{"id":119,"date":"2024-04-03T23:21:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ark\/qa\/"},"modified":"2024-04-10T10:42:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T07:42:13","slug":"qa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ark\/qa\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Q&amp;A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p><div class=\"accordion mb-3\">\n        <div class=\"accordion-item accordion-item--white\">\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-69f573a5c747b-heading\">\n            <button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-69f573a5c747b-collapse\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69f573a5c747b-collapse\">What is Ark of Inquiry?<\/button>\n        <\/h2>\n        <div id=\"accordion-69f573a5c747b-collapse\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-69f573a5c747b-heading\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-body\">Ark of Inquiry is a research and development project funded by the European Commission. 13 project partners from 12 countries design an entire system to disseminate various inquiry-based activities that have proven successful across Europe to spark an interest in inquiry learning in young people.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<p><\/p><div class=\"accordion mb-3\">\n        <div class=\"accordion-item accordion-item--white\">\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-69f573a5c7480-heading\">\n            <button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-69f573a5c7480-collapse\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69f573a5c7480-collapse\">When does the project Ark of Inquiry start?<\/button>\n        <\/h2>\n        <div id=\"accordion-69f573a5c7480-collapse\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-69f573a5c7480-heading\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-body\">Project started in March 2014.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<p><\/p><div class=\"accordion mb-3\">\n        <div class=\"accordion-item accordion-item--white\">\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-69f573a5c7482-heading\">\n            <button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-69f573a5c7482-collapse\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69f573a5c7482-collapse\">What is the budget of Ark of Inquiry?<\/button>\n        <\/h2>\n        <div id=\"accordion-69f573a5c7482-collapse\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-69f573a5c7482-heading\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-body\">Project budget is nearly 2.8 million euros, principal funding (nearly 2.5 million euros) from the European Commission.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<p><\/p><div class=\"accordion mb-3\">\n        <div class=\"accordion-item accordion-item--white\">\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-69f573a5c7484-heading\">\n            <button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-69f573a5c7484-collapse\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69f573a5c7484-collapse\">What is the duration of the project?<\/button>\n        <\/h2>\n        <div id=\"accordion-69f573a5c7484-collapse\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-69f573a5c7484-heading\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-body\">Project duration is 4 years (2014-2018).<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<p><\/p><div class=\"accordion mb-3\">\n        <div class=\"accordion-item accordion-item--white\">\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-69f573a5c7486-heading\">\n            <button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-69f573a5c7486-collapse\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69f573a5c7486-collapse\">Who is involved in the Ark of Inquiry project?<\/button>\n        <\/h2>\n        <div id=\"accordion-69f573a5c7486-collapse\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-69f573a5c7486-heading\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-body\">Teachers, pupils, scientists, university students and science centres will be taking part in the project. Teachers play a crucial part, guiding pupils in their inquiry-based activities. Teachers are the main stakeholders of the project. They will receive specific face-to-face training for initiating inquiry-based activities and ensuring their successful continuity for years to come. Scientists, university students and science centres carry the important role of providing a support network to the teachers and pupils. <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<p><\/p><div class=\"accordion mb-3\">\n        <div class=\"accordion-item accordion-item--white\">\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-69f573a5c7488-heading\">\n            <button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-69f573a5c7488-collapse\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69f573a5c7488-collapse\">How many pupils and teachers will participate in the project?<\/button>\n        <\/h2>\n        <div id=\"accordion-69f573a5c7488-collapse\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-69f573a5c7488-heading\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-body\">At least 23 000 pupils and 1 100 teachers will participate in the project. <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<p><\/p><div class=\"accordion mb-3\">\n        <div class=\"accordion-item accordion-item--white\">\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-69f573a5c748a-heading\">\n            <button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-69f573a5c748a-collapse\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69f573a5c748a-collapse\">What is inquiry-based learning?<\/button>\n        <\/h2>\n        <div id=\"accordion-69f573a5c748a-collapse\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-69f573a5c748a-heading\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-body\">Inquiry-based learning is a method which enables to pick up different kinds of subject matter knowledge through inquiry experience. In the course of inquiry-based learning, scientific problem-solving is taught through various activities: reading scientific publications; formulating problems, inquiry questions or hypotheses; planning and conducting observations or experiments; analysing collected data, and making conclusions or generalisations.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<p><\/p><div class=\"accordion mb-3\">\n        <div class=\"accordion-item accordion-item--white\">\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-69f573a5c748c-heading\">\n            <button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-69f573a5c748c-collapse\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69f573a5c748c-collapse\">How many different countries participate in the project?<\/button>\n        <\/h2>\n        <div id=\"accordion-69f573a5c748c-collapse\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-69f573a5c748c-heading\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-body\">There are 13 project partners from 12 countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands and Turkey. <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<p><\/p><div class=\"accordion mb-3\">\n        <div class=\"accordion-item accordion-item--white\">\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-69f573a5c748e-heading\">\n            <button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-69f573a5c748e-collapse\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69f573a5c748e-collapse\">What is Responsible Research and Innovation (rri)?<\/button>\n        <\/h2>\n        <div id=\"accordion-69f573a5c748e-collapse\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-69f573a5c748e-heading\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-body\">Responsible Research and Innovation (rri) is an approach to research and innovation which helps societal actors and innovators to work together during the research and innovation process in order to better align both the process and its outcomes with the values, needs and expectations of European society. In practise, this approach involves: a) ensuring gender equality, b) taking the ethical implications of research into account, c) promoting science education, d) engaging society more broadly in the research process and e) increasing access to scientific results. (Science with and for Society, 2014) <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<p><\/p><div class=\"accordion mb-3\">\n        <div class=\"accordion-item accordion-item--white\">\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-69f573a5c7494-heading\">\n            <button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-69f573a5c7494-collapse\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69f573a5c7494-collapse\">What is an Inquiry Passport? What is an Inquiry Award?<\/button>\n        <\/h2>\n        <div id=\"accordion-69f573a5c7494-collapse\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-69f573a5c7494-heading\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-body\">An Inquiry Passport is a document that describes pupils\u00b4 inquiry experiences and skills in designing science for and with the society. When the young researchers have completed a particular set of inquiry-based activities, they can apply for an Inquiry Award: an inquiry star, diploma, bronze medal, silver medal, and gold medal. The awards will be given in several categories, depending on the age of the learners. <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Ark of Inquiry? 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