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Assessing Luxembourg‘s inclusive STEM materials
Andersen, Katja Natalie
2021ECER 2021
 

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Keywords :
STEM; science didactics; mathematics didactics; Luxembourg
Abstract :
[en] In the country of Luxembourg with its three official languages Luxembourgish, German and French, multilingualism is of special importance. The education system is based on a trilingual approach, starting with Luxembourgish as the language of instruction in Cycle 1, which corresponds to pre-school classes. In Cycle 2 (6- to 7-year-olds), German is the language of alphabetization and instruction, supplemented by French lessons in the oral use (7-year-olds) and in written language (8-year-olds). In addition, the schoolchildren speak multiple family languages as the country of Luxembourg has the highest percentage of schoolchildren with migration background within the EU (STATEC, 2020). Considering this special situation in the Luxembourgish school system, language has a high impact on the children’s participation and competence development in all subjects, but especially in MINT learning (Andersen, 2020). The results of the PISA studies show that Luxembourgish pupils with a migrant background have particular difficulties in acquiring sufficient competences in mathematics and science if none of the three school languages is their mother tongue (SCRIPT & EMACS, 2014; Ugen & Fischbach, 2017). This impedes their access to educational options and higher levels of schooling. Proceeding from these considerations, we see inclusion in a very wide conception that is not limited to those pupils with special needs or disabilities, for example, those with visual and hearing impairments, restricted movement and/or learning difficulties. Inclusion, however, also applies to all those children who are at risk of marginalisation or underachievement because of their language competences. This presentation focuses on materials in the subject mathematics that are used in inclusive settings at primary school in Luxembourg. Along the material “Einstern”, we show what challenges the multilingual children are facing in the use of this material and what kind of tasks the schoolchildren are working on when using the “Einstern” material. This presentation critically analyses selected tasks, including exemplary tasks that show potential for the support of the children’s inclusion, but also reflecting on tasks that may hinder inclusion for language reasons.
Disciplines :
Education & instruction
Author, co-author :
Andersen, Katja Natalie  ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Education and Social Work (DESW)
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Assessing Luxembourg‘s inclusive STEM materials
Publication date :
10 September 2021
Event name :
ECER 2021
Event organizer :
EERA (European Educational Research Association)
Event place :
Geneve, Switzerland
Event date :
from 02-09-2021 to 10-9-2021
By request :
Yes
Audience :
International
References of the abstract :
Andersen, Katja Natalie (2020). Assessing Task-orientation Potential in Primary Science Textbooks: Toward a New Approach. In Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 57, 481-509. Macchia, V. & Vogt, M. (2020). Special Needs Assessment Procedures and Realizing Equity: A Contradiction? formazione & insegnamento, 1, 132-143. Mayring, Philipp. (2015) Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse. Weinheim; Basel: Beltz. Skidmore, David (2004) Inclusion: the dynamic of school development. Maidenhead : Open University Press. SCRIPT (Service de Coordination de la Recherche et de l'Innovation pédagogiques et technologiques) & EMACS (Unité de Recherche Educational Measurement and Applied Cognitive Science). (2014). PISA 2012: Nationaler Bericht Luxemburg. Luxemburg: MEN. STATEC (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg). (2020). Luxembourg in Zahlen. STATEC: Luxembourg. Ugen, S., & Fischbach, A. (2017). 15 Jahre PISA: Eine Bilanz für Luxemburg. Forum, 370, 11–13. Vogt, M. & Krenig, K. (2017). Entwicklung und Bewertung von Unterrichtskonzeptionen und -materialien für einen inklusiven Grundschulunterricht. In: Casale, R. & Peschel, M. (Hrsg.): Forschung für die Praxis. Reihe Beiträge zur Reform der Grundschule des Grundschulverbandes. Frankfurt a.M., 94-104. Vogt, M., Macchia, V., Bierschwale, C. (2020). Inklusive Unterrichtsmaterialien als Inhalt und Entwicklungsaufgabe für Hochschullernwerkstätten. In: Stadler-Altmann, U.; Schumacher, S.; Emili, Enrico A.; Dalla Torre, E. [Hrsg.]: Spielen, Lernen, Arbeiten in Lernwerkstätten. Facetten der Kooperation und Kollaboration. Bad Heilbrunn: Klinckhardt, S. 163- 171.
Focus Area :
Educational Sciences
Name of the research project :
ITM (Inclusive Teaching Materials)
Funders :
Nationale Agentur für EU-Hochschulzusammenarbeit des Deutschen Akademischen Austauschdienstes (DAAD); European Commission (EC), Erasmus+
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