Browsing by Supervisor "Hume, Anne Christine"
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An Investigation of Malaysian Secondary School Students’ Mental Models of Acid-Base Chemistry
(University of Waikato, 2015)There are many studies in chemistry investigating students’ difficulties in understanding chemical bonding, particle nature of matter and others, but relatively few on acid-base chemistry. One approach for reducing students’ ... -
Case study: Applying coaching and mentoring methods to leading a secondary school science department
(The University of Waikato, 2010)Heads of subject departments in New Zealand secondary schools generally have recognised expertise in teaching their subject and this expertise together with a mixture of leadership and organisational skills are recognised ... -
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, ... -
Investigating National Curriculum Implementation in Papua New Guinea (PNG)
(University of Waikato, 2013)There is a national concern in Papua New Guinea (PNG) about re-construction of social systems because the education offered was irrelevant to the needs of the PNG society. The Government of PNG reformed its national education ... -
Ko e Fungani Mo'onia 'o e Faiako Ma'a Tonga: Understanding the professional attitudes of the valued teachers of Tonga
(The University of Waikato, 2020)The purpose of this study is to help provide empirically informed insights as to how the Tongan Government teachers’ positive attitudes could be developed and enhanced. In Tonga, the erosion of teacher attitudes, commitment, ... -
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 ... -
Understanding Teachers' Perspectives on the Purpose and Importance of Science Education
(University of Waikato, 2016)The focus of this thesis is to identify teachers’ perspectives on the purpose and importance of science education. This focus is twofold. It is concerned with finding out what teachers understand the purpose of science ...
