International research on computers in education

Since 1987, International Co-ordinator of the IEA Computers in Education Study; was national project coordinator for the IEA Second International Mathematics Study and Second International Science Study (1980–85). Co-author of several published studies on the Second International Science Study as well as The Implemented and Attained Mathematics Curriculum: A Comparison of Eighteen Countriesand The Use of Computers in Education Worldwide.     

Curriculum Evaluation

The Government introduced the tvei-Related In-Service Training Scheme (trist) as an interim enabling measure in September 1985. The five-term project was funded and managed by the Manpower Services Commission on behalf of the Department of Education and Science in order to allow time for the Government to introduce the necessary legislation which empowers the Secretary of State for Education and Science to provide funds for the grant-aided in-service education and training (inset) of teachers. This legislation came into effect on 1st April 1987 and has become known as grist.

In a previous paper (England 1987) the role of an lea appointed trist active-learning consultant was discussed. The consultant's change strategies and his innovation, active learning, were compared with those dissemination strategies which had been found to be successful for projects sponsored by the Nuffield Foundation and the Schools Council (Boardman 1980; Steadman et al. 1981). Reference was made to Eraut's paper (1978) which contained a preliminary typology of the varous roles which could be encompassed by the general term consultant. Amongst the roles which he described was that of the consultant as a change agent. This paper examines the active learning consultant's role in terms of a change agent, with particular reference to Bolam's (1975) framework for the management of educational change.     

Changing Internal Governance: A Discussion of Leadership Roles and Management Structures in UK Universities

A series of reviews over the past six years – from Dearing ( NCIHE, 1997 ) to Lambert ( Lambert, 2003 ) – have addressed the question of whether the structure and process of ‘governance’ in higher education is fit for modern times. This is a proper question to ask as operating environments change and pressures on institutional resources increase. Indeed, it is not coincidental that both the recent government‐sponsored reports and those of the previous decade ( Jarratt, 1985 ; NAB, 1987 ) were associated with significant financial changes in the sector. There are further parallels in that both the reports of the 1980s and those of the later period heralded legislative changes that produced – or will produce – new patterns of higher education provision in the UK ( Education Reform Act, 1988 ; Further and Higher Education Act, 1992 ; Higher Education Act, 2004 ). The messages from the reports and White Papers ( DES, 1987 ; DES, 1991 ; DfES, 2003 ) published in this twenty‐year period have remained broadly similar, even though the wider environment has altered significantly. ‘Increase efficiency, find new sources of income and improve performance across an ever‐widening range of activities and services’ have been the watchwords of successive governments. Given the consistency of the message, it is useful to analyse the changes that universities have been making to meet these requirements and to consider what further changes may be needed in the light of new external challenges. The first part of the paper offers a historical perspective before addressing the evolution of leadership roles and management structures from the late 1980s. The second part considers some of the current drivers of internal and external change before discussing the kind of changes in internal governance that are emerging and that should be considered for the future. I conclude by arguing for a shift in focus from structure and roles to people and processes in the task of leading change in universities.     

How should we define Exceptions?

'Modifying' or 'disapplying' the National Curriculum – what do these terms mean? Neither is clearly defined in the Education Reform Act, statutory instruments or circulars. Yet both begin to apply from this month onwards as the National Curriculum is introduced into schools. Guidance from the Department of Education and Science is urgently needed, suggests Brahm Norwich, lecturer in the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Educational Needs, Institute of Education, London University.     

Socioscientific Issues Thinking and Action in the Midst of Science-in-the-Making

Science & Education - Like all SSI, the COVID-19 pandemic requires decisions that are contentious, involve scientific thinking, and vary across social groups. This investigation determined how...     

