SORTI PUBLICATIONS

Professional Education

SORTI members who publish in this area: Lyn Alderman, Alie Brown, Sid Bourke, Rob Cantwell, Bruce Dunphy, Allyson Holbrook, Kathryn Holmes, Paula McMullen, John O'Connor, Elena Prieto, Jill Scevak, and Jennifer StGeorge

2011

Prieto, E., Bourke, S, Holbrook, A., O’Connor, J., Page, A. & Husher, K. (2010). Engineering Choices, Engineering Futures. Final report of the ARC Linkage Project, "Identification and Development of Strategies for Increasing Engineering Enrolments", with Engineers Australia and AmpControl Ltd., University of Newcastle. Full report

2010

Dunphy, B., Cantwell, R., Bourke, S., Flemming, M., Smith, B., Joseph, K. S. & Dunphy, S. (2010). Cognitive elements in clinical decision-making: Toward a cognitive model for medical education and understanding clinical reasoning. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 15, 229-250. (Tier A).

2009

Bourke, S., Prieto, E., Holbrook, A., O'Connor, J., Page, A., & Mileham, K. (2009). STEM: In school and after. Presentation at the 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), Book of Abstracts, 25-29 August, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Brown A., (2009). Teacher interns, metacognition and identity formation. Refereed paper presented at ‘Teacher education crossing borders: Cultures, contexts, communities and curriculum’ the annual Conference of the Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA), 28 June–1 July, Albury. Full paper

Campbell, I., & O'Connor, J. (2009). Planting a seed: The Australian “Science and Engineering Challenge”. Paper Presented at the 37th Annual Conference of SEFI (European Society for Engineering Education), July, Rotterdam. Full paper

Cantwell, R., & Cholowski, K. (2009). Do measures of self-regulatory dispositions relate to nursing students' clinical reasoning competencies in a simulated clinical setting? Paper presented at the International Nursing Research Congress, July, Vancouver, British Columbia. Full Presentation   

Cholowski, K., & Cantwell, R. (2009). Interactions between metacognitive disposition and clinical knowledge use in novice nurses’ clinical problem-solving: Some case studies. Paper presented at the International Nursing Research Congress, July, Vancouver, British Columbia. Full Presentation

Holbrook, A., Prieto, E., & Panozza, L. (2009). Engineering in children's fiction - Not a good story? International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 7(4), 723-740. [Tier A]

Holmes K., & Little, G. (2008). Undertaking a blended learning mathematics teacher retraining course: The good, the bad and the ugly'. Proceedings of the 2008 Australian Teacher Education Association National Conference, 8-11 July, Sunshine Coast, QLD.

Holmes, K., Cooper, S. & Parkes, V., (2008). So what does THAT mean? The difficulty of defining scientific and mathematical literacy in the Australian context', Teacher Educators at Work: What Works and Where is the Evidence? Proceedings of the 2008 Australian Teacher Education Association National Conference, 8-11 July, Sunshine Coast, QLD.

Prieto, E., Bourke, S., Holbrook, S., Page, A., O'Connor, J., & Husher, K. (2009). Attitudes and careers in engineering: A cross-sectional study from elementary school to the profession. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, 13-17 August, San Diego.

Prieto, E., Holbrook, A., Bourke, S., O'Connor, J., Page, A., & Husher, K. (2009). Influences on engineering enrolments. A synthesis of the findings of recent reports. European Journal of Engineering Education, 34(2), 183-203. (Tier A). 

Scevak, J. & Ambler, N. (2009). Quality of prior knowledge and clinical decision making by novice, intermediate and experiences midwives. Paper presented at the 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), 25-29 August 2009. Book of Abstracts, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Snowman, J. Biehler, R., Scevak, J., Bobozy, E., & Bryer, T. (2009), Psychology Applied to Teaching, Milton, QLD: John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd. ISBN 978-0-470-82031-5, pp. 320.

2008

Cholowski, K., & Cantwell, R. (2008). A Methodology for representing clinical reasoning in nursing. Paper presented at International Nursing Research Conference: Facing the Challenge of Health Care Systems in Transition, June 30 - July 3, Jerusalem, Israel. Abstract

Holbrook, A., Panozza, L ,& Prieto, E. (2008). Engineering in children's fiction - not a good story? International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 7(4), 723-740 (Tier A).

