Practical Work in Alevel Science

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Practical Work in A-level Science

• Is it valuable and justified, given limited
  contact time and content-heavy specifications?

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• What are the roles of cultural factors on
  students learning in physics concepts?
• Cultural factors include
• language, religious beliefs, traditional beliefs
  and values, style of learning, upbringing, views
  of life

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What would an A level chemistry student change in
the current specification?
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Pupil exam performance and question type
Do students do worse in certain question
types? How do students approach these
questions? Why do they do worse on these question
types?
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What is the effect of the internet on how pupils
research
A large number of children who have access to a
computer either at home or at school are likely
to start any research work by using the internet
(Livingstone 2003). Whilst the internet is a
massive resource full of an enormous amount of
information there is also a lot of material which
does not necessarily have the same degree of
reliability as a reference book or researched
article. (Wellington 2000). I propose to
investigate the preferences of children when they
are asked to carry out a research exercise and
what do the teachers of these children think
about the use of the internet for pupil research.
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• Does an addiction to the use of Mobile Cell
  Phones adversely affect Academic Achievement

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Is there a difference between the attitudes of
learners in sets and in mixed ability groupings
in Science and Maths?
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Teaching skills in Science

• Given the emphasis on teaching skills as opposed
  to content in the new national curriculum due for
  Wales in September 2008, I believe it is
  important to find out for myself how my pupils
  are best able to learn these skills.
• Should the skills be taught in the same
  prescriptive way that actual content is taught,
  where the idea is explained to the pupils and
  they learn it. Or will they gain a better
  understanding of the skills required if they are
  given the opportunity to able to develop them
  through their own planning?

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KS2 ? KS3 TRANSITION

• How can a smooth transition be facilitated for
  113 pupils from 58 feeder primary and junior
  schools?

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Research Issue
Does the practice of sharing learning objectives
aid learning?
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An evaluation of Bristol ChemLabS Outreach
Programme for schools Science teachers
perceptions on their benefits
Research Question What is the desired
science content i.e. that which benefits students
most from the Bristol ChemLabs Outreach
activities?
Sample
Background
Methodology