This project includes development and research activities intending to:
(i) develop and trial 2 units of teaching and learning classroom materials on science topics for early secondary school classes, using a context-led technological approach.(ii) use and evaluate strategies to fully involve practising teachers in the development and the piloting of these materials in their classes.
(iii) develop and implement a package of in-service materials to support the induction of teachers to the use of the classroom materials.
(iv) evaluate the effectiveness of the classroom and in-service materials, documenting in particular the types of change in teaching approaches resulting from the use of these materials.
(v) identify the utility of qualitative long-term evaluation methods for monitoring effectiveness of INSET activities in a developing country context.
(vi) compare student learning outcomes (differentiated for gender) in terms of science conceptual understanding and attitude to science learning of students studying with the new materials with those of students who used standard learning materials.
