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Long-term outcomes of early childhood science education: insight from a cross-national comparative case study on conceptual understanding of science (2012)
Journal Article
Tao, Y., Oliver, M., & Venville, G. (2012). Long-term outcomes of early childhood science education: insight from a cross-national comparative case study on conceptual understanding of science. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 10(6), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-012-9335-2

The purpose of this research was to explore the long term outcomes of either participating or not participating in early childhood science education on Grade 6 students’ conceptual understanding of science. The research is situated in a conceptual fr... Read More about Long-term outcomes of early childhood science education: insight from a cross-national comparative case study on conceptual understanding of science.

Effects of a Cognitive Acceleration Programme in a Low Socioeconomic High School in Regional Australia (2012)
Journal Article
Oliver, M., Venville, G., & Adey, P. (2012). Effects of a Cognitive Acceleration Programme in a Low Socioeconomic High School in Regional Australia. International Journal of Science Education, 34(9), 1393-1410. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2012.673241

This paper presents research on the effects of a cognitive acceleration intervention in science lessons on low socio-economic students in a government high school in regional Western Australia. Thinking Science Australia is a program currently being... Read More about Effects of a Cognitive Acceleration Programme in a Low Socioeconomic High School in Regional Australia.