically (Doherty, 1996), but the majority is in English. Therefore, it is not well known, nor used regularly by Italian teachers. The purpose of this research is: 1) to evaluate Earth science teachers’ attitudes towards digital tools; 2) to understand the need for appropriate digital tools for science teachers in Italian; 3) to select the main topics it should deal with; 4) to build it; 5) to test it on in-service teachers. The aim of the project is to develop a web site to host a repository of the most interesting and useful Earth science tools currently available, adapted for Italian schools. This will provide effective support to Italian science teachers without a geological background. The first part of the project has been carried on using a questionnaire sent to a selected sample. Analysis of the data indicated which topics were of most importance and a pilot session has been developed in order to test it and analyse its effectiveness. Keywords: Earth Science, website, Italian teachers, engaging

TEACHING EARTH SCIENCE: A WEB SITE FOR TEACHERS

LANCELLOTTI, LORENZO;INVERNIZZI, Maria Chiara;PARIS, Eleonora
2013-01-01

Abstract

Over the last two decades, the development of virtual tools for teaching science in school has increased dramatically (Doherty, 1996), but the majority is in English. Therefore, it is not well known, nor used regularly by Italian teachers. The purpose of this research is: 1) to evaluate Earth science teachers’ attitudes towards digital tools; 2) to understand the need for appropriate digital tools for science teachers in Italian; 3) to select the main topics it should deal with; 4) to build it; 5) to test it on in-service teachers. The aim of the project is to develop a web site to host a repository of the most interesting and useful Earth science tools currently available, adapted for Italian schools. This will provide effective support to Italian science teachers without a geological background. The first part of the project has been carried on using a questionnaire sent to a selected sample. Analysis of the data indicated which topics were of most importance and a pilot session has been developed in order to test it and analyse its effectiveness. Keywords: Earth Science, website, Italian teachers, engaging
2013
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