Browsing by Supervisor "Coll, Richard K."
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Carrying Out a Practical Investigation:The Student-Experienced Curriculum
(The University of Waikato, 2006)Assessment of student learning for qualifications has long been contentious, particularly the reliability and validity of various assessment methods and the impact of assessment on the nature of student learning. There ... -
The effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) online on students’ creative and critical thinking in physics at tertiary level in Malaysia
(University of Waikato, 2011)The purpose of this study was to investigate whether student performance in creative thinking could be enhanced through Problem Based Learning delivered online (referred to as PBL online) and critical thinking. Students’ ... -
An exploration of year 10 students’ motivation, attitude and self-efficacy toward learning chemistry
(University of Waikato, 2012)How you see the world is largely a function of where you view it from, what you look at, what lens you use to help you see, what tools you use to clarify your image, what you reflect on and how you report your world to ... -
How is materials technology education shaped by teacher leadership within the technology department?
(University of Waikato, 2010)The New Zealand Curriculum (MoE, 2007) introduced late 2007 was required to be fully implemented by 2011. Technology being one of the eight learning areas in The New Zealand Curriculum (MoE, 2007) referred to as NZC (MoE, ... -
Identifying an appropriate science curriculum for undergraduate nursing in New Zealand
(University of Waikato, 2010)The depth and breadth of science knowledge that is required to educate registered nurses has been the subject of much debate, both nationally and internationally. Central to the debate is the lack of clarity on what science ... -
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 ... -
Students' Mental Models of Chemical Reactions
(University of Waikato, 2013)Previous research on topics such as atomic structure and chemical bonding indicates that students’ mental models are often inconsistent with the scientific models, which may impede learning of advanced concepts. International ... -
Supporting Licensed Science Teachers’ Professional Development in Adopting Learner-Centred Pedagogy in Tanzanian Secondary Schools
(University of Waikato, 2013)The purpose of this study was to obtain a better understanding of the professional learning needs of Tanzanian science teachers who were recruited using an alternative route approach to teacher recruitment and to seek ways ... -
Toward ecological literacy: A permaculture approach to junior secondary science
(University of Waikato, 2012)Environmental, economic, and social trends suggest the need for more sustainable ways of thinking and patterns of behavior. Such a shift would require humanity to function at high levels of ecological literacy, which relies ... -
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 ...
