Detta examensarbete avser att utvärdera det befintliga kursutvärderingssystemet hos Vägsektorns Utbildningscentrum. (VUC). För att studera detta har vi använt oss av fokusgrupper, intervjuer och auskultation. Studien visar att det uppstår en viss diskrepans mellan vad VUC:s vision säger om hur kursutvärdering ska hanteras och hur kursutvärderingen hanteras idag. En slutsats som vi drar är att den information som genereras av kursutvärderingen motsvarar det syfte VUC har med kursutvärderingen.

Recent studies show that the knowledge in and understanding of science, technology andmathematics of Swedish junior high school and high school students is decreasing. As a resultof this the Swedish government has initialized several studies, research and reforms. One ofthe theories for teaching that today is seen as effective is the socio-cultural perspective and itsdescendants, including scientific inquiry. Using the pedagogy of the socio-cultural perspectivefour assignments regarding the human body was constructed for junior high school studentsattending summer research school in the summer of 2008, hosted by AstraZeneca. Theassignments follow a structure (goal of assignment, preparations, experiment and follow-up)inspired by the concept of NTA ? Naturvetenskap och Teknik för Alla (Science andTechnology for everyone).

The aim of this study is to describe how a theme about vitamins and analytical chemistry can be planed and implemented in a summer research school managed by AstraZeneca. The description of the theme is intended to be used as an instructor?s guide to upcoming summers-research-schools with the same theme. The students, which participated in the summer school of 2007, went to upper secondary school. During the summer school they were going to investigate the content of vitamin C in different fruits and vegetables.