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  • Changing the subject: retraining teachers to teach science. 
    Steele Frances; Watson Kevin; Aubusson Peter; Vozzo Les (Springer, 2003)
    This paper reports the experiences of teachers involved in a novel retraining scheme designed to meet a short-term crisis in numbers of teachers of physics. Teachers trained in other subject areas underwent an intensive ...
  • A culture of learning in the informal museum setting? 
    Aubusson Peter; Steele Frances; Watson Kevin; Griffin Janette (University of Canberra, 2002)
    An interactive science exhibition was used as the basis for a study of young children's behaviour and learning in an informal setting. Young primary school children were observed during school excursions to the exhibition, ...
  • Mentoring retrained teachers: extending the web 
    Watson Kevin; Aubusson Peter; Steele Frances; Vozzo Les (eContent Management Pty Ltd, 2007)
    Novice teachers need support if they are to survive the reality of school. A web of relationships involving members of the school community, mentors outside the school community and a university tutor has been shown to ...
  • Packaging constructivism in a curriculum resource 
    Aubusson Peter; Watson Kevin (Hong Kong Institute of Education, 2003)
    This paper outlines research that assessed the effectiveness of a curriculum package combined with a professional development program in promoting constructivist science teaching. Six high school science teachers from three ...
  • Retrained teachers and school culture: complex interactions 
    Watson Kevin; Aubusson Peter; Steele Frances (Routledge, 2004)
    This article reports the experiences of three retrained teachers as they made the transition to science teaching. The stories of their survival in a new school context were constructed from data obtained in an evaluation ...
  • Retraining teachers to teach science: is it a good idea? 
    Watson Kevin; Vozzo Les; Aubusson Peter; Steele Frances (Australian Science Teachers Association, 2004)
  • A trial of the Five Es: A referent model for constructivist teaching and learning 
    Watson Kevin; Boddy N; Aubusson Peter (Springer, 2004)
    The science and technology education literature indicates that teaching within a constructivist paradigm is an effective way to promote student learning. Despite this, most primary school teachers do not use constructivist ...
  • Using a curriculum package combined with professional learning to promote good practice in teaching secondary science 
    Aubusson Peter; Watson Kevin (Pacific Circle Consortium, 2004)
    Curriculum packages have been developed that attempt to build in a view of teaching and learning to promote ‘good practice’ in teaching. Improving the quality of teaching is influenced by the ability of curriculum ...