<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Inquiry based science education has been more and more popular strategy in teaching sciences in recent years. Transregional pressure put by international, standardized knowledge and skills tests (e.g. PISA) to converge curricula (Rundgren 2015) of different European states paradoxically helps to promote the open inquiry method which involves the student in the teaching process. Earlier research done in many countries such as Turkey, Israel, Sweden, The Czech Republic (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_mgrsd-2019-0024_ref_015_w2aab3b7b6b1b6b1ab1c19c15Aa">Heinz et al. 2017</xref>), Ireland (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_mgrsd-2019-0024_ref_012_w2aab3b7b6b1b6b1ab1c19c12Aa">Dunne et al. 2013</xref>) or The Netherlands (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_mgrsd-2019-0024_ref_033_w2aab3b7b6b1b6b1ab1c19c33Aa">Uum van Martina et al. 2016</xref>) shows the increase of interest in IBSE both in Europe and in the world.</p><p>Teaching geography in Polish primary schools follows international educational trends. This study analyses several proposals of educational activities connected with Space which support geography teaching. All of them are conducted with using open inquiry method, which is recommended in New National Curriculum of geography (Core Curriculum, 2017, Geography-classes V-VIII).</p></abstract>

Inquiry based science education has been more and more popular strategy in teaching sciences in recent years. Transregional pressure put by international, standardized knowledge and skills tests (e.g. PISA) to converge curricula (Rundgren 2015) of different European states paradoxically helps to promote the open inquiry method which involves the student in the teaching process. Earlier research done in many countries such as Turkey, Israel, Sweden, The Czech Republic (Heinz et al. 2017), Ireland (Dunne et al. 2013) or The Netherlands (Uum van Martina et al. 2016) shows the increase of interest in IBSE both in Europe and in the world.Teaching geography in Polish primary schools follows international educational trends. This study analyses several proposals of educational activities connected with Space which support geography teaching. All of them are conducted with using open inquiry method, which is recommended in New National Curriculum of geography (Core Curriculum, 2017, Geography-classes V-VIII).

Where the geographical expanse ends – Space education in primary school. Implementation of inquiry based science education (IBSE) in geography lessons in Polish school

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Inquiry based science education has been more and more popular strategy in teaching sciences in recent years. Transregional pressure put by international,...

Where the geographical expanse ends – Space education in primary school. Implementation of inquiry based science education (IBSE) in geography lessons in Polish school

Publié en ligne: 31 oct. 2019

Pages: 256 - 266

Reçu: 18 mai 2018

Accepté: 09 juin 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2019-0024

Mots clés
Geography teaching, inquiry based science education (IBSE), atmosphere, Space

© 2019 Jakub Sypniewski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Where the geographical expanse ends – Space education in primary school. Implementation of inquiry based science education (IBSE) in geography lessons in Polish school

Publié en ligne: 31 oct. 2019

Pages: 256 - 266

Reçu: 18 mai 2018

Accepté: 09 juin 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2019-0024

Mots clésGeography teaching, inquiry based science education (IBSE), atmosphere, Space

© 2019 Jakub Sypniewski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Geography teaching, inquiry based science education (IBSE), atmosphere, Space