The aim of the present study was to analyze teachers' pedagogical designs, plans of organized technology-supported, collective student inquiry. Ten teachers in Finland designed and implemented eight, inquiry-learning units ("designs") in 12 primary and secondary level classrooms in various subject domains. The guiding principles behind the designs were the objectives of progressive inquiry, suc...

Universidade Aberta (UAb), being a distance teaching university, is particularly suited to tackle some of the recommendations concerning the assurance of accessibility to education expressed in the "Education and Training 2010" goals (European Commission, 2008a). Meanwhile, the University's strategic plan for 2006/2010 decided to implement a fully virtual innovative teaching and learning method...

The article substantiates the relevance and necessity of involving junior schoolchildren in research activities. A brief analysis on stated problem has been carried out. interpretation concepts “activity” “research activity” presented. Psychological pedagogical aspects schoolchildren’s activity organization learning process have determined. These are following: taking into account age-specific ...