McMullen, P., Cantwell, R., & Holbrook, A. (2008). Metacognitive change within a postgraduate nursing cohort over the duration of a specialist nursing course. Paper presented at International Nursing Research Conference: Facing the Challenge of Health Care Systems in Transition, June 30 - July 3, Jerusalem, Israel. Abstract

2007

Alderman, L. (2007a). Evaluation of the quality of diverse teaching practice in higher education research methods, Enhancing Higher Education, Theory and Scholarship, Proceedings of the 30th HERDSA Annual Conference [CD-ROM], Adelaide, 8 – 11 July.

Alderman, L. (2007b). Employment opportunities in Australia for educational researchers: A review of recent advertisements. Paper presented at the AARE Focus Conference, Canberra, 13 - 14 June.

Alderman, L. (2007c). Methods research on the evaluation of teaching practice in higher education. Paper presented at the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, Sydney, 12 - 14 July.

Alderman, L. (2007d). Workshop: Embedding evaluation feedback in curricula review. Paper presented at the Australasian Evaluation Society International Conference, Melbourne, 4 - 7 September.

Alderman, L. (2007e). Value Adding: The extras that flow from the pursuit of good practice. Paper presented at the University of Wollongong Academic Integrity Symposium, Wollongong, 22 November,

Alderman, L. (2007f). Evaluation of programs using the Quality Achievement Matrix, Workshop for the Faculty of Health, University of Wollongong, 23 November.

Alderman, L. (2007g). Are the life cycles of Academic Development Centres leading anywhere?  Paper presented at the Australasian Association for Institutional Research (AAIR) 2007 Forum: Change, Evidence and Implementation: Improving Higher Education in Uncertain Times, Sydney, 28 – 29 November.

Alderman, L. (2007h). Tools for evaluating teaching practise in higher education. Workshop presented at The University of Queensland 5th Annual Evaluation Forum, Education, Scholarship and Praxis, St Lucia, Queensland, 27 – 28 November.

Alderman, L. (2007i). Embedding academic integrity within curriculum: Design of assessment tasks. Paper presented at the University of Wollongong Academic Integrity Symposium, Wollongong, 22 November.

Alderman, L., & Kirk, A. (2007). Immersion in the workplace through problem based learning. Paper presented at the Effective Teaching and Learning Conference, Brisbane,1 - 2 November.

Bourke, S., Prieto, E., & Holbrook, A.  (2007). Identification of strategies to increase enrolments in engineering.  Paper presented at the EARLI 12th Biennial Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction: Developing Potentials for Learning, Budapest, Hungary, 28 August – 1 September. Abstract

Cholowski, K., & Cantwell, R. (2007). Diagnostic reasoning strategies used by student and registered nurses in a simulated clinical task. Paper presented at the EARLI 12th Biennial Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction: Developing Potentials for Learning, Budapest, Hungary, August 28 - September 1, 2007. Abstract

Dunphy, B., Cantwell, R., Bourke, S. & Fleming, M. (2006) Cognitive and metacognitive factors and Obstetrician decision-making to perform an intrapartum caesarean section. Paper presented at the 26th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Athens, July 2006.

McMullen P. (2007). How registered nurses make the transition to become Specialist RNs. Paper presented at the Rural Critical Care Conference, Ballina, NSW, Australia,  24 - 25 August.

St George, J. (2007a). The relationship of school-years musical instrument learning to life-long interest in music. Paper presented at Celebrating Musical Communities Conference, Australian Society for Music Education, 40th Anniversary National/Regional Conference. Perth, Western Australia, 6 -10  July.

StGeorge, J. (2007b). Facilitating learning a musical instrument. Paper presented to Australian Music Psychology Society Seminar, University of Sydney, 9 March.

StGeorge, J. (2007c). Factors Facilitating and Inhibiting Instrumental Music Learning. Paper presented at the2007 AERA Annual Meeting: The World of Educational Quality,Chicago, 9 – 13 April.

2006

Adams, D. & Cantwell, R. (2006). Engendering a state of mind: A critical examination of lifelong learning from the perspective of learning theory. Paper presented at 4th International Lifelong Learning Conference, Yepoon, Queensland, July 2006

McMullen, P. (2006). How registered nurses make the transition to become Specialist RNs. Paper presented at the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses, Paediatric Interest Groups Seminar/Conference, Nelson Bay, 10 November.

St George, J. (2006a). Engaging with learning: Persistence and attrition in music lessons. Music Forum,12 (4), 47-49.

StGeorge, J. (2006b). The relationship of practice to continued participation in musical instrument learning. Paper published in the Proceedings of the XXVIIIth Annual AARME Conference, Melbourne, 24 - 26 September.