Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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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 -
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 -
Action research with caseworkers: Responding to and reflecting on the impacts of COVID‐19 on birth family contact
Published 2022Social distancing due to COVID‐19 forced changes to contact with birth relatives for children in out‐of‐home care. This required a shift to using technologies, which was previously underutilized and viewed as risky. In an ...Article -
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