Science Education Programme

Workshop on Evaluation of Inquiry-Based Science Education
May 2-3 of 2006

Solar da Imperatriz, Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil

Tuesday, May 2
Opening Session:
09:00 – 09:40

Hernan Chaimovich, IANAS Co-Chair / Brazilian Academy of Sciences, Director.

Jorge Allende, Chair of the IAP/IANAS Science Education Programme.

Yves Quéré, IAP Co-Chair.

Ernst Hamburger, ABC IBSE Programme in Brazil

Liszt Vieira, President of the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Research Institute

Representative from the Ministry of Education

Representative from the Ministry of Science and Technology

Representative from FINEP

Representative from the French Embassy in Brazil

Representative from the Education Secretariat of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Representative from the Education Secretariat of the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro

09:40 – 10:00 Coffee Break


Session 1A: Evaluation of IBSE in different countries

10:00 – 12:30

Chair: Yves Queré (IAP Co-Chair, France)

Olga Amaral (Division of Teacher Education, San Diego State University)

Jean Matricon (French representative at the IAP WG)

Frank Jenkins (University of Alberta)
12:30 – 14:00

Lunch



Session 1B: Development and Evaluation of IBSE in different countries

14:00 – 16:00

Chair: Rosa Deves (University of Chile)

Maurício Duque ( University of Los Andes)

Norma Nudelman (University of Buenos Aires)

Dietrich.Schiel (CDCC-University of São Paulo)

16:00 – 16:20

Coffee Break


Working Groups

16:20 – 19:00

1) What elements should be considered in evaluation?

Ernst Hamburger (University of São Paulo) / Harold Ramkissoon (CSU)

2) Major goals of evaluation of IBSE

Edith Saltiel (LAMAP–Académie des Sciences) / Dietrich Schiel (University of São Paulo)

3) How can the elements of IBSE be evaluated?

Olga Amaral ( San Diego State University) / Danielle Grynszpan (Fiocruz)

* Each WG has a chair and rapporteur.

19:00 Official Dinner at the Solar da Imperatriz (Jardim Botânico)


Wednesday, May 3
Session 2: Evaluation and Public Indicators in Public Schools

9:00 – 11:20

Chair: Maria Cecília Condeixa (Consultant to INEP/MEC and SEE-SP/CENP)

Andrew Shouse (Board of Science Education of the National Research Council)

Cristina Carulla (University of Los Andes)

Rosario Gutiérrez (INNOVEC)

Danielle Grynszpan (Fiocruz)
11:20 – 11:40 Coffee Break
11:40 – 12:30 Discussion
12:30 – 14:30 Lunch


Session 3 Building a InterAmerican Proposal

14:30 – 15:15

The view of the Academies, presented by National Focal Points (Bolivia)

15:15 – 16:30 Presentation of Reports from the Working Groups and Discussion
16:30 – 16:50 Coffee Break
16:50 – 18:00

Preparation of the Final Report

18:00 – 19:00

Closing Session

Jacob Palis, Vice-President of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences

Jorge Allende, Chair of the IAP/IANAS Science Education Programme

José Lozano, Vice-Chair of the IANAS Science Education Programme


IANAS Science Education Focal Points

Argentina
Norma E. Sbarbati Nudelman

Bolivia
Antonio Saavedra Muñoz

Brazil
Ernst Hamburger

Canada
Frank Jenkins

Caribbean Scientific Union
Harold Ramkissoon

Chile
Jorge E. Allende (Coordinator)

Colombia
José Lozano (Vice-Coordinator)

Peru
Cesar Carranza

USA
Andrew Shouse

Venezuela
Claudio Bifano

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