Browsing by Supervisor "Jones, Alister"
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Investigative practical work in year 12 biology programmes
(The University of Waikato, 1998)The most recent New Zealand national curriculum development in Science occurred between 1991 and 1993. This Science curriculum placed value on students developing scientific investigative skills. The senior Biology curriculum ... -
Re-defining teacher education of primary teachers of science in Hong Kong
(The University of Waikato, 2000)This study arises from my personal interest as a lecturer in the Hong Kong Institute of Education with a responsibility to prepare student-teachers to teach science at the primary level. This study was conducted based on ... -
Improving teaching and learning of University physics in Taiwan
(The University of Waikato, 2000)This thesis studies the teaching and learning of first year university physics. The students involved in this study were first year physical science or engineering students at a private university in Taiwan. These students ... -
Formative assessment in science classrooms
(The University of Waikato, 2000)This study investigated how formative assessment was perceived, experienced and accomplished by teachers and students in ten Year 7 to 10 science classrooms. The study was undertaken within and built on the findings of the ... -
Earth science in New Zealand science centres - learning aspects through a simulation based experience
(The University of Waikato, 2001)This study investigated how simulations at the New Zealand earth science exhibition Earthworks could teach geological concepts. The introduction of a geoscience component in the New Zealand science curriculum, the development ... -
Perceptions of technology and technology education in Fiji and the Solomon Islands: implications for a technology education curriculum
(The University of Waikato, 2001)This study is about students’ and educators’ perceptions of technical education, technology, technology education and traditional technology in Fiji and the Solomon Islands. Perceptions are the mental representation of ... -
Developments in technology education in New Zealand 1993-1995: an analysis of the reflections of key participants
(The University of Waikato, 2001)As of February the 15ᵗʰ 1999, Technology Education came into New Zealand’s education system as a legal requirement for students from years 1 to 10. All schools under the New Zealand Ministry of Education’s jurisdiction ... -
Learning through cooperative education work placements in science and technology
(The University of Waikato, 2003)Cooperative education (co-op) is a strategy of education that includes a requirement for successful completion of both formal classwork and work placements to gain a qualification. The work placements immerse the student ... -
Towards a pedagogical model of learning to teach with information technology; a study in a primary teacher education programme in Hong Kong
(The University of Waikato, 2003)The research reported in this thesis arose from the author’s concerns that developed during his role as a teacher-educator in the field of instructional technology; specifically, in teacher education to facilitate pedagogical ... -
The influence of first-year chemistry students' learning experiences on their educational choices
(The University of Waikato, 2003)The research presented in this thesis examined the influence students' learning experiences in their first year chemistry classes had on their enrolment choices. Students enrolled in first-year chemistry were surveyed three ... -
Number sense in a secondary school context
(The University of Waikato, 2004)Current mathematics education research in New Zealand is directed at primary school or senior secondary school, in the areas of numeracy, technology innovations, student achievement and teacher professional development. ... -
Technological practice in early childhood as a dispositional milieu
(The University of Waikato, 1997)This study investigated the learning of a group of four-year-olds as they worked in the construction area of a sessional early childhood setting. The researcher participated and observed as the children constructed with ... -
The Nature of Conversation of Primary Students in Technology Education: Implications for Teaching and Learning
(University of Waikato, 2013)Classroom conversations are core to establishing successful learning for students. This research explored the nature of conversation in technology education in the primary classroom and the implications for teaching and ... -
Teaching Bioethics as a Stand-alone Subject in a New Zealand State Secondary School
(University of Waikato, 2013)This study is based on the contention that there is a lack of theoretical values education, that is, ethical thinking, ethical consideration and understanding of ethical theory, within New Zealand’s schools and communities ... -
An investigation of the development of students’ and teachers’ perceptions towards technology: A framework for reconstructing technology education in Malawi
(University of Waikato, 2011)The study investigated students’ and teachers’ perceptions towards technology and technology education with the ultimate aim of developing their beliefs and practices suitable for teaching and learning broad-based technology ... -
Teaching Ethics in the Primary Science Classroom: Planning Support for Teachers
(University of Waikato, 2011)The work presented in this thesis focuses on teaching ethics in primary science classrooms. Such teaching is important because it engages students not only in the human aspects of science, but also in science more generally, ...
