INNOVATIVE TEACHING & LEARNING OF SCIENCE THROUGH INQUIRY-BASED SCIENCE EDUCATION (IBSE)

La Main la Pte (LAMAP) is an inquiry-based science education programme that was introduced in France in !!" by prominent academicians# namely# $eorges %harpa&# Pierre Lena and '(es )u*r*+ ,he programme was later launched by the French Ministry o- .ducation in primary schools and since then# the number o- schools adopting this approach has multiplied+ ,hrough the LAMAP approach in science learning# children are led to disco(er and learn science spontaneously and naturally# as they construct &nowledge using materials and equipment -amiliar to them+ /tudents are e0posed to situations that arouse their curiosity towards natural phenomena# stimulating them to as& questions and disco(er the answers as they mo(e through the process oscienti-ic in(estigations+ ,he LAMAP programme not only encourages acti(e participation in science lessons but also de(elops the spirit o- teamwor& among children+ 1y introducing children to argumentation# LAMAP purports to gi(e a better understanding o- words that are spo&en# written and read+ 1y encouraging children to debate among themsel(es when they sol(e problems# LAMAP also encourages constructi(e citi2enship+ 3n (iew o- its success in ma&ing science appealing to pupils and its adoption by more than -i-ty countries# /.AM.4 )3,.P in /cience in collaboration with 3nternational /cience# ,echnology 5 3nno(ation %entre (3/,3%) and the La Main la Pte Foundation organi2ed a wor&shop -or science teacher trainers# curriculum de(elopers# science super(isors and national trainers and6or decision-ma&ers -rom de(eloping countries+ ,he hope is that those who participate could -orm group o- trainers -or disseminating the inquiry- based science teaching and learning and also e0periences in their respecti(e countries.

Objective
At the end o- the wor&shop# participants should be able to7 - recognise the philosophy and ten principles o- LAMAP8 - e0perience the process o- inquiry- based science teaching and learning through (arious LAMAP lesson e0emplars8 - de(elop an action plan -or disseminating and sharing o- e0periences on LAMAP with colleagues and teachers in their respecti(e home countries8 and - de-ine the roles o- trainers and resource persons in operationalising LAMAP in home countries+

T!"#et $!"tici%!&t
.0pected participants should be elementary le(el school teacher and secondary le(el school science teacher+ About thirty (9:) participants are e0pected to attend the wor&shop+

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SEA(EO Re#i)&!* Ce&t"e +)" QITE$ i& Scie&ce ,he /outheast Asian Ministers o- .ducation 4rgani2ation (/.AM.4) was established on 9: >o(ember !"< as a chartered international organisation which purpose is to promote cooperation in education# science and culture in the /outheast Asian region+ /.AM.4 ?egional %entre -or )3,.P in /cience is one o- specialist institutions that underta&e training and research programs in -ields o- science+ ,he centre o--ers courses and training programmes -or teachers and education personnel de(elopment+ Located in =l+ @iponegoro >o+ ; 1andung in 1andung# the centre promotes programmes and acti(ities in impro(ing the quality o- teachers and education personnel in the areas o- science+

I&te"&!ti)&!* Scie&ce, Tec-&)*)#. & I&&)v!ti)& Ce&t"e (ISTIC) +)" S)'t--S)'t- C))%e"!ti)& '&/e" t-e A' %ice )+ UNESCO ,he creation o- the 3nternational /cience# ,echnology and 3nno(ation %entre -or /outh-/outh %ooperation under the Auspices o- A>./%4 (3/,3%) is a -ollow-up o- the @oha Plan o- Action# which has been adopted by the Bead o- /tates and $o(ernment o- the $roup o- CC and %hina# during the meeting in @oha# )atar# -rom ;th to "th =une ;::< on the occasion o- the /econd /outh /ummit o- the $roup o- CC+ ,he /ummit urged A>./%4 to de(elop and implement a program -or /outh-/outh cooperation in science and technology with the obDecti(e o- -acilitating the integration o- a de(elopmental approach into national science# technology and inno(ation policies# capacity building in science and technology through pro(iding policy ad(ice and e0change o- e0perience and best practices# and creating a problem sol(ing networ& o- centers o- e0cellence in de(eloping countries as well as supporting the e0change ostudents# researchers# scientists and technologists among de(eloping countries+ As re-lected by its name# the %entre will act as an international plat-orm -or /outh-/outh cooperation in science# technology and inno(ation and ma&e use o- the networ& o- the $CC plus %hina and the 4rgani2ation o- the 3slamic %on-erence+ ,he o(erall goal o- the %entre is to increase the capacity -or

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La main la pte# which was initiated in !!" by $eorges %harpa&# !!; winner o- a >obel pri2e -or physics# Pierre L*na and '(es )u*r* and upheld -rom its inception by the Academy o- /ciences# is a program conducted with the support o- the French Ministry o- .ducation# in partnership with the >ational 3nstitute -or Pedagogical ?esearch (3>?P) and the cole Normale suprieure (Paris)+ La main la pte aims to renew and de(elop science teaching in primary schools in France and to contribute to achie(ing the same aim in many countries+ 3t recommends that teachers implement an inquiry-based approach# combining e0ploring the world# scienti-ic learning# e0periments# mastery olanguage and argumentation+ For many years# La main la pte has been widely implemented abroad and its e0pertise is regularly solicited in order to in-orm and train -oreign delegations# to organise training sessions abroad# to contribute to the renewal o- science teaching in many countries and to ma&e its resources a(ailable to its partners+ ,his action -alls within the -ramewor& o- the many relationships maintained by the Academy o/ciences with a number o- other academies throughout the world+

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