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The Potential Of Perspectivism For Science Education, Jacob Pearce Apr 2013

The Potential Of Perspectivism For Science Education, Jacob Pearce

Dr Jacob Pearce

Many science teachers are presented with the challenge of characterising science as a dynamic, human endeavour. Perspectivism, as a hermeneutic philosophy of science, has the potential to be a learning tool for teachers as they elucidate the complex nature of science. Developed earlier by Nietzsche and others, perspectivism has recently re-emerged in the context of the philosophy of science in the work of Ronald Giere. Giere presents a compelling case that scientific theories and scientific observation are perspectival by using science itself. There are many tangible examples already present in science textbooks which, when approached in a certain way, offer …


Education Assessment In The 21st Century, Geoff Masters Apr 2013

Education Assessment In The 21st Century, Geoff Masters

Prof Geoff Masters AO

The author argues that there is a need for significant reform in educational assessment. Instead of judging student success only in terms of year-level expectations, assessment needs to recognise the progress that all students can make in their learning, regardless of students' starting points.


Lessons Learned While Developing An Effective Culture Of Assessment For Library Instruction, Sonya S. Shepherd Apr 2013

Lessons Learned While Developing An Effective Culture Of Assessment For Library Instruction, Sonya S. Shepherd

Sonya S. Gaither

After testing and using multiple assessment surveys and tools over time to evaluate student learning after and satisfaction with library instruction, workshop attendees discussed lessons learned by an academic librarian attempting to develop a more effective culture of assessment for library instruction. The following was addressed: various surveys and tools used/tested why certain surveys and tools were selected for use and not others why certain surveys and tools worked better than others what were the lessons learned what assessment surveys and tools are being used after the lessons learned


It Takes A Village: (Un)Learning And (Re)Imagining Teaching Transformation Through Race-Based Equity Work And Collaborative Research Analysis, Susan Adams, Jamie Buffington-Adams Mar 2013

It Takes A Village: (Un)Learning And (Re)Imagining Teaching Transformation Through Race-Based Equity Work And Collaborative Research Analysis, Susan Adams, Jamie Buffington-Adams

Susan Adams

Invited poster presentation at the 9th Annual Robert G. Bringle Civic Engagement 
Showcase and Symposium, Indianapolis, IN, April 23, 2013.


Research As Collaborative Act: A Latherian Approach To Collaborative Analysis Of Race-Based Professional Development With K-12 Educators, Susan Adams Mar 2013

Research As Collaborative Act: A Latherian Approach To Collaborative Analysis Of Race-Based Professional Development With K-12 Educators, Susan Adams

Susan Adams

Paper presentation at the 12th American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 24-27, 2013.


"Making It Personal: Using Individualized Midterm Conferences To Counter Student Resistance In 
Cultural Competency Courses", Susan Adams Mar 2013

"Making It Personal: Using Individualized Midterm Conferences To Counter Student Resistance In 
Cultural Competency Courses", Susan Adams

Susan Adams

Workshop session at the 2013 Edward C. Moore Symposium on Excellence in Teaching, Indianapolis, IN, April 4, 2013.


Collaborative Assessment For Learning, Jacob Pearce Mar 2013

Collaborative Assessment For Learning, Jacob Pearce

Dr Jacob Pearce

No abstract provided.


The Case, Glenn W. "Max" Mcgee, Christopher Kolar Feb 2013

The Case, Glenn W. "Max" Mcgee, Christopher Kolar

Glenn W. "Max" McGee

The internationally recognized Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) was created by the State of Illinois to develop talent in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. IMSA enrolls a diverse pool of academically talented Illinois students (grades 10-12) in its advanced, residential college preparatory program. It also serves thousands of educators and students in Illinois and beyond through innovative instructional programs designed to foster imagination and inquiry (see www.imsa.edu).


University Student Experiences Of Mobile Learning: One Year Beyond Commencement, Shelley Kinash, Jeffrey Brand, Trishita Mathew, Ron Kordyban Feb 2013

University Student Experiences Of Mobile Learning: One Year Beyond Commencement, Shelley Kinash, Jeffrey Brand, Trishita Mathew, Ron Kordyban

Ron Kordyban

Mobile learning was an embedded component in the pedagogical design of an innovative undergraduate course, Digital Media and Society. This paper reports the experiences and perceptions of 189 students over three semesters in 2010 and 2011. Students were given the option of using their own devices or a university loaned iPad. The iPads were loaded with an electronic textbook and a mobile application of the learning management system. Feedback from students on mobility and the electronic text was positive and optimistic overall. However, the majority of these students were not convinced that the trial made a difference to their learning.


