Proceedings of the Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (2011)

• ACSME Editorial

  Elizabeth D. Johnson, Trisha Jenkins, Gerry Rayner, Manjula D. Sharma, Jan West, Alexandra Yeung

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Keynote Presentations (Abstract)

• Are we assessing students appropriately for the 21st century world in which they will live and work?

  Geoffrey Crisp

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• Cultural content knowledge in Physics education

  Igal Galili

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Abstracts

• “How to have a good first year experience in chemistry – as easy as from Part A to Part B.”

  Simon B Bedford, Glennys O’Brien

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• The effect of the Developing Understanding of Assessment for Learning program on marker reliability and marking efficiency of scientific report writing tasks

  Fiona Bird, Robyn Yucel

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• Embedding case studies into statistical teaching to enhance appreciation of quantitative skills for Biomedicine students

  Mary Familari, Kristine Elliott, Ray Watson

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• A Coursework Alternative to Work Placements

  Isabelle Ferru

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• Promoting student community and communication through authentic learning tasks designed for group work in large 1st and 2nd year biology subjects

  Karen Josephine Fildes, Tracey A Kuit

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• Statistical literacy for all: Teaching Critical thinking with data

  Sue Finch, Ian Gordon

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• “They really should have covered that in high school”: A report on the realities of curriculum implementation in high school physics.

  Helen Georgiou

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• A Blended Learning Approach to Laboratory Preparation

  Mary Sarah-Jane Gregory, Giovanna Di Trapani

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• Comparing student’s fluency in using multiple representations (graphs, words and equations) with their university physics expertise

  Matthew Hill, Manjula Sharma, John O'Byrne

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• Manipulating molecules: Using kinect for immersive learning in chemistry

  Ian M. Jamie, Christopher R. McRae

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• Expanding the boundaries of science learning

  Katherine Legge, Claire Brooks

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• Electromagnetism at 140 km

  Katherine Legge, Claire Brooks, David Hoxley

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• Reformulating fundamental physics pracs

  Andrew MacKinnon, Michael Headland, Judith Pollard

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• Avoiding the second year blues: A transition framework assisting student progression at Deakin University

  Janine McBurnie, Jan West, Malcolm Campbell

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• Developing a research integrated learning culture in undergraduate teaching and learning

  Andrew McDonagh, Andrea Mears, Les Kirkup, Rosemary Ward, Michael Cortie, Alison Ung, Philip Doble, Alison Beavis

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• An investigation into students’ understanding of the scientific process and the nature of science, and the effects of first year university on these conceptions

  Gabriel Nguyen, John O'Byrne, Manjula Sharma

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• Coping with a wide range of quantitative skills in first year chemistry – our First Year Experience.

  Glennys A. O'Brien

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• The trials and triumphs of re-developing a new chemistry course

  Janice Petherick, Peter Harrowell

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• Introducing commencing students to “being a scientist” – A review of a new compulsory academic literacies course

  Simon M. Pyke

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• Learning to Solve Mathematics Problems in Group Work Settings

  Endah Retnowati

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• Feeding forward on timely feedback?

  Pauline M. Ross

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• Interactive Whiteboards: In-Service and Pre-Service Teachers’ Perspectives of Potential Pedagogical Benefits and Issues in Teaching Science for Young Children

  Sharon Russo, Kung-Teck Wong

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• Synergystic connections between teaching-research nexus and graduate attributes: a case study

  Nirma A. Samarawickrema, Janet O. Macaulay, Gayani Samarawickrema

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• Diversity in conceptions of incoming chemistry students in the context of changing syllabi

  Madeleine Schultz, Gwen Lawrie

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• Modification of a first year physics laboratory program using the ALPE survey instrument

  Salim Siddiqui, Daniel Southam, Jo Ward, Marjan Zadnik

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• Active learning in a blended environment: flexible delivery to support student diversity

  Daniel C Southam

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• Innovations in teaching go viral: effective, better ways to teach virology.

  Peter Speck, Karen Burke Da Silva

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• Ethics as core curriculum in Science?

  Jeff Trahair, Denise Gamble

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• An insight into the daily experience of science students

  Cristina Varsavsky, Paddy O'Toole

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• Strategies that challenge - Exploring the use of differentiated assessment in highly diverse cohorts

  Cristina Varsavsky, Gerry Rayner

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• Undergraduate Research Experiences: a Case Study in promoting Student Engagement through Authentic Scientific Inquiry

  Jack T. H. Wang, Mark A. Schembri, Mahitha Ramakrishna, Evgeny Sagulenko, John A. Fuerst

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• Long-term performance measures of Research Skill Development with First Year Human Biology students

  John Willison, Mario Ricci, Eleanor Peirce

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• Building clarity and confidence in the first year biology assessment experience with the developing understanding of assessment for learning (dual) program

  Robyn Yucel, Fiona Bird, Tania Blanksby, Jodie Young

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Ideas Exchange

• “How to make the most of what you have got - peer support, teaching and assessment sessions laid bare in first year chemistry.”

