Monday 5 August 2019
Start Date
5-8-2019 3:30 PM
End Date
5-8-2019 4:30 PM
Subjects
STEM education, Science teaching, Aboriginal students, Indigenous knowledge, Torres Strait Islander students, Middle years, Program evaluation
Abstract
The Indigenous STEM Education Project, funded by BHP Billiton and implemented by CSIRO, aims to increase participation and achievement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and career pathways. It consists of six programs that cater to the diversity of students as they progress through primary, secondary and tertiary education and into employment. One of these programs is I2S2 (Inquiry for Indigenous Science Students). I2S2 is an inquiry-based science program for Years 5 to 9 that has involved over 7600 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and 1154 teachers since 2016. It aims to engage students in STEM by using a strategy centred on the combination of knowledges, multimodal learning and alternative assessment techniques. This presentation reports on an evaluation of the 12S2 program.
Recommended Citation
Gilbert, C. (2019, August 05). Evaluating I2S2: An inquiry-based Indigenous science program for Years 5 to 9 [Paper presentation]. Research Conference 2019 - Preparing students for life in the 21st century: Identifying, developing and assessing what matters. https://research.acer.edu.au/research_conference/RC2019/5august/15
Evaluating I2S2: An inquiry-based Indigenous science program for Years 5 to 9 - Presentation
Copyright Statement
Copyright Australian Council for Educational Research 2019
Place of Publication
Melbourne, Australia
Publisher
Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
ISBN
9781742865546
Evaluating I2S2: An inquiry-based Indigenous science program for Years 5 to 9
The Indigenous STEM Education Project, funded by BHP Billiton and implemented by CSIRO, aims to increase participation and achievement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and career pathways. It consists of six programs that cater to the diversity of students as they progress through primary, secondary and tertiary education and into employment. One of these programs is I2S2 (Inquiry for Indigenous Science Students). I2S2 is an inquiry-based science program for Years 5 to 9 that has involved over 7600 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and 1154 teachers since 2016. It aims to engage students in STEM by using a strategy centred on the combination of knowledges, multimodal learning and alternative assessment techniques. This presentation reports on an evaluation of the 12S2 program.