Collaborative data collection
shifting focus on meaning making during practical work
C. F.J. Pols (TU Delft - ImPhys/Docenten, TU Delft - Science Education and Communication)
Patrick Diepenbroek (International School Twente)
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Abstract
In practical work focussing on conceptual development, students spend valuable in-class time on collecting data rather than making sense out of it. This provides a barrier to learning about the targeted concept. To address this problem, we developed an approach that we coin collaborative data collection. Using a practical on the topic density, we describe this approach and illustrate how the focus of practical work shifts away from mere data-collection towards meaning making. Although a single practical is described, the approach can be applied to other practicals as well.
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