Fields of Research

Learning sciences
Other education
Education assessment and evaluation
Nutrition and dietetics

Research Objectives

Other education and training

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

Language and the Learning of Chemistry: What Counts?; 14th International Conference on Chemical Education
Students' alternative frameworks for the nature of matter: a cross-cultural study of linguistic and cultural interpretations; International Journal of Science Education
Students' alternative frameworks: Towards a linguistic and cultural interpretation; International Journal of Science Education

Research Projects

Children at risk and the response of alternative systems; Department of Health and Ageing (DHA)
Physically handicapped youth: perceptions of health and educational participation; Department of Health and Ageing (DHA)
Whole class discussions in school science.; University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Research Candidate Supervision

Learning and Teaching Science- Linking Cognitive Development and Curriculum Design
Student's understanding of selected phenomena in three school science topics- Matter, solar systam and air and aire pressure