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Train, teach; taught? How the content of specific science subject matter knowledge sessions impacts on trainee teachers' classroom practice and children's learning. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kind, V., & Wallace, R. (2008, December). Train, teach; taught? How the content of specific science subject matter knowledge sessions impacts on trainee teachers' classroom practice and children's learning. Presented at The 9th Nordic Research Symposium on Science Education., Reykjavik, Iceland

The impact science sessions for trainee science teachers have on 11-14 year olds' learning of science was assessed using questionnaires and a "Video-interview (trainee) - Interview (pupils)" (V-1-1) technique devised for this study. V-1-1 involved: v... Read More about Train, teach; taught? How the content of specific science subject matter knowledge sessions impacts on trainee teachers' classroom practice and children's learning..

Commentary on Chapter 8. (2008)
Book Chapter
Coe, R., Tymms, P., & Fitz-Gibbon, C. (2008). Commentary on Chapter 8. In P. Newton, J. Baird, H. Goldstein, H. Patrick, & P. (. Tymms (Eds.), Techniques for monitoring the comparability of examination standards (324-329). QCA

Goal orientations in Russian university students: from mastery to performance? (2008)
Journal Article
Remedios, R., Kiseleva, Z., & Elliott, J. (2008). Goal orientations in Russian university students: from mastery to performance?. Educational Psychology, 28(6), 677-691. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410802200257

Research in the UK has shown that students start their university career with the goal of mastering their subject, but this focus shifts as they progress through their degree program. Studies have suggested that unlike students in the UK, Russian stu... Read More about Goal orientations in Russian university students: from mastery to performance?.

New Approaches are needed for Science in Primary Schools (2008)
Journal Article
Bolden, D., Tymms, P., & Merrell, C. (online). New Approaches are needed for Science in Primary Schools. School leadership today, 17-19

The current approach to primary science is not working. So say the findings from a Wellcome Trust-commissioned review. The drive to raise standards in literacy and numeracy is skewing the primary curriculum. The following article summarises some of t... Read More about New Approaches are needed for Science in Primary Schools.

An evaluation of the effectiveness of using a hybrid PBL approach in the teaching of the Java programming language to first year third level students (2008)
Book Chapter
Doody, J., & Rattray, J. (2008). An evaluation of the effectiveness of using a hybrid PBL approach in the teaching of the Java programming language to first year third level students. In C. Rust (Ed.), Improving Student Learning: Improving Student Learning Through the Curriculum. The proceedings of the 16th Improving Student Learning symposium

Cultural capital: what does it offer students? A cross-national analysis (2008)
Book Chapter
Hampden-Thompson, G., Guzman, L., & Lippman, L. (2008). Cultural capital: what does it offer students? A cross-national analysis. In J. Zajda, K. Biraimah, & W. Gaudelli (Eds.), Education and social inequality in global culture (155--180). Kluwer Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6927-7%5C_10

This study continues the refinement of the cultural capital concept, addressing gaps in existing scholarship by analyzing data from two major international datasets: the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the Third International... Read More about Cultural capital: what does it offer students? A cross-national analysis.

Representing multiplication. (2008)
Journal Article
Harries, A., & Barmby, P. (2008). Representing multiplication. Mathematics teaching, 206, 37-41

From playing to understanding: the transformative potential of discourse versus syntax in learning to program (2008)
Book Chapter
Flanagan, M., & Smith, J. (2009). From playing to understanding: the transformative potential of discourse versus syntax in learning to program. In R. Land, J. Meyer, & J. Smith (Eds.), Threshold concepts within the disciplines (91-106). Sense Publishers

in their addiction to computer games. However, their mastery of these lucrative products of object-oriented programming (OOP) does not readily translate into an understanding of OOP when presented as a formal first year course. One of the fascination... Read More about From playing to understanding: the transformative potential of discourse versus syntax in learning to program.