Title :
Scientific literacy for the information society
Author :
Kires, M. ; Sveda, D.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys., Univ. of P.J.Safarik, Kosice, Slovakia
Abstract :
The contribution presents consideration about the scientific literacy which is necessary for our daily decisions in information society. Science teaching must to reflect the new requirements from society. The role of science teachers in active learning by inquiry activities is described. For the using of adequate method and levels of inquiry the teaching and learning materials were created and piloted. The same structure with concrete elements description could help teachers with full-value exploitation in school practice.
Keywords :
educational institutions; teaching; active learning; element description; information society; inquiry activity; learning material; school practice; science teaching; scientific literacy; teaching material; Educational institutions; Energy efficiency; Fuel cells; Hydrogen; Photovoltaic cells;
Conference_Titel :
Emerging eLearning Technologies & Applications (ICETA), 2012 IEEE 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Stara Lesna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5120-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICETA.2012.6418596