University Student Experiences Of Mobile Learning: One Year Beyond Commencement, Shelley Kinash, Jeffrey Brand, Trishita Mathew, Ron Kordyban Feb 2013

University Student Experiences Of Mobile Learning: One Year Beyond Commencement, Shelley Kinash, Jeffrey Brand, Trishita Mathew, Ron Kordyban

Jeffrey Brand

Mobile learning was an embedded component in the pedagogical design of an innovative undergraduate course, Digital Media and Society. This paper reports the experiences and perceptions of 189 students over three semesters in 2010 and 2011. Students were given the option of using their own devices or a university loaned iPad. The iPads were loaded with an electronic textbook and a mobile application of the learning management system. Feedback from students on mobility and the electronic text was positive and optimistic overall. However, the majority of these students were not convinced that the trial made a difference to their learning.


University Student Experiences Of Mobile Learning: One Year Beyond Commencement, Shelley Kinash, Jeffrey Brand, Trishita Mathew, Ron Kordyban Feb 2013

University Student Experiences Of Mobile Learning: One Year Beyond Commencement, Shelley Kinash, Jeffrey Brand, Trishita Mathew, Ron Kordyban

Trishita Mathew

Mobile learning was an embedded component in the pedagogical design of an innovative undergraduate course, Digital Media and Society. This paper reports the experiences and perceptions of 189 students over three semesters in 2010 and 2011. Students were given the option of using their own devices or a university loaned iPad. The iPads were loaded with an electronic textbook and a mobile application of the learning management system. Feedback from students on mobility and the electronic text was positive and optimistic overall. However, the majority of these students were not convinced that the trial made a difference to their learning.


Of Methodology And Metaphysics: Contestation And Legitimation In Early Relativistic Cosmology, Jacob Pearce Jan 2013

Of Methodology And Metaphysics: Contestation And Legitimation In Early Relativistic Cosmology, Jacob Pearce

Dr Jacob Pearce

No abstract provided.


Research As Collaborative Act: A Latherian Approach To Collaborative Analysis Of Race-Based Professional Development With K-12 Educators, Susan Adams Jan 2013

Research As Collaborative Act: A Latherian Approach To Collaborative Analysis Of Race-Based Professional Development With K-12 Educators, Susan Adams

Susan Adams

Paper presentation at the 34th Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum, Philadelphia, PA, February 23, 2013.


It Takes A Village: (Un)Learning And (Re)Imagining Teaching Transformation Through Race-Based Equity Work And Collaborative Research Analysis, Susan Adams, Jamie Buffington-Adams Jan 2013

It Takes A Village: (Un)Learning And (Re)Imagining Teaching Transformation Through Race-Based Equity Work And Collaborative Research Analysis, Susan Adams, Jamie Buffington-Adams

Susan Adams

Poster presented at the 24th Annual Joseph Taylor Symposium, Indianapolis, IN, February 27, 2013.


Using The Eportfolio For Competency-Based Assessment: Product And Process For Learning, Lisa Mcguire Dec 2012

Using The Eportfolio For Competency-Based Assessment: Product And Process For Learning, Lisa Mcguire

Lisa E. McGuire

No abstract provided.


Dissertation: An Examination Of Community College Black Male Student Athletes’ Perceptions Of Student Support Services And Identifying Methods For Improving Service Delivery, Dr. Charles Richburg Dec 2012

Dissertation: An Examination Of Community College Black Male Student Athletes’ Perceptions Of Student Support Services And Identifying Methods For Improving Service Delivery, Dr. Charles Richburg

Dr. Charles W. Richburg III

Abstract Black male student athletes' enrolled in community colleges are a vastly understudied population. Statistically, the success rate of earning an associate degree and transferring to a four year institution of higher education is dismal. The focus of this study was to capture the perceptions of Black male student athletes and student support services providers as they pertained to access, use, and delivery of services. Another focus of this study was to identify ways in which Black male student athletes and student support services providers could help to improve delivery of those services. Participants for this study included three Black …


Toward Holistic Integration: Contextualizing University Faculty Work As Peace Work, Edward Brantmeier Dec 2012

Toward Holistic Integration: Contextualizing University Faculty Work As Peace Work, Edward Brantmeier

Edward J. Brantmeier

No abstract provided.


Editorial : Garth Boomer : 20 Years On?, Bill Green, Marion Meiers Dec 2012

Editorial : Garth Boomer : 20 Years On?, Bill Green, Marion Meiers

Marion Meiers

Garth Boomer was perhaps the most important English educator of the last quarter of the 20th century, as well as being a major figure in Australian curriculum and schooling more generally.


