Resumen

POMBO, Lúcia et al. Evaluation of the quality of Science Education programmes that use Web 2.0 tools: an Anglo-Portuguese Research Project. Educ. Form. Tecnol. [online]. 2011, vol.04, suppl., pp.28-36. ISSN 1646-933X.

Two of the 21st-century requirements are flexibility and transparency in European Higher Education as far as organisation, curriculum, teaching and learning methodologies are concerned. The evolution of Information and communication technologies (ICT) and its increasing accessibility have led several European Higher Education institutions to adopt constructivist approaches to teaching and learning, whereby students should be actively involved in their learning. This work is part of an Anglo-Portuguese research project, involving the University of Aveiro (Portugal) and Bradford College University Centre (UK) where the team worked collaboratively on the identification of evaluation criteria to assess teaching practices, which use Web 2.0 technologies on primary teacher education programmes. This was achieved by means of the conception, implementation and validation of a data collection instrument, a questionnaire, which was applied to trainee teachers and in-service primary teachers (Bradford and Aveiro respectively) at the end of their programmes. This paper will focus on some of the preliminary results concerning valuable insights related to the evaluation of the quality of Science Education programmes, which use pioneering methodologies for the professional development of trainee teachers and in-service primary teachers.

Palabras clave : Evaluation of Training Programmes; Innovative Education; Teacher Professional Development; Web 2.0 Tools.

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