Start and End Date
01 December 2011-01 December 2014
Coordinator
Dublin City University (Ireland)
Project Total Budget
€ 3,8 Million
Turkish Partners
Hacettepe Üniversitesi

Scientific Outputs
The project has;
- Enhanced and developed IBSE teaching and learning materials by incorporating inquiry assessment strategies and frameworks;
- Partnered with teachers to identify and implement assessment strategies and frameworks to evaluate key IBSE skills and competences in the classroom;
- Provided teacher education programmes on inquiry and assessment of inquiry for pre-service and in-service teachers in IBSE;
- Supported teachers to share experiences and practice of inquiry approaches to teaching, learning and assessment – by supporting a community of practice;
- Promoted the use and dissemination of inquiry approaches to teaching, learning and assessment with national and international stakeholders.
Human capital development
The overall aim of the SAILS project was to promote and facilitate the use of inquiry based approaches in the teaching, learning and assessment of science across Europe with second level students.