Microsoft Photostory Action Research
Over the last month students of 5th and 6th Year Biology have participated in an Action Research Project for the Biology Second Level Support Service. This was run in school by Mrs O’Regan and Mr.O’Brien. The aim of the project was to evaluate a piece of software, Microsoft Photostory, for use as a revision tool for the mandatory coursework of the Biology Syllabus. 5th Year students were responsible for creating Photostory presentations of experiments which the 6th Years then evaluated.
The findings of the project will be presented at the Irish Science Teachers Association Annual Conference in the University of Limerick later this year.
Many thanks to all involved for their interest and enthusiasm. Initial results suggest that students found involvement in the project much more rewarding than traditional approaches to learning