Teacher research : the benefits and the pitfalls

Robyn Gregson, Peter L. Jeffery

    Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference PaperConference Paper

    Abstract

    ![CDATA[The aim of this study was to document teacher-research that occurred during a yearlong investigation into student writing in science. The focus was on writing skills and how students use them to express their understanding of scientific concepts. It was proposed that a prolonged engagement with a Year 8 science class would lead to a better understanding of how students view and use their writing to demonstrate their knowledge of scientific concepts. This information would then be used to develop teaching strategies that could improve these students’ written expression of their knowledge. This study was framed around a series of snapshots of self-reflective teaching and learning about writing in junior secondary science in a co-educational, nondenominational, non-government school in the northwest region of Sydney, New South Wales. The students come from a variety of backgrounds and were generally not disadvantaged economically. The Year 8 student participants had been placed in a lower ability science class based on their previous years results.]]
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationAARE 2004 International Education Research Conference: Doing the Public Good, Positioning Education Research, held in Melbourne, Vic., 28 November-2 December, 2004
    PublisherAARE
    Number of pages1
    Publication statusPublished - 2004
    EventAustralian Association for Research in Education. Conference -
    Duration: 2 Dec 2012 → …

    Publication series

    Name
    ISSN (Print)1324-9339

    Conference

    ConferenceAustralian Association for Research in Education. Conference
    Period2/12/12 → …

    Keywords

    • teacher-researcher
    • science
    • study and teaching (secondary)
    • writing
    • learning

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