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Professor Douglas Newton's Outputs (106)

An analysis of primary technology textbooks: can they support cause and purpose explanations? (2007)
Journal Article
Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2007). An analysis of primary technology textbooks: can they support cause and purpose explanations?. Research in Science and Technological Education, 25(2), 199-210. https://doi.org/10.1080/02635140701250725

Knowing cause and purpose can enable a useful flexibility in thought and action that is more likely to produce a desired outcome. Some teachers, particularly trainees, new teachers, and those without a strong background in technology, may not address... Read More about An analysis of primary technology textbooks: can they support cause and purpose explanations?.

Clinical evaluation of a simple uroflowmeter for categorization of maximum urinary flow rate (2007)
Journal Article
Pridgeon, S., Harding, C., Newton, D., & Pickard, R. (2007). Clinical evaluation of a simple uroflowmeter for categorization of maximum urinary flow rate. Indian Journal of Urology, 23(2), 114-118. https://doi.org/10.4103/0970-1591.32058

Objective: To evaluate the accuracy and diagnostic usefulness of a disposable flowmeter consisting of a plastic funnel with a spout divided into three chambers. Materials and Methods: Men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) voided sequentially i... Read More about Clinical evaluation of a simple uroflowmeter for categorization of maximum urinary flow rate.

Can explanations in children's books help teachers foster reason-based understandings in religious education in primary schools? (2006)
Journal Article
Newton, L., & Newton, D. (2006). Can explanations in children's books help teachers foster reason-based understandings in religious education in primary schools?. British Journal of Religious Education, 28(3), 225-234. https://doi.org/10.1080/01416200600811311

There are concerns about the quality of religious education teaching in England and a national framework for religious education has been developed to give the subject a firmer basis. This basis comprises knowledge, skills and understanding that invo... Read More about Can explanations in children's books help teachers foster reason-based understandings in religious education in primary schools?.

Could elementary mathematics textbooks help give attention to reasons in the classroom? (2006)
Journal Article
Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2007). Could elementary mathematics textbooks help give attention to reasons in the classroom?. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 64, 69-84. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-005-9015-z

Trainee teachers, new and non-specialist teachers of elementary mathematics have a tendency to avoid thought about reasons in mathematics. Instead, they tend to favour the development of computational skill through the rote application of procedures,... Read More about Could elementary mathematics textbooks help give attention to reasons in the classroom?.

Could elementary textbooks serve as models of practice to help new teachers and non-specialists attend to reasoning in music? (2006)
Journal Article
Newton, L., & Newton, D. (2006). Could elementary textbooks serve as models of practice to help new teachers and non-specialists attend to reasoning in music?. Music Education Research, 8(1), 3-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/14613800600570660

For good reason, many believe that class teachers should make a significant contribution to the music education of young children. In practice, these teachers are often unenthusiastic about the task, feeling that they lack the knowledge and skills to... Read More about Could elementary textbooks serve as models of practice to help new teachers and non-specialists attend to reasoning in music?.

To what extent can children's geography books help a primary school teacher explain cause and purpose? (2006)
Journal Article
Newton, L., & Newton, D. (2006). To what extent can children's geography books help a primary school teacher explain cause and purpose?. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 15(1), 29-40. https://doi.org/10.2167/irgee185.0

New teachers and those without a strong background in geography tend to neglect ‘higher level’ thinking, including causal explanations and thinking about reasons in primary school geography. This is a problem that training has yet to address effectiv... Read More about To what extent can children's geography books help a primary school teacher explain cause and purpose?.

Frameworks for thinking: a handbook for teaching and learning (2005)
Book
Moseley, D., Baumfield, V., Elliott, J., Gregson, M., Higgins, S., Miller, J., & Newton, D. (2005). Frameworks for thinking: a handbook for teaching and learning. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.2277/0521848318

This handbook focuses on the thinking processes necessary for learning. It provides descriptions and evaluations of 42 major frameworks including Bloom¿s taxonomy, de Bono¿s lateral and parallel thinking tools, Gardner¿s theory of multiple intelligen... Read More about Frameworks for thinking: a handbook for teaching and learning.

Motivating students in science. (2005)
Book Chapter
Newton, D. (2005). Motivating students in science. In L. Newton (Ed.), Meeting the Standards in Secondary Science (164-173). RoutledgeFalmer

The Physical World. (2005)
Book Chapter
Newton, D., & Sambell, F. (2005). The Physical World. In L. Newton (Ed.), Meeting the Standards in Secondary Science (80-121). RoutledgeFalmer

Thinking about Art: Could Elementary Textbooks Serve as Models of Practice to Help New Teachers and Non Specialists Support Reasoning in Art? (2005)
Journal Article
Newton, L. D., & Newton, D. P. (2005). Thinking about Art: Could Elementary Textbooks Serve as Models of Practice to Help New Teachers and Non Specialists Support Reasoning in Art?. International Journal of Art and Design Education, 24(3), 315-324. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1476-8070.2005.00455.x

Some primary school teachers may neglect reasoning about art. Models of practice can exemplify classroom teaching and, to some extent, a textbook for children can be seen as a model of practice. Can those in art serve as models of practice and help t... Read More about Thinking about Art: Could Elementary Textbooks Serve as Models of Practice to Help New Teachers and Non Specialists Support Reasoning in Art?.

Teaching and learning in the primary school (2005)
Book Chapter
Newton, D. (2005). Teaching and learning in the primary school. In E. English, & L. Newton (Eds.), Professional Studies in the Primary School: Thinking Beyond the Standards (35-49). David Fulton. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203822524

Since you want to teach, I can probably assume that you want to teach well, that you want to make a difference, and that you want to become an expert at your job. There is a tendency to teach in much the same way as you were taught (Moallem 1998). If... Read More about Teaching and learning in the primary school.