Yesterday, the team met up with Dr Yap and Alexis to update everyone on:

• inquiry-based lessons completed and action research done
• list of lesson materials and outcomes
• preparation of papers for cluster sharing, AR publication and conference
• budget expenditure
• plans for Semester 2
• issues and concerns on inquiry-based learning and action research

Dr Soh Kay Cheng has published a book "Workshops on Action Research: A Guide for Teachers to Become Teacher-researchers" (May 2006). Mr Lau has purchased 10 copies for our teachers.
Related resources can be found at Dr Soh's website at www.cllab.net/sohkc/download.html

The team has shared on "Inquiry-based learning in Physics" as an Innowits project during the staff contact in school. We would draft abstracts/presentations to contribute to the following:

1. Cluster Sharing
2. NZ AR publication (14 Jul)
3. ICET 2007 (Nov)

The Teachers' Network website provides useful database for teachers doing research, e.g. finding journal articles online.
At http://sam11.moe.gov.sg/tn/gds/login.asp, login using edumail account.
On right sidebar, click on eResources. These include:
1. ASTD (American Society for Training & Development)
2. EBSCOhost Reseach Databases
3. Lexis-Nexis Research Database
4. Newslink (The Business Times, The Straits Times)

We met Alexis (ETO) on 23 Mar to report on the LEAD IT Project progress. We updated him on the project design and results of 3 projects: namely inquiry-based learning and AR on Waves (longitudinal and transverse waves) and Kinematics (graphical interpretation), and AR on IT-based interactive module on Light (Lenses). He suggested extending our research through:

• longitudinal attitude survey for a batch of students,
• use of peer/expert lesson observations including qualitative observations or video recordings

The Sec 4 team met on Wed 14 Mar to discuss planning of inquiry-based learning on Electricity. Key components:
a. introduction to topic
b. introduction to use of Crocodile Physics
c. pre-test/post-test
d. design of modules: model of electric current, current & resistance, voltage, energy & power, using Crocodile Physics as a key software.
e. attitude survey

Dr Yap has published an interesting article on "Assessing conceptual learning from quantitative problem solving of a plane mirror problem" at
http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/0031-9120/42/1/005/