STEME

Science Technology Engineering Mathematics and Environmental Education Research Group

Re-imagining futures in STEME

Re-imagining futures in Science Technology Engineering Mathematics and Environmental Education

The Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Environmental (STEME) education research group operates within a strong and vibrant educational research culture at Deakin and is aligned with the Centre for Research for Educational Impact (REDI). Education at Deakin is ranked 4th in Australia and 38th in the world (QS Index). Our research is intensely practice-focused. We engage with with teachers, schools and education systems to improve teacher learning and practice and student engagement and capability, and find solutions for system enhancement. STEME researchers have been productive in recieving government and industry funding and with Australian Research Council (ARC) grants. We have a history of influence on STEM curriculum and policy at state, national and international levels. Our research group members are currently working on a range of funded research programs and projects. We have a range of innovative professional learning programs for teachers, and an active program at doctorate and masters levels. If you are thinking about embarking on a higher degree by research you might begin here by exploring the range of research interests, topics and projects our members are involved in.

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Recent STEME Group Journal Articles

Salimpour, S., Tytler, R., Fitzgerald, M.T., & Eriksson, U. (2023). Is the Universe Infinite? Characterising a Hierarchy of Reasoning in Student Conceptions of Cosmology Concepts Using Open-Ended Surveys. Journal for STEM Education Research, 6, 102-129. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41979-023-00088-8

Cripps Clark, J., Jacobs, B., & MacCallum, J. (2020). Solidarity and Community: Collaborative Learning in Times of Crisis. Human Arenas.

Hobbs, L. & Kelly, H. (2020). STEM into Industry – brokering relationships between schools and local industry. Cultural Perspectives, 40, 247-255.

Palmer, M., White, P.J., & Wooltorton, S. (2018). Embodying our future through collaboration: the change is in the doing. Journal of Environmental Education, 49(4), Special Issue: Gender and Environmental Education 2, 309-317.

Davidson, A., Bragg, L. A., & Herbert, S. (2018). Supporting elementary teachers’ planning and assessing of mathematical reasoning. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 17, 1151-1171. doi:10.1007/s10763-018-9904-0

Auld, G., O’Mara, J., & White, P. (2021). An Argument for Using the Earth Charter Principles as Ideological Framing in Award Winning Children’s Literature. Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 44(3), 86-95. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03652083

Vinko, L., Delaney, S. and Devetak, I. (2020). Teachers’ Opinions about the Effect of Chemistry Demonstrations on Students’ Interest and Chemistry Knowledge, Centre for Education Policy Studies Journal, 10, 2, p. 9-25.

Voss, R., Lynch, J. & Herbert, S. (submitted). Challenges to a competency-based approach to mathematics in vocational education and training: An Australian case study. Journal of Vocational Education & Training.

Tytler, R., Prain, V., Kirk, M., Mulligan, J., Nielsen, C., Speldewinde, C., White, P., & Xu, L. (2023). Characterising a representation construction pedagogy for integrating science and mathematics in the primary school. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 21, 1153-1175. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-022-10284-4

Aranda G., & Ferguson, J. (2018). Unplugged programming; The future of teaching computational thinking. Pedagogika, 68(3), 279-292. https://doi.org/10.14712/23362189.2018.859

Contact Us

If you are interested in contacting us please do so by email. The following people may be the best to start with (their name links to email).

Chair in Science Education – Professor Russell Tytler

Science, Technology and Environmental Education Teaching and Research Group
Coordinator – Dr. Seamus Delaney
Mathematics Education Teaching and Research Group
Coordinator – Associate Professor Jill Brown
To be added to the STEME group mailing list for news and events, please contact our website manager – Associate Professor Peta White

Contact details for our researchers and associate researchers are available on the members page.