Western Australian Institute for Educational Research 28th Annual Research Forum: Research informing reform University of Notre Dame, 1.00 pm to 6.25 pm, Saturday 10 August Forum 2013 Program Presentations on Saturday 10 August [Abstracts] [Forum Invitation]

The Forum activities are in The University of Notre Dame Australia's education building, the Tannock Hall of Education, corner of Cliff and Croke Streets, Fremantle. Consult your street directory for parking locations, or for public transport, note the close proximity to Fremantle Railway Station. For campus maps see [Campus locations] and select [Google Maps Fremantle] or [PDF Map Fremantle].

The program given below is a draft subject to change. We estimate that the allocations of times for presenters will be finalised by about midday 4 August 2013. If you have a pressing need for a particular timing for your presentation, please advise by email to c.mcbeath@bigpond.com before end Saturday 3 August.

1.00-1.55 Plenary session	Opening: President of WAIER, Dr Susan Beltman Keynote lecture and feature presentation: Professor Barry Down: 'You can't be neutral on a moving train': Why critical educational research matters in 'dark times' [Abstract]		Room 101
Time	Session presenters	Title	Room
2.00-2.25 Parallel 1	Sophia Kaiko	Overcoming Australian tertiary students' barriers to studying abroad in Asia	Room 201
	Mark Hecimovich	Professional self-confidence in health education: A multi-method study using the Rasch measurement model	Room 202
	Audrey Cooke and Vaille Dawson	Relationships between the initiators of classroom interactions and ICT use in upper primary classrooms	Computer Lab 203
	Pina Tarricone	Introduction to a cognitive learning tool to learn about metacognition	Room 301
	Caroline D'uva and Eva Dobozy	A retrospective phenomenological study of twice exceptional students in Australian early childhood settings	Room 302
	Debra Sayce	Professional and personal needs of beginning principals in Catholic schools: The first five years	Computer Lab 303
2.25-2.50 Parallel 2	Alistair Sisson	What influences exchange destination choice? Evidence from students returned to an Australian university	Room 201
	Michelle Appleton	Engaging pharmacy students in argumentation: Its impact on critical thinking and conceptual understanding	Room 202
	Anne Coffey	A mobile technology supporting the transition of students from primary to secondary school	Computer Lab 203
	Saul Karnovsky	What do education researchers think about emotions in teaching? A review	Room 301
	Annamaria Paolino	The Orff-Schulwerk approach to effective teaching of Italian to upper primary students	Room 302
	Brad Gobby	Principals' experiences of the Independent Public Schools initiative	Computer Lab 303
2.50-3.15 Parallel 3	Charlotte King	Why international students choose UWA for an exchange experience	Room 201
	Vaille Dawson	Inverting the curriculum in a Faculty of Science and Engineering	Room 202
	Siew Fong Yap	The use of ethical frameworks in teaching bioethics issues in Year 10 Biotechnology	Computer Lab 203
	Madeleine Dobson	Girls and the media: A review of the literature	Room 301
	Sarah Ekin	What is an effective teacher of German? Perceptions of Western Australian teachers of German	Room 302
	Liz Criddle	Contested curriculum in Australian schooling: A reflection on research methodologies	Computer Lab 303
3.15-3.40 Parallel 4	Eesha Patel	Assisting international students adapt to university life in an Australian University	Room 201
	Billi McCarthy-Price	The perceptions of undergraduate students towards studying a language other than English: An Australian case study	Room 202
	Elaine Lewis	Fifty tonne plan: Sustainability cross curriculum priority action	Computer Lab 203
	Khadeeja Ibrahim-Didi, Mark Hackling, Travis Carter, Anna Keunen, Mark O'Mara and Laura Dale	Taking ownership of teacher professional learning: Using video-clubs to develop teacher professional vision	Room 301
	Kristy Howson and Eva Dobozy	The impact of the Australian Curriculum on children's school readiness and school readiness competencies	Room 302
	Gregory S.C. Hine	Student leadership: A focused review of current research and literature	Computer Lab 303
3.40-4.05	Coffee break
4.05-4.30 Parallel 5	Emily Earnshaw	The role of international electives in global health education: What do students think?	Room 201
	Eva Dobozy	Theorising case-based teaching: Foundations, definitions, directions and connections	Room 202
	Paula Mildenhall	Using semiotic resources to build metaphors when teaching the part-whole model of fractions	Computer Lab 203
	Roslyn (Rose) Carnes	Critical questioning unsettles white noise in educational research	Room 301
	Glenda Cain, Patrick Hampton and Shane Lavery	Second-year pre-service primary teachers in service-learning immersion in a remote Aboriginal school	Room 302
	Carmen Zuniga	The voucher system and national standardised tests in the Chilean system of education	Computer Lab 303
4.30-4.55 Parallel 6	Kiran Narula	The role of overseas electives in teaching global health: Perspectives of UWA medical students	Room 201
	Dorit Maor	A feasibility study into higher degree supervision to bring reform to this field	Room 202
	Sharon M. Davies	Using standardised assessment to appraise young children's understanding of prepositions	Computer Lab 203
	Sam Prodonovich	Navigating the future: Perspectives of aspirations for higher education	Room 301
	Arman Abednia	Critical research on teacher professional identity: A Foucauldian perspective	Room 302
	Ying (Amy) Tao, Grady Venville and Mary Oliver	Globalisation of curriculum reform: A case study conducted in Chinese and Australian primary classrooms	Computer Lab 303
4.55-5.20 Parallel 7	Sandra Raub	Hello globalisation: Adapting the Australian law degree to the international playing field?	Room 201
	Sonia Ferns	Integrating theory and practice: skill development in higher education	Room 202
	Pina Tarricone	Digital Design portfolio assessment and Rasch analyses of the Design Course analytical marking	Room 301
	Fiona E. Mayne and Christine Howitt	Meta-analysis of ethics reporting in 10 early childhood research journals	Room 302
	Eunice Sari	Teacher professional development in an online learning community: A case study in Indonesia	Computer Lab 303
5.25-6.25	Sundowner: [Postgraduate Awards] and [Early Career Award]

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