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Co-directors of MSHE
“We collaborate with a wide range of people and organisations, from inside and outside the University. If you think we can collaborate with you, and we are not doing so already, please get in touch.”
Marcus Grace
Christian Bokhove
Mathematics, Science and Health Education research centre
Latest News
November 30, 2021
Posted By : mase Family science engagement
Recently, our colleague Dr Neta Shaby presented to the Education School on her work on family science learning and engagement. Among other things, Neta highlighted work with Dr. Dana Vedder-Weiss (Ben Gurion University), from her recent ESERA 2021 presentation: Accumulating evidence suggests that much of what people come to know about the world, including the […]
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November 18, 2021
Posted By : mase Maths colleagues present on mastery
Maths colleagues, including MSHE member Ros Hyde presented their work at the last BSRLM day conference. Hyde, Rosalyn; Archer, Rosa; Bamber, Sally [PRESENTATION] Understandings and perceptions of mastery approaches to mathematics: The case of beginning secondary teachers This study reports on the perceptions and understanding of beginning teachers regarding mastery approaches to secondary mathematics teaching […]
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November 4, 2021
Posted By : mase New open access article on SSI-based education
Dr Andri Christodoulou and Prof Marcus Grace have a new open access article published in International Journal of Science Education. The article focuses on the use of cartography of controversy as an approach to supporting and enabling secondary school students to engage in socioscientific reasoning, and is a collaboration with colleagues from UCL Institute […]
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October 14, 2021
Posted By : mase Roundtable evidence-informed teaching
Ros Hyde and Lucy Hoyes‘ PGCE mathematics trainees recently joined a Roundtable event ‘How to enhance student teachers evidence-based decision competencies’, co-chaired by Christian Bokhove as part of the Erasmus+ RiTE project. Delegates were presented with a series of thought-provoking statements and had the opportunity to discuss how these related to using evidence with trainees […]
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September 23, 2021
Posted By : mase Training School on Education for Environmental Citizenship
Southampton Education School and our Research Centre have hosted successfully the 2nd Training School of the European Network for Environmental Citizenship (ENEC) COST Action (CA16229). The 2-day virtual event was organised and coordinated by MSHE research centre member Dr Andri Christodoulou, who is the coordinator of the Early Career Investigators’ Events Committee and Short Term […]
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July 19, 2021
Posted By : mase International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME14)
From 11-17th July the ICME14 congress took place in Shanghai. Because of the pandemic contributions from our centre were online. In the summer we will post some of the papers and sessions our colleagues participated in. Dr Christian Bokhove gave a workshop on analysing International Large-scale Assessment data. All the materials are here: Schedule and […]
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July 12, 2021
Posted By : mase School Science Review
Marcus Grace and Janice Griffiths have co-edited the latest issue of School Science Review https://www.ase.org.uk/resources/school-science-review/issue-381 . The theme is Science Education and Nature and it includes articles ranging from defining nature literacy, helping pupils to become citizen scientists, the use of biomimicry, forest bathing in Japan, and extracting tardigrades from mosses – there’s something for everyone! MSHE colleagues have also […]
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June 29, 2021
Posted By : mase New Open Access paper published by Lois George and Charis Voutsina
George, L., & Voutsina, C. (2021). Variations in partitive quotient strategy use by children who have been taught the part-whole fraction sub-construct. Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 1-24. This article is free to access via this link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42330-021-00147-5 This paper presents findings from a study that examined the strategies that children, who had only been […]
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June 1, 2021
Posted By : mase Impact article on rubrics
Ryan Campbell and MSHE member Dr Christian Bokhove wrote an article for Impact, the journal of the Chartered College of Teaching on rubrics. Rubrics are popular in assessment but can be used well and badly. The article points towards boundary conditions for good use of rubrics and tries to dispel some myths. Link: https://impact.chartered.college/article/revitalising-rubrics/
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May 6, 2021
Posted By : mase Health literacy RCT in journal Plosone
Colleagues from our centre, together with many other colleagues, have published their findings from a health literacy Randomized Controlled Trial in PlosOne. The abstract: Adolescence offers a window of opportunity during which improvements in health behaviours could benefit long-term health, and enable preparation for parenthood—albeit a long way off, passing on good health prospects to […]
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