Browsing by Supervisor "Jones, Alister"
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
