2 Program - Flinders University

1 2 Program Proudly supported by: Flinders . University . INSTITUTE OF. INTERNATIONAL. EDUCATION. Conference Committee: CHAIRProf John Keeves COORDINATORMrs Mirella Wyra PUBLICITY. Mr Pawel Skuza Flinders TECHNICALDr Ngurah Darmawan University ADVISERS. Dr Hungi Njora SCHOOL OF. EDUCATION POSTERS Mrs Marietta Rossetto ENTERTAINMENT Dr Bobbie Matthews Mrs Jeni Thomas Mr Doug Trevaskis Mr Gavin Sanderson Mr John Halsey EARLY CAREER Dr Bobbie Matthews GRADUATE AWARD Dr Kelvin Gregory SCHOOL OF. EDUCATION. University OF. ADELAIDE. We would like to thank for the support with Early Career Award. We thank SCHOOL OF. EDUCATION, University OF for donating gift vouchers for prizes. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Educational Research Conference 2004 3. Educational Research Conference 2004. Thursday 18th November 2004. CONFERENCE STRANDS.

2 Mathematics, Science, ICT and Education School Based Studies Teaching and Learning Special Education Cross-cultural and Comparative Education Policy Peer Relations Society and Cultural Research Issues in Education Curriculum Studies School of Education, Flinders University Adelaide, South Australia Conference web site at 4 Program Educational Research Conference 2004. Conference Program When: Thursday 18th November 2004. Where: School of Education, Flinders University Sturt Buildings, North Campus, Bedford Park, South Australia The Opening and Closing Sessions will be held in the Sturt Theatre The School of Education is entered from Car Park 14. Program Room am Welcome: Mr Alan Larkin, Director of FUIIE Sturt Theatre am Symposium Key Note: Emeritus Professor Neville Postlethwaite Title: Monitoring educational outcomes Chair: Professor Kevin Marjoribanks am Morning Tea and Poster Sessions N330.

3 Am Six Concurrent Sessions various pm Lunch in the Staff Room (purchased from DeCafe) DeCafe pm Six Concurrent Sessions various pm Afternoon Tea and Poster Sessions N330. pm The Jim Richardson Lecture Citation: Dr David Thomas Key Note: Emeritus Professor Jonathan Anderson Sturt Theatre Title: IT, e-learning and teacher development Chair: Professor Colin MacMullin pm Early Career Award and Door Prize pm Barbeque Meal Common Room Glade (BBQ Area). Educational Research Conference 2004 5. STRAND: MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, ICT AND EDUCATION. SUBSTRAND: ICT. Morning Chair: Dr Sivakumar Alagumalai Mrs Katherine Dix Flinders University Technical Adviser Room N105. 11:00 am Mr Eddie Fabijan Flinders University A Journey Towards E-learning. am Mrs Katherine Dix Flinders University Are Learning Technologies Making a Difference?

4 A Longitudi- nal Perspective of Attitudes. 12:00 noon Sasikala Sivakumar and Nikki Haskell Modbury Special School What's DATS? 12:30 pm Nicole Burnett School of Education, Flinders University Girls in Physics. SUBSTRAND: SCIENCE. Afternoon Chair: Dr Sivakumar Alagumalai Mrs Katherine Dix Flinders University Technical Adviser Room N105. 2:00 pm Mr Othman Talib, Dr. Robert Matthews and Dr. Margaret Secombe Graduate School of Education, University of Adelaide Computer-Animated Instruction and Conceptual Change: Pre- liminary Qualitative Analysis in Teaching Electrochemistry. 2:30 pm Dr Ted Sandercock South Australian Institute of Educational Research Ready, Willing and Able: concept-oriented qualitative science education. 3:00 pm Mr Tony Gibbons School of Education, Flinders University Reflection and Science.

5 3:30 pm Miss Charlotte Hua Liu and Dr. Robert Matthews Graduate School of Education, University of Adelaide Educational Constructivism and Its Criticisms Examined . A Vygotskian Perspective. 6 Program STRAND: MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, ICT AND EDUCATION. SUBSTRAND: MATHEMATICS. Morning Chair: Dr Kelvin Gregory Dr Kelvin Gregory Flinders University Technical Adviser Room N318. 11:00 am Dr Jan Lokan Australian Council for Educational Research Teaching Mathematics in Australia. 11:30 am Mrs. Carol Aldous School of Education, Flinders University Creativity in Problem Solving: Uncovering the origin of new ideas. 12:00 noon Dr Julie Clark School of Education, Flinders University Achieving Teacher Education Standards Through a Mathematics Performance-Based Assessment: A case study of five United States preservice-teachers on field experience.

