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What Sort of Science Education Do We Really Need? (2002)
Journal Article
Duggan, S., & Gott, R. (2002). What Sort of Science Education Do We Really Need?. International Journal of Science Education, 24(7), 661-679. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500690110110133

The research aims to explore the role of science for employees in science-based industries and for members of the public interacting with science in their everyday lives. Case studies were carried out in a small sample of industries, in community act... Read More about What Sort of Science Education Do We Really Need?.

Definitions: Dealing with Categories Mathematically (2002)
Journal Article
Alcock, L., & Simpson, A. (2002). Definitions: Dealing with Categories Mathematically. For the learning of mathematics, 22(2), 28-34

Explores differences between mathematical definitions and non-mathematical definitions by contrasting three approaches to mathematical reasoning. Examines the consequences of the use of those approaches in a first course in real analysis. Analyzes st... Read More about Definitions: Dealing with Categories Mathematically.

Problems with the Assessment of Performance in Practical Science: Which Way Now? (2002)
Journal Article
Gott, R., & Duggan, S. (2002). Problems with the Assessment of Performance in Practical Science: Which Way Now?. Cambridge Journal of Education, 32(2), 183-201. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057640220147540

This paper presents an overview of the problems associated with the assessment of practical work in science. We identify two theoretical positions from which different emphases for teaching and assessment flow and examine some of the available eviden... Read More about Problems with the Assessment of Performance in Practical Science: Which Way Now?.

Get the picture. (2002)
Journal Article
Newton, D. (2002). Get the picture. Literacy & learning (Birmingham), 25, 13-15

Educational Motivation and Engagement: qualitative accounts from three countries (2002)
Journal Article
Hufton., N., Elliott, J., & Illushin, L. (2002). Educational Motivation and Engagement: qualitative accounts from three countries. British Educational Research Journal, 28(2), 265-289. https://doi.org/10.1080/01411920120122185

This article extends and develops earlier survey studies by reporting findings from detailed interviews with adolescents in Sunderland, Kentucky and St Petersburg. The interviews sought to examine a number of key factors underpinning educational moti... Read More about Educational Motivation and Engagement: qualitative accounts from three countries.