Goal-Free Evaluation: A Potential Model For The Evaluation Of Social Work Programs, Brandon Youker Dec 2012

Goal-Free Evaluation: A Potential Model For The Evaluation Of Social Work Programs, Brandon Youker

Brandon W. Youker Ph.D

Goal-free evaluation (GFE) is an evaluation model where the evaluator is deliberately kept from the stated (or implied) goals and objectives of the program; this is accomplished by appointing a screener to keep goal-related information from the goal-free evaluator. Screening the evaluator from program goals is designed to control bias inherent in goal-based evaluation (GBE), a bias that contaminates the evaluator’s ability to see the program’s true outcomes and true merit. Although GFE has been around for more than half a century, GBE continues to dominate evaluation practice and the literature on GFE remains sparse and highly theoretical. This article …


Evaluation Of The Empowering Local Schools Initiative: Second Progress Report, Robert Simons Dec 2012

Evaluation Of The Empowering Local Schools Initiative: Second Progress Report, Robert Simons

Dr Robert Simons

No abstract provided.


Which Form Of Assessment Provides The Best Information About Student Performance In Chemistry Examinations?, Ross Hudson, David Treagust Dec 2012

Which Form Of Assessment Provides The Best Information About Student Performance In Chemistry Examinations?, Ross Hudson, David Treagust

Dr Ross Hudson

Background: This study developed from observations of apparent achievement differences between male and female chemistry performances in a state university entrance examination. Male students performed more strongly than female students, especially in higher scores. Apart from the gender of the students, two other important factors that might influence student performance were format of questions (short-answer or multiple-choice) and type of questions (recall or application). Purpose: The research question addressed in this study was: Is there a relationship between performance in state university entrance examinations in chemistry and school chemistry examinations and student gender, format of questions--multiple-choice or short-answer, and conceptual …


A Call To Cognition: Literacy Initiative Or Intervention, J. Connelly Dec 2012

A Call To Cognition: Literacy Initiative Or Intervention, J. Connelly

Dr. CONNELLY, Jennifer

No abstract provided.


Critical And Inventive Thinking, Ray Philpot Dec 2012

Critical And Inventive Thinking, Ray Philpot

Ray Philpot

Seminar and workshops on how to develop assessment instruments to measure critical and inventive thinking ability at Primary and Secondary school levels.


Dare To Lead : Collegial Snapshots : The Voices Of Parents And Carers Of Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Students, Gina Milgate, Brian Giles-Brown Dec 2012

Dare To Lead : Collegial Snapshots : The Voices Of Parents And Carers Of Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Students, Gina Milgate, Brian Giles-Brown

Gina C Milgate

Dare to Lead is a national initiative designed to support principals to progress the educational outcomes of Aboriginal students. The program targets key focus areas in Aboriginal education: literacy; numeracy; attendance and retention. The booklet based upon survey results from parents and care givers is there to help school leaders reflect upon their practice relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pupils.


Reflections On The Epic Challenge, 1989, Marion Meiers Dec 2012

Reflections On The Epic Challenge, 1989, Marion Meiers

Marion Meiers

The author reflects on the impact of an address by the noted Australian educator Garth Boomer to the 1989 joint national conference of the Australian Reading Association (now the Australian Literacy Educators' Association) and the Australian Association for the Teaching of English. It was challenging, explains the author, to be prompted to think of oneself, along with the whole audience, as 'advanced practitioners'. Garth acknowledged the conference participants as 'practicing or potential boundary riders, who have chosen to teach at the edges of your understandings rather than to operate from safe and stable ground'.


Monitoring Educational Development For National Education Survey, Martin Murphy Dec 2012

Monitoring Educational Development For National Education Survey, Martin Murphy

Martin Murphy

No abstract provided.


Engaging Stakeholders To Design And Review Curricula: A Roundtable For Promising Practices, Lisa Mcguire Dec 2012

Engaging Stakeholders To Design And Review Curricula: A Roundtable For Promising Practices, Lisa Mcguire

Lisa E. McGuire

No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of The School Centres For Teaching Excellence (Sctes) Initiatives : Final Report, Glenn Rowley, Paul Weldon, Elizabeth Kleinhenz, Lawrence Ingvarson Dec 2012

Evaluation Of The School Centres For Teaching Excellence (Sctes) Initiatives : Final Report, Glenn Rowley, Paul Weldon, Elizabeth Kleinhenz, Lawrence Ingvarson

Dr Elizabeth Kleinhenz

No abstract provided.


Dare To Lead : Collegial Snapshots : The Voices Of Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Students., Gina Milgate Dec 2012

Dare To Lead : Collegial Snapshots : The Voices Of Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Students., Gina Milgate

Gina C Milgate

Dare to Lead is a national initiative designed to support principals to progress the educational outcomes of Aboriginal students. The program targets key focus areas in Aboriginal education: literacy; numeracy; attendance and retention. The booklet is to help school leaders reflect upon their practice relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pupils.


Pisa Reading Literacy Framework, Juliette Mendelovits Dec 2012

Pisa Reading Literacy Framework, Juliette Mendelovits

Juliette Mendelovits

No abstract provided.