Reviews

Statistics for Education and Physical Education , by L Cohen and M Holliday
Strategies for Improving Visual Learning , by Francis M Dwyer
An Introduction to Educational Computing , by Nicholas J Rush
Audio-Visual Materials for Higher Education 1979–80 , edited by J Ballantyne
European Journal of Science Education, Vol 1, No 1, Taylor and Francis, London, 1979
Literacy: a systematic start , by E Hunter-Grundin
Suggestology and Outlines of Suggestopedy by Dr Georgi Lazanov     

Universities in the Community‐The Role of the CCEs and Extension Services

The recent Green Paper, Higher Education. A Policy Discussion Paper, proposes that strategic planning be adopted by all tertiary institutions as part of a new style of management. ¹ 1. Higher Education. A Policy Discussion Paper, AGPS, Canberra, December, 1987. Chapter 7. This paper explains the nature and advantages of strategic planning, and the major elements involved in strategic planning within an analytical framework. Various strategies which can form part of the overall planning model are examined, with an emphasis on their financial aspects.

     

Designing educational policy: A mini-primer on values,theories and tools

The paper attempts to clarify the many issues and critiques that have been raised on the occasion of the World Bank's 1995 Education Sector Review, using the example of a country official having to decide how to allocate a new influx of resources to education. It is argued that, pending future scientific developments, human capital theory and estimates of the rate of return to investment in education can illuminate such allocation decisions and even lead to diametrically opposite educational policies relative to more conventional tools. Copyright © 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd     

Professional standards for the teaching of science: An exploratory study

The Science Education Professional Development (SEPD) Project was commissioned by the Commonwealth Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET) as part of its Projects of National Significance Program. Its brief was to develop a national strategy for enhancing the professional development of science teachers. This paper summarises one component of the Project's work, an exploration of the feasibility of establishing professional standards or expectations for teachers of science. The aim was to give clearer purpose and direction to professional development planning and to provide a more valid basis for evaluating science teachers for career development. Specializations: Teachers' work and policy, teacher development, educational evaluation, teacher evaluation, research on teaching.     

Rhetorical Use of Inscriptions in Students’ Written Arguments About Socioscientific Issues

Research in Science Education - Educators expect that students be able to make informed decisions about science-related problems in their everyday lives. Engaging science in such problems often...     

Book Reviews

Book Reviewed in this Article:
Victoria Bissell Brown. The Education of Jane Addams: Politics and Culture in Modern America .
Elizabeth N. Agnew. From Charity to Social Work: May E. Richmond and the Creation of an American Profession .
Alice Fahs. The Imagined Civil War: Popular Literature of the North and South, 1861–1865 .
Michael S. Foley. Confronting the War Machine: Draft Resistance during the Vietnam War
Penny Schine Gold. Making the Bible Modern: Children's Bibles and Jewish Education in Twentieth-Century America .
Gerd Horten. Radio Goes To War: The Cultural Politics of Propaganda during World War II .
Clark Kerr. The Gold and the Blue, A Personal Memoir of the University of California, 1949–1967: Political Turmoil .
Ron Miller. Free Schools, Free People: Education and Democracy after the 1960s .
Richard Neumann. Sixties Legacy: A History of the Public Alternative Schools Movement, 1967–2000 .
Steven Mintz. Huck's Raft: A History of American Childhood .
Christopher Newfield. Ivy and Industry: Business and the Making of the American University, 1880–1980 .
Brian Pusser. Burning Down the House: Politics, Governance, and Affirmative Action at the University of California .
Jon Reyhner and Jeanne Eder. American Indian Education: A History .
Darwin H. Stapleton and Donna Heckman Stapleton. Dignity, Discourse, and Destiny: The Life of Courtney C. Smith .
Kim Tolley. The Science Education of American Girls: A Historical Perspective .     

2019年国家自然科学基金“教育信息科学与技术”的计量分析

文章对2019年国家自然科学基金“教育信息科学与技术”(F0701)的申请与资助情况进行了计量分析,并将结果与2018年进行了对比,发现:F0701基金项目重点关注运用信息技术解决人机融合教育场景中的问题。虽然2019年F0701申请和立项的发展势头良好,但在创新性、学科融合度以及关键科学问题凝练和定位方面仍然存在不足。文章旨在通过计量分析,对未来F0701项目申请和发展规划提供参考依据。     

A Curricular Merger at a Medical College

This article considers the planning undertaken jointly by the Medical Colleges of Saint Bartholomew's Hospital and the London Hospital to merge their two undergraduate medical curricula and develop a new innovative curriculum for 1990–91. Some of the institutional features which encouraged successful curriculum planning are described. The emphasis is placed on the mechanisms employed by the Colleges to reach their decisions rather than the details of what was decided.     

