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The development of chemical language usage by “non-traditional” students: the interlanguage analogy (2018)
Journal Article
Rees, S., Kind, V., & Newton, D. (2018). The development of chemical language usage by “non-traditional” students: the interlanguage analogy. Research in Science Education, 51(2), 419-438. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-018-9801-0

Students commonly find specialist scientific language problematic. This study investigated developments in chemical language usage by six non-traditional students over the course of 1 to 4 years. The students participated in semi-structured interview... Read More about The development of chemical language usage by “non-traditional” students: the interlanguage analogy.

Eastern European Youth Identities in Uncertain Times (2018)
Report
Moskal, M., Sime, D., Tyrrell, N., McMellon, C., & Kelly, C. (2018). Eastern European Youth Identities in Uncertain Times. Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

Young people talked about several factors that were important to their sense of identity. Some key dimensions of their identities were related to being young migrants, their nationality and transnational relationships with family and friends and also... Read More about Eastern European Youth Identities in Uncertain Times.

What did PISA and TIMSS ever do for us?: the potential of large scale datasets for understanding and improving educational practice (2018)
Journal Article
Elliott, J., Stankov, L., Lee, J., & Beckmann, J. (2019). What did PISA and TIMSS ever do for us?: the potential of large scale datasets for understanding and improving educational practice. Comparative Education, 55(1), 133-155. https://doi.org/10.1080/03050068.2018.1545386

There appears to be something of an intellectual and philosophical gulf between education researchers who seek insights from statistical analyses of complex data-sets such as those provided by the OECD (PISA), and others who seek to develop rich, con... Read More about What did PISA and TIMSS ever do for us?: the potential of large scale datasets for understanding and improving educational practice.

Technologies of Exposure: Videoconferenced Distributed Medical Education as a Sociomaterial Practice (2018)
Journal Article
MacLeod, A., Cameron, P., Kits, O., & Tummons, J. (2019). Technologies of Exposure: Videoconferenced Distributed Medical Education as a Sociomaterial Practice. Academic Medicine, 94(3), 412-418. https://doi.org/10.1097/acm.0000000000002536

Purpose: Videoconferencing—a network of buttons, screens, microphones, cameras, and speakers—is one way to ensure that undergraduate medical curricula are comparably delivered across distributed medical education (DME) sites, a common requirement for... Read More about Technologies of Exposure: Videoconferenced Distributed Medical Education as a Sociomaterial Practice.

Science Education Trajectories: Charting the Course for Teachers, Educators, Researchers, and Policymakers (2018)
Journal Article
Luft, J., Whitworth, B., Berry, A., Navy, S., & Kind, V. (2019). Science Education Trajectories: Charting the Course for Teachers, Educators, Researchers, and Policymakers. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 30(1), 63-79. https://doi.org/10.1080/1046560x.2018.1535226

Science teacher professional development is complex. Phases in a teacher’s career necessitate different professional learning opportunities. Furthermore, knowledge bases, practices, and attributes need to be cultivated during these times. For science... Read More about Science Education Trajectories: Charting the Course for Teachers, Educators, Researchers, and Policymakers.

Fun and games in higher education: an analysis of UK student perspectives (2018)
Journal Article
Whitton, N., & Langan, M. (2019). Fun and games in higher education: an analysis of UK student perspectives. Teaching in Higher Education, 24(8), 1000-1013. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2018.1541885

In an increasingly neoliberal Higher Education sector, there is increased pressure on institutions to enhance learner engagement and student satisfaction. Many academics believe that students expect their university learning experiences to be enjoyab... Read More about Fun and games in higher education: an analysis of UK student perspectives.