Energy and its transformation - primary school project based education using integrated e-learning

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a pedagogical research into the applicability of the new education strategy - Integrated e Learning (INTe-L) - and its implementation into project-based education. The research was conducted on the subject of Physics and the participants were in 9th grades of two Slovak primary schools. INTe-L is based on the utilisation of experiments (real, remote and virtual) and educational e-materials in the acquisition of the natural science knowledge, as well as the possibility of using scientific methods in the above-mentioned process. Pedagogical research into the topic "Energy and its transformation" showed, INTe-L is not only an appropriate motivational and interactive way of teaching Physics, but compared with traditional teaching, it also enables students to better understand real world features. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.