Pilot Sample profile – V2 Go-Lab Deliverable D7.2 Pilot Sample profile – V2 Dissemination Level Public Status Final

Evita Tasiopoulou (1) , Gina Mihai (1) , Gabriela Collado (1)

1 EUN - European Schoolnet

The aim of this public deliverable is to provide a clear insight on the methodology and organisational structure of the Go-Lab Pilot phase B and selection process of the participating Go-Lab Pilot Schools. The Go-Lab Pilot phase B process was launched in June 2014 with small modifications compared to Pilot phase A. The results of Pilot phase A and its corresponding dissemination efforts made it possible to reach more teachers and schools applying for participation. After the launch of the Call for Go-Lab Pilot phase B Schools, the number of applications has reached a total of 628, a large number of schools in all pilot countries. The selection of Pilot Schools to participate in the Go-Lab implementation activities is the result of a carefully organised selection process. The final procedures and selection criteria of the Pilot Schools described in this document is the result of a series of meetings with the top management and the National Coordinators of the Go-Lab project. The reaction of the school and teachers communities around Europe and beyond has been very encouraging providing us with great numbers and a pool of motivated teachers that will assist us in the further development of the Go-Lab interventions. Section 2 of this deliverable “Organisation of Go-Lab Pilot activities” represents the aims and goals of these activities as well as organisation of work within the Go-Lab consortium. In Section 3 “Pilot Phase B: methodology”, we are looking into the tasks that the selected Pilot Schools are asked to carry out as well as the selection criteria the consortium defined related to both schools and teachers. The organisation and dissemination of the Call for Go-Lab Pilot Schools is also extensively explained, while information is also provided regarding the first implementation steps and the ways teachers/schools have been invited to contribute to the whole process. In Section 4 “Pilot Phase B: selected schools”, the current lists of the 506 selected Pilot Schools for Phase B, per country, are provided. In Section 5 “Statistics”, we are looking into the the distribution of schools per country in relation to school types, taught subjects and age groups. As expected, primary schoos form a small part, approximately 10% of the schools, with subjects like Physics and Chemistry dominating teachers’ interest. Mathematics, Astronomy and Electronics also attract a lot of interest. In Section 6 “Schools’ profiles” focus is given on 10 Go-Lab Pilot phase B schools and in particulal their infrastructure, internet connectivity plus teachers’ skills and experience of the use on online laboratories.

Mots clés: Inquiry Based Science Learning; Science Education; Learning Environment; Innovative Learning Tools

Domaines: Education

Evita Tasiopoulou, Gina Mihai, Gabriela Collado. Pilot Sample profile – V2 Go-Lab Deliverable D7.2 Pilot Sample profile – V2 Dissemination Level Public Status Final. [Research Report] Go-Lab Project. 2014. ⟨hal-01202021⟩