Browsing Research Publications and Outputs by subject "1301 Education Systems"
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Computational scientific inquiry with virtual worlds and agent-based models: new ways of doing science to learn science
Published 2015In this paper, we propose computational scientific inquiry (CSI) as an innovative model for learning important scientific knowledge and new practices for “doing” science. This approach involves the use of a “game-like” ...Open AccessPreprint -
Designs for learning about climate change as a complex system
Published 2017This paper reports on a study in which students used agent-based computer models to learn about complex systems ideas of relevance to understanding climate change. The experimental condition used a Productive Failure (PF) ...Open AccessPreprint -
Education as a Complex System: Conceptual and Methodological Implications
Published 2019Education is a complex system, which has conceptual and methodological implications for education research and policy. In this article, an overview is first provided of the Complex Systems Conceptual Framework for Learning ...Open AccessArticle -
Formal Middle Leadership in NSW Public Schools
Published 2020Report purpose The purpose of this executive summary is to present an overview of the research findings from 2608 respondents who participated in the NSW Formal Middle Leadership Survey (FML_NSW). A full report is ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Schema abstraction with productive failure and analogical comparison: Learning designs for far across domain transfer
Published 2020Although there has been considerable research into knowledge transfer for over a century, there remains a need for specific, validated techniques for teaching for transfer. This article reports on classroom-based research ...Open AccessArticle