  Simon B Bedford, Glennys O'Brien

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• Strengthening alignment between secondary and tertiary biology education and enhancing student transitions in the sciences

  Karen Burke da Silva, Mary Familari, Gerry Rayner, Tania Blanksby, , Jeanne Young,

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• Addressing the "Second Year Slump Phenomenon" in Australian Science Undergraduates

  Mary Sarah-Jane Gregory, Pauline A. McDonnell

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• Implementing the LTAS Science project: learning outcomes as tools for curriculum change

  Susan M Jones, Brian Yates

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• How to achieve “buy-in” of academics to a repository sharing teaching resources?

  Madeleine Schultz

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• Identifying challenges and evaluating strategies to prepare paramedic science students to utilise math in their future career

  Liz Thyer, Catherine Kamphuis, Georgia Clarkson

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Non-refereed Papers

• Engaging Mathematics Students Through Undergraduate Research

  Layna Groen

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Refereed Papers

• iScience: a computer-supported collaborative inquiry learning project for science students in secondary and tertiary science education.

  Katherine L. Anderson, Shannon Kennedy-Clark, Louise Sutherland, Vilma Galstaun

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• An Experimental Study Comparing Two Different Training Strategies on how to use Statistical Packages in an Introductory Statistics Course

  James Baglin, Cliff Da Costa, Matthew Ovens, Vicky Bablas

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• Collaborative and Active eLearning: Contributing, Ranking and Tagging Web Resources in First Year Chemistry

  Adam J. Bridgeman

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• Learning styles of 3rd year genetics students and their affection and perception of effectiveness of a range of instructional modes

  Cheekai Chan, Adam Hart, Anna Lister, Stephen Doyle

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• The probability isotherm: An intuitive non-equilibrium thermodynamic framework for biochemical kinetics

  Brian Chapman, Jennifer Mosse, Jo-Ann Larkins

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• Teaching external Physics students

  Christine Creagh, David Parlevliet

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• Maths anxiety over two campuses in a first year introductory quantitative skills subject at a regional Australian university – establishing a baseline.

  Emma Gyuris, Yvette Everingham

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• Achieving scientific sustainability – A pilot study into the importance of improving first year undergraduate scientific literacy in the biological sciences

  Sarah Illingworth, Karen Burke Da Silva

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• Guidelines for online learning in soil science: A synthesis of ideas from academics, students and employers

  Lorna E. Jarrett, Damien Field, Tony Koppi, Peter Kopittke, Lyn Abbott, Cameron Grant, Alex McBratney, Neal Menzies, Tony Weatherley

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• What scientific concepts are required to understand climate change?

  Lorna E. Jarrett, George Takacs, Brian Ferry

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• Teamwork in an honours group writing assignment

  Elizabeth D. Johnson, Alexander G. Maier

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• Student learning experiences from drag experiments using high-speed video analysis

  Chakkrit Kaewsutthi, Pornrat Wattanakasiwich

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• Freshmen and Physics teacher expectations in learning physics

  Neeranart Kritsadatana, Pornrat Wattanakasiwich

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• Is the evolution of biochemistry texts decreasing fitness? A case study of pedagogical error in bioenergetics

  Jo-ann Marie Larkins, Jennifer Mosse, Brian Chapman

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• Student attitudes toward professional practices

  Kieran F. Lim

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• Teaching Clinical Trial Design and Management Using an Online Virtual Environment

  Matthew Linden, James Baglin, Anthony Bedford

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• A low-pain assessment model for laboratories and tutorials

  David J. Low, Heiko Timmers

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• Evidencing learning standards in science: graduate perceptions of gaining knowledge and skills at two research-intensive universities

  Kelly E Matthews, Yvonne Hodgson

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• Off campus learning: What do students want?

  Jennifer A. Mosse, Barbara C. Panther, Wendy Wright

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• Recorded lectures don’t replace the ‘real thing’: What the students say

  Barbara C. Panther, Jennifer A. Mosse, Wendy Wright

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• Plagiarism in science education: Preventing cheating via online auctions

  Michael O'Malley, Tim S. Roberts

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• AIP AstroFest 09 Promoting Physics Careers through Astronomy

  Maria B. Parappilly, Gavin Rowell

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• Distinct targeting of multiple mathematical proficiencies in first-year service teaching

  Leon Poladian

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• Worried about Engagement? Have Students Create 'New Media'?

  Will Rifkin, Nancy Longnecker, Joan Leach, Lloyd Davis

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• Building quantitative skills of undergraduate science students: Exploring the educational resources

  Leanne J. Rylands, Kelly E. Matthews, Vilma Simbag, Shaun Belward, Peter Adams, Carmel Coady

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• Evaluation and Management of Student Diversity: A New Model for Tertiary Science Education.

  Luby Simson, Imi Moore, Jim Woolnough, Stewart Pittard

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• Exploring student diversity: Local and international first year pharmacy students

  Ieva Stupans, Elizabeth E. Elliot, Geoff March

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• Enrichment of science curriculum with introduction of diet evaluation assessment task based on the real life situation

  Xiao Su

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