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This seminar takes a look at findings from our three-year mixed methods project examining the successes of and challenges facing Core Maths, a new and innovative addition to Level 3 mathematics provision. We assess what our findings so far reveal about the value of this relatively new set of post-16 qualifications, and consider whether or...
For our first seminar of the academic year, we welcome Professor Paul Andrews from Stockholm University. He will present a series of little known facts about PISA, its processes and results, challenging its repeated claim that it “has become the world’s premier yardstick for evaluating the quality, equity and efficiency of school systems" (OECD, 2013, p.3,...
Marlene Rayner-Canham and Professor Geoff Rayner-Canham, Memorial University of Newfoundland Marelene Rayner-Canham and Geoff Rayner-Canham have long been active researchers in the field of the history of women in science. Apart from many academic papers on different topics, they have co-authored the books: Harriet Brooks - Pioneer Nuclear Scientist; A Devotion to Their Science: Pioneer...
Professor Gregory Radick, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science, University of Leeds Abstract Twenty-first century biology rejects genetic determinism, yet an exaggerated view of the power of genes in the making of bodies and minds remains a problem. What accounts for such tenacity? This talk will...
Dr Paul Hernandez-Martinez, Loughborough University Abstract In this talk I will critically analyse the notion of ‘science capital’ as defined by Archer et al (2015) as part of their ASPIRES and Enterprise Science projects. These projects highlighted that access to science capital is perhaps more important than prior achievement in shaping students’ aspirations and their...
Ana Benavides Lahnstein, University of Leeds Throughout the last 40 years, environmental education (EE) has become an inclusive, multi-faceted, and complex field of study. There have been a wide array of aims, priorities, values and pedagogies offered within different types or approaches to education in, about and for the environment (Lucas, 1972). Recently, to respond...
Meena Kotecha, The London School of Economics and Political Science Meena has been teaching mathematics, statistics and operational research methods at the London School of Economics (LSE) since 2006. She has been named as an LSE Innovator. She is an LSE Teaching Prize Winner for both statistics & operational research methods (2008, 2013 and 2016)....
Dr Matt Homer In many contexts, mathematical self-efficacy is known to be important, and distinct, predictor of mathematical attainment and the nature of further participation in the study of mathematics and mathematically-based disciplines. This study reports on the results of cross-sectional questionnaire-based study of over 500 former International Baccalaureate® students who had studied higher level...
To introduce the new Physics Education Research Group (PERG) Speakers Dr Alison Voice – Rationale for the new research group and overview of current projects Samantha Pugh – What’s the problem with 2nd year? Dr Rob Purdy – Does digital learning work in Physics? Dr Ross Galloway – Physics education research at Edinburgh University Abstract...
Professor Jill Adler Jill Adler holds the SARChI Mathematics Education Chair at the University of the Witwatersrand, which focuses on research and development in secondary mathematics education. Jill has spearheaded several large-scale teacher development projects, the most recent, within the Chair ambit, begun in 2009, is called the Wits Maths Connect Secondary project. This work...