Research projects

Research projects

Our expertise

Our areas of research interest and expertise include:

  • encouraging and exploring understandings of scientific literacy,
  • teaching to promote student conceptual understanding,
  • investigating the Nature of Science (NoS),
  • the role of values in science education,
  • teaching emerging science in virtual classrooms, and
  • the design of innovative pedagogy to improve the quality of science education and student engagement.

Current projects

Exploring Problem Based Learning in schools

Smith, K., Berry, A., Mansfield, J., Corrigan, D., Waldon, S., Maynard, N., Ellerton, P. & Ashleigh, D.

12/11/20 → 11/11/23

Elucidating practices to assist EAL learners to acquire specialised science vocabulary

Filipi, A., Berry, A., Nguyen, M. H. & Valcanis, A.

1/01/21 → 31/12/22

Primary teachers' adaptive expertise in interdisciplinary maths and science

Berry, A., Vale, C., van Driel , J., Widjaja, W. & Xu, L.

25/05/21 → 24/05/24

Exploring the value and impact of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) for university educators’ teaching practice

Sarkar, M., Lazarus, M., Wright, C., Ilic, D., White, P. , Thompson, C., Maynard, N. & Berry, A.

1/10/21 → 31/12/23

KINDERGARTEN KNOWLEDGE - Centre for Systemic Research on Diversity and Sustainable Futures

Eriksen, E., Fleer, M., Boge, M., Gjendemsjo, V., Garred, R. & Hacket, A.

7/11/18 → 7/11/23

The factors that lead to the success of flipped classrooms

Carroll, K., Flecknoe, S., Cooper, R., Filby, C., Randle-Barrett, E. & Bennett, N.

Recently completed projects

Science Monograph Series - Integrated Science Learning in STEM

Berry, A. & Smith, K.

14/09/21 → 28/02/22

Critical Friend and Research Light Moves

Carpendale, J. & Berry, A.

14/04/21 → 31/07/21

Renewal of Science Continuum Archive

Corrigan, D., Berry, A., Smith, K., Cooper, R. & Carpendale, J.

22/06/20 → 18/12/20

Solving Real World STEM Challenges

Corrigan, D., Johnson, L. & Costa, K.

1/02/19 → 30/09/19

Engaged Exchanges: Teaching and integrating inquiry learning in online environments

Kidman, G., Tan, H., Kewalramani, S., Ellis, K., Rady, D. , Kinnaird, N., Daujat, S. & Bourke, S.

27/10/20 → 10/12/20

BLCSI 2019: Building Leadership for Change through School Immersion 2019

Tudball, E., Adams, M., Lancaster, G., Johnson, L., Smith, K., Burke, G., Rady, D. , Round, P., George, S., Welch, R., Pruyn, M., Creely, E., Gesthuizen, R., Tan, H., Burke, J., Mansfield, J., Clarke, S., Kewalramani, S., McLeod, A., Kalogeropoulos, P. & Ozzimo, C.

15/04/19 → 14/02/20

BLCSI 2018: Building Leadership for Change through School Immersion 2018

Tudball, E., Round, P., Lancaster, G., Sharma, U., Smith, K., Creely, E. , Pruyn, M., Adams, M., De Bruin, K., Kalogeropoulos, P., Klooger, M., Rady, D., Subban, P., Burke, G. & Ozzimo, C.

5/02/18 → 21/12/18

Development of Numeracy Across the Curriculum Resources - Phase 3

Kidman, G., Hall, J., Forgasz, H., Faigen, B., Wolfe, M., Ludecke, M., Crawford, R. , Hall, C., Grimmett, H., Blannin, J., Tudball, E. & Jenkins, L.

31/05/21 → 30/11/21

Robotics and Coding: Enhancing disadvantaged children’s communication and language development

Kewalramani, S., Kidman, G., Tan, H., Kameswaran, K. & Macdonald, S.

5/10/20 → 15/12/21

COVID-19: Pedagogical Opportunities for students' Online Inquiry-Based-Learning

Kidman, G., Ellis, K., Kewalramani, S. & Tan, H.

1/10/20 → 31/12/21

Numeracy across the curriculum Phase 2 research project

Hall, J., Kidman, G., Forgasz, H., Barnes, M., Bonar, G. , Triolo, R. & Blannin, J.

7/09/20 → 11/12/20

Numeracy across the curriculum research project

Kidman, G., Hall, J., Forgasz, H., Burke, G., Belford, N. & Leahy, D.

20/04/20 → 26/06/20

Recruiting Aspiring STEM Teachers (RAST)

Kidman, G., Gervasoni, A., Vale, C., Tan, H. & Gesthuizen, R.

2/07/19 → 20/11/20

Building an evidence-base for using Minecraft: Education Edition as an educational tool

Gesthuizen, R., Kidman, G., Latheef, I., Harrison, M. & Graham, L.

21/09/18 → 31/12/19

LEADING SCHOOL BASED CHANGE The Knox School 2019-2020

Smith, K., Mansfield, J. & Adams, M.

1/04/19 → 31/12/20

Transformation of the School Approach to Teaching and Learning project: Phase 1 to 5

Loughran, J., Smith, K. & Mansfield, J.

1/02/17 → 31/01/19

Respectful Relationships Early Childhood Professional Learning

Hammer, M., Agbenyega, J., Fleer, M., Monk, H., Adams, M., Li, L. , Veresov, N., Rivalland, C., Quinones Goytortua, G., Hansen, J., Babaeff, R., Laletas, S. & Hamdillah, C.

24/10/17 → 30/06/20

Building executive function in imaginary play

Fleer, M., Duhn, I., Veresov, N. & Walker, S. P.

1/01/15 → 31/12/19

Engaging new generations of learners - working towards confident delivery of flexible pedagogies and active learning strategies

Flecknoe, S., Carroll, K., Lazendic-Galloway, J., Cooper, R., Hood, K., Macfarlan, B., McLean, K., Thompson, C., Wagstaff, P. & Wordley, S.

1/06/18 → 31/05/19

In school Professional learning Project: An assessment of the processional learning needs of Trinity Grammar School

Loughran, J., Cooper, R., Fitzgerald, A., Phillips, M. & Smith, K.

16/05/16 → 28/11/16

Implementing flipped classrooms; evaluating staff and student perceptions and the effect on learning outcomes

Flecknoe, S., Carroll, K., Schliephake, K. & Cooper, R.

1/03/16 → 28/02/17

BLCSI 2019: Building Leadership for Change through School Immersion 2019

Tudball, E., Adams, M., Lancaster, G., Johnson, L., Smith, K., Burke, G., Rady, D. , Round, P., George, S., Welch, R., Pruyn, M., Creely, E., Gesthuizen, R., Tan, H., Burke, J., Mansfield, J., Clarke, S., Kewalramani, S., McLeod, A., Kalogeropoulos, P. & Ozzimo, C.

15/04/19 → 14/02/20

Past projects