9. • Self-paced Learning and Scientific Method
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The required condition for self-paced learning is not a talent but motivation. Science
endeavor is too broad to be trained like a discipline where only one ability matters.
That is why students' science competitions fail to prove their relevance. Guiding and
tracking motivated students is a hard challenge for mentors. Experience of Petnica
Science Center shows that students' responsibility for their own learning is crucial for
dynamics of learning through research. Great advantage of research-based learning is
that "discoveries" can be local and adjustable for students of all backgrounds.
Editor's Notes
All kids are scientists. They stay in that state until school and society kill their motivation, curiosity, inquiry minds…