Report from University of Tartu

Team Jack Holbrook Miia Rannikmäe Arne Rannikmäe ( PhD thesis) 3 Msc students ( evaluation, data collection)

Module adaptation Nature of Science and Science Education (in Englis) from Nature of Science ( in Estonian)

What has been done? February- March piloting among pre service science teachers ( 8 ) March- June 15 science teachers ( only 10 finished ) October - February 15 science teachers ongoing ( 2 face to face sessions)

Evaluation of the course By 7 teachers (as part of MSc thesis) gap between students and teachers views Outcomes: --- influence on inquiry teaching --- bringing nature of science issues into the classroom --- moving slightly away from positivist viewpoint

Accreditation University of Tartu in service diploma Part of pre service course – Science – technology –Society)

Dissemination ( at local level) Articles: Estonian teacher``s Newspaper – introduction of the Nature of Science Course Arne Rannikmäe Nature of Science – not only for the philosophers Estonian Science Teachers Journal N2, 2008 Presenations: Estonian Science Teacher`s Summerschool, June 2008 LoTe final confernce, May 2008

Dissemination Presentations: 19th Symposium of Chemical education and Science Education, Dortmund, May Paper submitted to ESERA 2009

Dissemination Publications: A Paradigm shift in tecahers: recognising teh Nature of science and its place in science teaching ( Peter Lang, 2008) Science Teachers understanding of the nature of science and nature of science education- implications for teaching (Sharke Verlag)