Volume/Issue :

Article type :

Original articles

Page No :

8-15

Abstract :

An international environmental education programme GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment), initiated by the USA in 1994, is an effective informal education form promoting natural sciences education at schools, colleges and universities, formation of practical skills as well as the development of international cooperation. GLOBE brings together students, teachers and scientists for common work in environmental research. Over 1.5 mln. school children from 111 countries of the world accumulate and contribute information to GLOBE database everyday. At present, Lithuania is represented by 30 schools from 24 cities and towns. Since 2005, the 5th–8th class pupils from Fabijoniškės Secondary School in Vilnius have been taking an active part in GLOBE programme. They carry out observations on atmospheric phenomena (air temperature, snow coverage, cloudiness and cloud type), independently send the research data to the international GLOBE data processing centre (USA), analyse the accumulated material, generalize it and introduce to school community, participate at scientific conferences, etc. The collected research data are particularly valuable for the scientists of GLOBE project, who constantly get information about natural processes occurring in different places of our planet. The data of meteorological measurements, which were carried out by the pupils of Fabijoniškės Secondary School in 2008–2010, show that the curves of air temperature dynamics in Vilnius city are characteristic to temperate climate zone. Regular observations of meteorological phenomena, which are carried out by the pupils participating in the international GLOBE programme, is a perfect example of informal training and public education, significant for the international development of natural sciences. The data obtained by our pupils and other investigators are presented on GLOBE website, which is a valuable and relevant material that can be used by the pupils, students and scientists from both our and other countries. A possibility to informally train knowledge of natural sciences at schools is closely related to the integration of advanced information technologies into subjects of natural sciences and has a wide didactic aspect. New information technologies and educational methods related to GLOBE programme encourage the participants (students and teachers) to be interested in the innovations of world science and education technologies as well as to improve the achieved skills.

Keywords :

informal education, science education, secondary school

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Cite as :

Alkimavičienė, R. (2011). Tarptautinė „Globe“ programa ir neformalusis gamtamokslinis ugdymas Vilniaus Fabijoniškių vidurinėje mokykloje [International Globe programme and informal natural sciences education in Fabijoniškės secondary school, Vilnius]. Kn. Gamtamokslinis ugdymas bendrojo lavinimo mokykloje - 2011 [In. Natural Science Education at a General School - 2011] (XVII nacionalinės mokslinės-praktinės konferencijos straipsnių rinkinys, Vilnius, 2011 m. balandžio mėn. 29-30d. / Proceedings of the Seventeenth National Scientific-Practical Conference, Vilnius, 29-30 April, 2011) (pp. 8-15). MMC "Scientia Educologica".