6 12:30 pm Mr Julian Forbes Can Computer Applets Assist Students in Visualising and Un- derstanding Difficult Concepts in Mathematics? SUBSTRAND: STATISTICAL ISSUES. Afternoon Chair: Dr Kelvin Gregory Dr Kelvin Gregory Flinders University Technical Adviser Room N318. 2:00 pm Dr Kelvin Gregory School of Education, Flinders University Investigating Country Differences in Person-Fit in TIMSS 1999. 2:30 pm Dr Steven Barrett School of International Business University of South Australia The Partial Credit Model: Towards a better schools funding model. 3:00 pm Sabry Abd-El-Fattah University of South Australia Modelling Factors Influencing Achievement in an Introductory Statistics Course. 3:30 pm Shirley Yates and Pam M. Hervey School of Education, Flinders University Developing a Scale to Detect Pessimism in Young Children.

7 Educational Research Conference 2004 7. STRAND: TEACHING AND LEARNING. Morning Chair: Professor Mike Lawson Mr David Curtis School of Education, Flinders University Technical Adviser Room N317. 11:00 am Donald Bramwell School of Education, Flinders University Situativity, Affordances and Constraints: A beginner's guide. 11:30 am Michael J. Lawson School of Education, Flinders University Transfer of Learning Once Again. 12:00 noon Tran, Tu Anh T. and Michael J. Lawson School of Education, Flinders University Do Students Use Their Pedagogical Knowledge in Planning for Teaching? 12:30 pm Helen Askell-Williams and Michael J. Lawson School of Education, Flinders University Three Examples of the Application of Correspondence Analysis to Students' Knowledge About Teaching and Learning. Afternoon Chair: Professor Mike Lawson Mr Nordin Abd Razak School of Education, Flinders University Technical Adviser Room N317.

8 2:00 pm Ms Kazuyo Taguchi Adelaide University Effect of the Keyword Method on Learning Foreign Words in Tertiary Classrooms. 2:30 pm Mirella Wyra,. Michael J. Lawson and Hungi Njora School of Education, Flinders University Predictive Value of Ability to Make Images in the Mnemonic Keyword Method Vocabulary Learning. 3:00 pm Chong Zhou School of Education, Flinders University The Challenges faced by Chinese Secondary School Students Living in South Australia: The Homestay Situation. 3:30 pm Ms Julia Miller Student Learning Centre, Flinders University Most of NESB Students Have Trouble With the Articles. 8 Program STRAND: CROSS CULTURAL AND. COMPARATIVE EDUCATION. Morning Chair: Mr Doug Trevaskis Mr Pawel Skuza School of Education, Flinders University Technical Adviser Room N315. am Mr Gavin Sanderson School of Education, Flinders University The Use of Practical Teaching Strategies for Teaching Interna- tional Students: A case study.

9 11:30 am Mr Mochtar Marhum School of Education, Flinders University Educational Decentralization Policy and Language Mainte- nance. 12:00 noon Mr Nordin Abd Razak School of Education, Flinders University Malaysian Secondary School Culture From Ethnic Groups Per- spectives: Is There Any Differences? 12:30 pm Mr Pawel Skuza School of Education, Flinders University The Effects of selection on Educational Characteristics and the Outcomes of Science Achievement. STRAND: POLICY. Chair: Mr Alan Larkin Afternoon School Mr Alan Larkin of Education, Flinders University Technical Adviser Room N315. 2:00 pm Mr Alan Larkin School of Education, Flinders University Creating and Managing Changes for Strategic Advantage. 2:30 pm Kate Barnett and Robin Ryan Vet in Schools: Lessons from the research for practitioners.

10 3:00 pm Geoff Page School of International Business, University of South Australia Professional Socialisation of Valuers. 3:30 pm Saraswathi Karthigesu and Astill Courses and Causes: Unmet demand in TAFE in South Austra- lia. Educational Research Conference 2004 9. STRAND: SCHOOL BASED STUDIES. Morning Chair: Dr Dorothy Hudson Mr Sulaiman Mappiasse, Mr Bayu H. Wicaksono Room N251A University of Adelaide Technical Adviser 11:00 am Alexandra Holeva Graduate School of Education, University of Adelaide Second and Third Generation Greek-Australian Students Who Attend Greek Language During Secondary Education: Linguis- tic and cultural aspirations. 11:30 am Tahereh Ziaian and Martha Augostinos Graduate School of Education, University of Adelaide Relationship Between Acculturation and Mental Well Being Among Young Persian Women Living in Australia.