Collection-Based Education by Distance and Face to Face: Learning Outcomes and Academic Dishonesty

Journal of Science Education and Technology - Assembling and curating specimen collections is a valuable educational exercise that integrates subject-specific skills such as field collection,...     

An Assessment Using Rubrics and the Rasch Model of 14/15-Year-Old Students’ Difficulties in Arguing About Bottled Water Consumption

Research in Science Education - The development of students’ argumentation competence is one of the major aims of science education and everyday problems, such as decisions on the consumption...     

Interest in Educational Data and Barriers to Data Use Among Massive Open Online Course Instructors

Journal of Science Education and Technology - Higher education instructors constantly rely on educational data to assess and evaluate the behavior of their students and to make informed decisions...     

A Study of STS Themes in State Science Curriculum Frameworks in the United States

This paper reports the procedure and results of a study analyzing Science-Technology-Society (STS) themes in state science curriculum frameworks in the United States. The criteria for the analysis consisted of 15 categories of standards derived from the K–12 content standards of the National Science Education Standards. Out of the 25 state science curriculum frameworks analyzed, 88% emphasized the standard Science and technology in society. Three standards (Environmental quality, Science as a human endeavor, and Nature of science and scientific knowledge) were represented in nearly 50% of the state science curriculum frameworks. The remaining 11 content standards were scarcely represented in the state science curriculum frameworks analyzed. The recommendations of this study include an examination of educational policy links to state science frameworks, and case studies of curriculum policy-to-practice transition in STS education.     

Ameliorating gender differences in attitudes about science: A cross-national study

The outcomes of two studies reported here indicate that the teacher inservice workshops, combined with activity-based science lessons, affected students' attitudes and perceptions about electricity. Australian and U.S. studies produced different patterns explored and explained in the paper.This material is based upon research supported by the National Science Foundation under grant MDR-88-50570 in the United States and supported by a grant from the Special Projects Program of the Commonwealth Schools Commission in the Education of GirlsDD section of Projects of National Significance in Australia. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or the Commonwealth Schools Commission.     

Reviews

Book reviewed:
K. Field, P. Holden and H. Lawlor Effective Subject Leadership
C. Paechter, Changing School Subjects: power, gender and curriculum
E. Margolis (ed.), The Hidden Curriculum in Higher Education
G. Nicholls, Professional Development in Higher Education
R. Andrews, Teaching and Learning English: A Guide to Recent Research and its Application
P. T. Knight and P. R. Trowler, Departmental Leadership in Higher Education
R. Daugherty, R. Phillips and G. Rees (eds), Education Policy-making in Wales
G. Crozier, Parents and Schools – partners or protagonists?
H. Brighouse, School Choice and Social Justice
G. McCulloch and W. Richardson, Historical Research in Educational Settings
J. F. Donnelly and E. W. Jenkins, Science Education: Policy, Professionalism and Change
D. Warner and D. Palfreyman (eds), The State of UK Higher Education: Managing Change and Diversity
G. Mac Naughton, S. Rolfe and I. Siraj-Blatchford (eds), Doing Early Childhood Research – International Perspectives On Theory and Practice
G. Thomas and A. Loxley, Deconstructing Special Education and Constructing Inclusion
S. Tomlinson, Education in a Post-welfare Society     

Enhancing Scientific Communication Skills: a Real-World Simulation in a Tertiary-Level Life Science Class Using E-Learning Technology in Biomedical Literature Perception,Reflective Review Writing on a Clinical Issue,and Self and Peer Assessments

Research in Science Education - This educational study aimed to explore the feasibility and acceptance of a literacy exercise adopted from the realworld of scientific publishing in a cell and...