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What do we know so far about the research-teaching nexus in Initial Teacher Training? (2023)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Newton, D., Moger, P., Ion, G., & Armau-Sabates, L. (2023). What do we know so far about the research-teaching nexus in Initial Teacher Training?. Review of Education, 11(2), Article e3405. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3405

Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Programmes comprise campus-based teaching sessions and school practice. This article carries out a systematic review from the context of Initial Teacher Education programmes in Higher Education, using the term “nexus”... Read More about What do we know so far about the research-teaching nexus in Initial Teacher Training?.

‘Allowing them to dream’: fostering creativity in mathematics undergraduates (2022)
Journal Article
Newton, D., Wang, Y., & Newton, L. (2022). ‘Allowing them to dream’: fostering creativity in mathematics undergraduates. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 46(10), 1334-1346. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877x.2022.2075719

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence, work and leisure is expected to change, and human creative competence is expected to be increasingly important, partly for the workplace and the economy, but also for thriving and well-being. The... Read More about ‘Allowing them to dream’: fostering creativity in mathematics undergraduates.

The Creative Sciences (2021)
Journal Article
Rees, S., & Newton, D. (2021). The Creative Sciences. School science review, 382, 57-62

Creativity lies at the heart of science teaching and learning. However, stereotypically, creativity is more widely associated with the arts than the sciences. In this article, we challenge this perception and demonstrate how to teach for and with cre... Read More about The Creative Sciences.

Creative Teaching in a Changing World (2020)
Book Chapter
Newton, D. (2020). Creative Teaching in a Changing World. In Y. Harpaz, & E. Horwitz (Eds.), The future of education (218-229). Branco Weiss Institute & Kineret Zmova Dvir

Fostering creative thinking in a digital world (2020)
Journal Article
Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2020). Fostering creative thinking in a digital world. International journal for talent development and creativity, 8(1 & 2), 19-28

We are now moving rapidly into a new world, one shaped by the Fourth ‘Industrial’ Revolution. This world is one in which digital technologies in various forms will shape work, play and everyday life. Such technologies, unlike the relatively passive o... Read More about Fostering creative thinking in a digital world.

Humanoid robots as teachers and a proposed code of practice (2019)
Journal Article
Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2019). Humanoid robots as teachers and a proposed code of practice. Frontiers in Education, 4, Article 125. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2019.00125

This article will discriminate between kinds of robot, point to its burgeoning development and application in the home and workplace, and describe its growing use in the classroom as a teacher. It will describe its potential to support, for instance,... Read More about Humanoid robots as teachers and a proposed code of practice.

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.

Meeting the Challenge of Chemical Language Barriers in University Level Chemistry Education (2018)
Journal Article
Rees, S., Kind, V., & Newton, D. (2019). Meeting the Challenge of Chemical Language Barriers in University Level Chemistry Education. Israel Journal of Chemistry, 59(6-7), 470-477. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijch.201800079

The specific yet varied challenges chemical language presents to students learning the subject are widely recognised. However, to effectively engage a student population becoming increasingly diverse in terms of culture, language and prior knowledge... Read More about Meeting the Challenge of Chemical Language Barriers in University Level Chemistry Education.

Teachers’ pedagogies and strategies of engagement (2018)
Journal Article
Davies, L., Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2018). Teachers’ pedagogies and strategies of engagement. International journal for talent development and creativity, 6(1-2), 169-180

Engagement of students in their learning is a positive approach to enhance their educational experience. Engagement is, however, a broad term with a variety of meanings. When attempting to engage students in order to raise their academic attainment i... Read More about Teachers’ pedagogies and strategies of engagement.

A study of children’s classroom questions in relation to elementary science teaching (2018)
Journal Article
Newton, D., Newton, L., & Abrams, P. (2018). A study of children’s classroom questions in relation to elementary science teaching. International journal for talent development and creativity, 6(1-2), 39-50

Scientific enquiry is a creative process, commonly beginning with a question or problem, then generating a tentative answer or solution, and testing it. In the classroom, the question, perhaps in the form of a problem, is generally given, ready-made,... Read More about A study of children’s classroom questions in relation to elementary science teaching.

Profiles of Creativity (2018)
Journal Article
Newton, D. (2018). Profiles of Creativity. International journal for talent development and creativity, 6(1-2), 211-220

Can language focussed activities improve understanding of chemical language in non-traditional students? (2018)
Journal Article
Rees, S., Kind, V., & Newton, D. (2018). Can language focussed activities improve understanding of chemical language in non-traditional students?. Chemistry education research and practice, 19(3), 755-766. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8rp00070k

Students commonly find the language of chemistry challenging and a barrier to developing understanding. This study investigated developments in chemical language understanding by a group of non-traditional students over the duration of a one year pre... Read More about Can language focussed activities improve understanding of chemical language in non-traditional students?.

Purposeful thought in the classroom: Do emotions matter? (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Newton, D. (2017, December). Purposeful thought in the classroom: Do emotions matter?. Paper presented at 15th International Conference on Excellence, Creativity, and Innovation in Basic-Higher Education and Psychology 3-5 July 2017, International Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE), Lisbon, Portugal

The fostering of cold, emotionless reason has been central goal of formal education for a long time. Given the evident successes attributed to such thought, this is understandable, but there is no thought without emotion. Moods and emotions, however,... Read More about Purposeful thought in the classroom: Do emotions matter?.

Choosing for Yourself: A pragmatic framework for developing competence in young people’s personal decision-making (2017)
Journal Article
Newton, D. (2017). Choosing for Yourself: A pragmatic framework for developing competence in young people’s personal decision-making. Archives of psychology (Chicago, Ill. Online), 1(2), Article 16

Making personal decisions is a kind of purposeful thought that can be life-changing, so competence in it could be of long-term benefit. Competence, however, is not always well-developed. Routes to a decision are described, and a potential approach to... Read More about Choosing for Yourself: A pragmatic framework for developing competence in young people’s personal decision-making.

The Selection of Potential Undergraduate Students who Lack Customary Academic Qualifications: is a toolkit possible? (2017)
Journal Article
Moreton, I., Newton, D., Newton, L., & Mathias, J. (2017). The Selection of Potential Undergraduate Students who Lack Customary Academic Qualifications: is a toolkit possible?. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 19(3), 64-84. https://doi.org/10.5456/wpll.19.3.64

Widening participation in higher education is now seen as desirable in much of the West, if only for its economic benefits. It can, however, present problems for admissions tutors as applicants can vary widely in age and experience, and may lack conv... Read More about The Selection of Potential Undergraduate Students who Lack Customary Academic Qualifications: is a toolkit possible?.

Creativity as a Twenty-First-Century Competence: An Exploratory Study of Provision and Reality (2017)
Journal Article
Davies, L., Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2018). Creativity as a Twenty-First-Century Competence: An Exploratory Study of Provision and Reality. Education 3-13, 46(7), 879-891. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2017.1385641

Recently, creativity has begun to be talked about as a twenty-first-century competency [UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation). 2006. The World Conference on Arts Education: Building Creative Capacities for the 21st... Read More about Creativity as a Twenty-First-Century Competence: An Exploratory Study of Provision and Reality.