epiSTEMe project
The Effecting
Principled Improvement in STEM Education project is
funded by ESRC - the UK funding council for education and other social sciences
- as part
of its Targeted Research Initiative on Science and Mathematics
Education.
The project is developing teaching approaches in a small range of sample
lower secondary school topics: proportionaility in maths and in the context
of forces; electricity; probability.
In the electricity module, the role of models and analogies - a key part
of 'how science works' - is being built into the teaching and learning. The
intention is that the use of models and analogies will support student learning
about electricity, whilst electricity will provide a context for learning
about the models and analogies as one aspect of the nature of science.
PhD studentship available
The project has an ESRC funded ('+3') PhD studentship available for
a suitable candidate who has already completed acceptable doctoral research
training (such as the Faculty's MPhil in Educational Research or any ESRC
recognised doctoral training). The successful candidate will join the research
team to undertake a personal doctoral project which complements one aspect
of the existing epiSTEMe project.
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