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UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST
FACULTY OF PHYSICS Guest
2024-11-22 2:12 |
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Conference: Bucharest University Faculty of Physics 2021 Meeting
Section: Physics Education
Title:
MSciTeh – a pilot interdisciplinary science summer school program
Authors:
Dragoș TĂTARU(1), Bogdan POPOVICI(2), Cosmina MIRONOV(3), Anca POPOVICI(3), Mihai STRATICIUC(2), Andrei NEACȘU(2), Eduard NĂSTASE(1), Radu ANDREI(2), Alex PETRE(2), Mihai BONI(4), Ioana FIDEL(5)
Affiliation:
1) National Institute for Earth Physics
2) Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering
3) University of Bucharest, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
4) National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics
5) Extreme Light Infrastructure Nuclear Physics
E-mail
dragos@infp.ro
Keywords:
MSciTeh, interdisciplinary science, research-based education
Abstract:
Research-based education is a well-established term especially in the higher education system. Recent studies have shown that education has to be based on cutting-edge research, and this approach can be applied not only for students programs, but also started from early stages in the learning cycle. It is also well documented that assessing the research-based teaching and learning outcome in a non-formal, out-of-the class environment such as extra-curricular activities or more extensively and intensively in a summer school program came much more naturally. In the present study we will describe how a science and technology summer school program (MSciTeh) could be structured as a testbed for developing a research-based methodology for teaching STEM subject for highschool students but also a valuable internship program for the undergraduate students interested to improve their pedagogical skills. The main element that makes this program unique, beyond linking directly education to a real research environment, is the multidisciplinary approach. The subjects students are exposed to a range of topics from engineering to robotics, artificial intelligence to biophysics, environment to nuclear physics. Participants are organized in small groups and work for two weeks, side by side with their mentors (researchers) and assistants (students) on projects, tackling a real challenge or working to improve a technology/instrument used to perform basic or advanced measurements. They have the chance to understand how knowledge is generated and to perform and conduct their own research. On the other hand, assistant-students have the opportunity to actively participate not only as monitors and link between pupils and their mentors, but truly getting involved in preparing and delivering the project activities, learning and mentoring at the same time.
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