Professor Annette Gough
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+(61 3) 9925 6580 |
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- Profile
- Publications
Qualifications
B.Sc(Ed), M.Ed, Melbourne
PhD Deakin
Teaching/work responsibilities
Professor of Environmental and Science Education, and Head of School
Research Interests
Environmental Education (Education for Sustainability), Science Education, postcolonial studies in Education, Curriculum Development and Policy, Critical, Feminist and Poststructuralist Research
Research Projects, Consultancy and Student Project (selected)
Developing Effective School Community Learning Partnerships for Sustainability Project
Date of activity: 2009-2011
Nature of activity:This project is an ARC linkage grant project with Sustainability Victoria, Education Foundation Australia, Western Port Greenhouse Alliance, Association of Independent Schools Victoria, Shire of Yarra Ranges Council and Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies (CERES)).
Recognition:Co Chief Investigator with Prof John Fien and Drs Robbie Guevara and Leone Wheeler
Youth-led Learning: Local Connections and Global Citizenship Project
Date of activity: 2008-2010
Nature of activity:This project is an ARC linkage grant project with Plan International (Australia)).
Recognition:Co Chief Investigator withProf Johanna Wyn and Drs Ani Wierenga and Robbie Guevara)
Improving Middle Years Mathematics and Science Project
Date of activity: 2003-2006
Nature of activity:This project is an ARC linkage grant project with the Victorian Department of Education & Training. The project builds on a highly successful change model developed for science teaching and learning in Victoria (through the Science in Schools Research Project undertaken by a consortium led by Deakin University for the Department of Education & Training from 2000-2002) to investigate how generic conceptions of teacher pedagogy and school change interest with subject matter knowledge and traditions in the closely related areas of mathematics and science.
Summary of the Process:
The specific research questions that will be addressed by the project are:
- How can we best describe effective teaching and learning in mathematics and science?
- How can teachers monitor their mathematics and science teaching reliably?
- How can students’ understandings in mathematics and science be assessed reliably?
- What are the links between the way teachers operate in mathematics compared to science and what can we learn from this?
- What improvements can occur in the school more generally as a result of focusing on improving mathematics and science?
Outcomes:The ultimate aim of the project is to develop a process that leads to improved teaching and learning in mathematics and science by addressing student disengagement and retention issues in the middle years, which can be implemented in all Victorian schools. Specifically, the project aims to investigate the role of mathematics and science knowledge, and school subject cultures, in mediating change processes in the middle years of schooling.
The findings of the project will also make a significant contribution to understanding of the effectiveness of models of pedagogy, teacher change and school improvement.
Recognition:Co Chief Investigator with Prof. Russell Tytler and Assoc. Prof. Susie Groves, Deakin University
Contacts:Annette Gough
Australian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Education Program Evaluation
Date of activity: (2005 - 2006)
Nature of activity: DEST Australian School Innovation in Science, Technology and Mathematics (ASISTM) project, a competitively tendered activity.
This evaluation study is examining how the AH&FC program is received by the trial schools and how teachers and students engage with the content and goals of the program.
Improving Middle Years Mathematics and Science Project
Date of activity: 2003 - 2006
Nature of activity: Australian Research Council (ARC) linkage grant with the Victorian Department of Education & Training. Co-Chief Investigators Profs Russell Tytler and Annette Gough and A/Prof Susie Groves.
Student disengagement with mathematics and science in the middle years of schooling, and the low retention rates into these areas in upper years, is of national concern. This project investigates the role of mathematics and science knowledge, and school subject cultures, in mediating change processes in the middle years. It builds on a highly successful change model developed for science teaching and learning in Victoria to investigate how generic conceptions of teacher pedagogy and school change intersect with subject matter knowledge and traditions in the closely related areas of mathematics and science. The findings will inform future school change projects.
Contacts: Professor Annette Gough, RMIT, Helen Spargo, DE&T
Awards (selected)
2005 - Deakin University Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching and Learning.
2000 - Victorian Association for Environmental Education – Environmental Educator of the Year for contributions to environmental education in Victoria.
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