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Participation Form
Local Order Information:
Pay to: SEAMEO RECSAM
Bank: MAYBANK GELUGOR BRANCH, PENANG
Account Number: 5571 5700 0647
FOR ENQUIRIES:
Dr. Nur Jahan Ahmad / Ms. Deng Mee Cheng
Email: nurjahan@recsam.edu.my/ deng@recsam.edu.my
Telephone: 04-6522772 / 04-6522741
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Note: To enrol please complete the PARTICIPATION FORM and send/fax it to:
Director, SEAMEO RECSAM, 11700 Gelugor, Pulau Pinang.
Fax: 04-6522737
Closing date for registration is 2 May 2014.
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Introducing the workshop facilitators:
Ms Sabina Cleary and Mrs Judith Bennetts have been classroom practitioners of science and chemistry/
physics in New Zealand secondary schools. Sabina was Specialist Classroom teacher and Assistant
Head of Faculty, supporting the professional learning of teachers at her school, and Judith was Head of
Faculty, leading the learning in the science faculty at her school.
Sabina and Judith now work as Secondary Science Curriculum and Learning Facilitators at the University
of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. They work alongside secondary school science teachers,
as they carry out Teaching as Inquiry (refective practice), involving guiding teachers through an inquiry
cycle. The primary role is to prompt and safely challenge the teachers, and to provide support so that
the teachers are able to manage the inquiry as part of their everyday practice. The key aims are to:
improve experiences and outcomes (learning outcomes, engagement and well being outcomes) for
priority learners in the teachers class(es)
develop teachers understanding and practice of teaching as inqiury towards inquiry as stance.
promote sustainability of inquiry, and develop capability within the science department and school.
They also work with clusters of science teachers developing their classroom pedagogy and programme
planning.
Participation Fees:
Type 1: RM 460.00 per participant (Without Accommodation)
Type 2: RM 600.00 per participant (Twin Sharing at RECSAM International House)
Type 3: RM 700.00 per participant (Single occupancy at RECSAM International House)
Accommodation at RECSAM INTERNATIONAL HOUSE:
For Type 2 & 3 participants boarded at the RECSAM International House
Check in A Day Before 1400 to 1800
Check out A Day After by 1200
Food:
Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided by SEAMEO RECSAM during the workshop
sessions.
For stay-in participants (Type 2 & Type 3), breakfast and dinner will be provided.
Submission and Closing Date:
Places are limited to 40 maximum and will be on a frst come basis. All participation forms are to be
submitted to the following latest by 2 May 2014:
Director, SEAMEO RECSAM,
Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah,
11700 Gelugor, Penang.
or by fax 04-6522742
Introduction:
Several approaches can be taken to be inquiry-based learning in science. Banchi and Bell describe four
level of inquiry:
1) Conformation Inquiry, 2) Structured Inquiry, 3) Guided Inquiry and 4) Open Inquiry. Participants of
this workshop will briefy look at the advantages and disadvantages of each inquiry approach. They will
be introduced to, and carry out, a model of guided inquiry.
Objectives:
At the end of this workshop, participants will acquire the skills to demonstrate:
Familiarity with different approaches to inquiry-based learning
Understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of inquiry-based learning
Knowledge of guided inquiry
Knowledge of strategies to support students during a guided inquiry in science
Understanding of how guided inquiry supports the development of science content knowledge,
science process skills and scientifc attitudes
Strategies/Approaches:
This is a hands-on, hearts-on and minds-on workshop on using Inquiry-based Learning in Science.
Participants will work in groups and as they are guided through an inquiry looking at the issues of
sustainable water and energy use. The inquiry will include researching the issue, formulating a question,
and carrying out practical laboratory activities. Participants will present their fndings to the group.
Tentative Schedule:
Day 1 THURSDAY (8 MAY 2014)
0800 - 0830 Registration
0830 - 0930 Introduction to approaches of Inquiry-based Learning in Science
0930 - 1030 Introduction to a model of guided inquiry in science
1030 - 1100 Tea Break
1100 - 1300 Topic choice for Inquiry: energy or water issues
Exploration of the topic
1300 - 1430 Lunch Break
1430 - 1630 Formulation of questions
Data collection
Planning investigation
1630 Tea Break
Day 2 FRIDAY (9 MAY 2014)
0800 - 1000 Practical laboratory investigations
1000 - 1030 Break
1030 - 1215 Collating data, forming conclusions and preparing presentations
1215 - 1445 Lunch Break
1445 - 1545 Presentation of fndings
1545 - 1645 Evaluation and discussion of inquiry process
1645 Tea Break
Note: This programme schedule may be subjected to minor changes without prior notice