First published in 2012. Why does understanding really matter? Why do some learners fail to
understand? At a time when league tables can be everything, examination grades matter …

This study explored the content and structure of physics teachers' beliefs on teaching and
learning in general in relation to their domain-specific beliefs. A questionnaire was …

Research into teacher thinking offers potential insights into ways of promoting better
teaching. A recent qualitative study explored the views about physics, and learning and …

This study explored integrating formative assessment to a Chinese high school chemistry
classroom, where the extremely high-stakes testing and Confucian-heritage culture …

Video recordings of Year 11 physics lessons were analyzed to identify key features of
teacher explanations. Important features of the explanations used included teachers' ability …

This paper introduces the notion of taste for teaching a subject, especially science, as a
conceptual framework to analyse the aesthetics of teacher development as a lifelong …

Some critics have commented that online courses may discourage teacher–student
interaction, which is considered by teachers and researchers as an important element in …

This study investigated a single research question, that is: How do teachers experience the
implementation of the Further Education and Training (FET) National Curriculum Statement …

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship and contribution of successful
entrepreneurial management practice in developing an effective school. The characteristics …

Grounded in the theoretical framework of interpretivism, the purpose of this qualitative case
study was to explore the experiences of a teacher from an inner city high school in South …