Student Competences as Outputs of Research-based Education

SCORE project (https://scorepro.eu/) main objective is to help improve students' achievement and attitude towards STEM subjects and to improve the ineffective use of digital technology by bridging the gap among research and teaching practices. Project partnership is composed of one university (SP), one education institute (RO), three schools (SP, RO, PO) that has ensured the project to be firmly connected with the everyday reality of the school life; and a EdTech company (SP) that put the consortium in contact with the modern entrepreneurial world. This three-country multifaceted consortium has achieved the following results:1. SCORE partnership has developed 6 STEM-Moodle modules aimed to lower secondary school students on Maths (Fractions & Ratios, Functions & Handling Data) and Science (Density, Forces and Energy) using a didactical approach with a focus on using problem-based techniques aimed to develop 21st century skills, such as inquiry, learn to learn and collaboration. These modules (https://moodle.scorepro.eu/course/index.php?categoryid=4) have the following features: - Modules integrate JavaScript based interactive animations in Moodle quizzes mainly using JSXGraph (see example at https://scorepro.eu/jsxgraph) and H5P (see example at https://scorepro.eu/h5p) tools, which allow secondary students to be able to perform function plotting, charting and visualization aimed to enhance conceptual understanding in STEM subjects. - Modules include Computer Assisted Assessment (CAA) interactive activities in order to monitor students results and the effectiveness of the used approaches by means of Learning Analytics methods and tools by taking advantage of Moodle built-in learning statistical system.- Modules have been translated to English and other partners' languages - By using JavaScript & HTML5 technology it is guaranteed that SCORE modules will run in every platform and any browser including mobile devices.2. SCORE project results have been disseminated through more than 10 presentation events at conferences and teacher training activities and through social media (project blog, youtube, ...). In addition, three professional development courses and workhops have been performed, at national level, and four at European level involving in total more than 100 teachers.3. Through SCORE Academy, modules have been piloted by partners and collaborator schools several times in different educational contexts during the project lifespan, involving more than 900 students. Project impact has increased by means of using innovative LTI tools which allow schools easy access to SCORE modules. Project partners have contributed by mentoring teachers in using project materials while they are teaching their own students. As a result of this experience, schools have provided feedback that have contributed to the improvement of materials. Educational researchers and software developers could use project results as examples of evidence-based guidance on effective uses of technology for improvement in STEM achievement.Finally, as long term benefit, SCORE project server will offer permanent access to the materials as examples of good practice and to facilitate networking between the STEM teacher community. SCORE courseware results are freely available as OER (Open Educational Resource) under a Creative Commons license 3.0. Every educator interested can visit the materials at https://moodle.scorepro.eu/course/index.php?categoryid=4 logging in by using her own gmail account.