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level student presentations |
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School: Shrewsbury Sixth
Form College |
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Fellow: Steve Lewis |
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Email: steve@chemit.co.uk |
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Aim |
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To produce guidelines and procedures
to support Science students in making presentations
to groups. To ensure these match Level 3 Key
Skill specifications for Communication and
Information Technology. |
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Description |
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Science students are stereotypically
poor at making presentations to groups. Developing
these skills has not been an assessment objective
of A-level Science syllabuses. From September
2000 the new Key Skill specifications will
be available. These are intended to underpin
the post-16 curriculum and include Communication,
a significant component of which is preparing
and delivering presentations. |
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Although the new A level specifications
"signpost" where Communication and
IT could be used within the curriculum there
are currently few detailed examples of how
the criteria may be achieved and to what standard. |
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The project will include: |
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developing student guidelines
for researching and developing materials
independently to present a topic and
manage a discussion relating to it |
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investigating a range of means of
presentation, including the use of IT
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carrying out trials with students
and validating student outcomes through
the exam board to ensure the resource
gives students the opportunity to provide
evidence that meets national key Skill
standards |
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producing teacher guidelines for managing
the process |
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Outcomes (including
dissemination) |
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a guidance pack for students
and staff, designed to allow students
to generate materials independently |
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although the development work will
be done with Chemistry students the
guidelines will be generic |
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work will be shared with colleagues
in College and advertised through various
networks |
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Milestones |
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September 2000 outline
plans for the packs are produced |
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October 2000 primary schools contacted
and there views are used to amend outline
packs |
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November 2000 First set of activities
trialled in Primary Schools |
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December 2000 trials evaluated |
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January 2001 interim by report to
Gatsby Fellows |
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February 2001 continue producing further
activity packs |
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