Secondary school students’ attitudes to practical work in biology, chemistry and physics in England

Practical work is frequently and widely used in the teaching of science in secondary schools in England (Bennett 2005). Indeed, many science teachers in England believe its frequent use to be both ‘the “natural” and “right” thing to do’ (Millar 2002, 53) and that it plays an important role in motivating students towards the study of science…Continue Reading Secondary school students’ attitudes to practical work in biology, chemistry and physics in England

Secondary school students’ attitudes to practical work in biology, chemistry and physics in England

        In England, practical work is a major part of secondary school science and yet little research has examined students’ attitudes specifically to practical work. The research considered students’ attitudes in terms of an established analytical framework incorporating the affective, behavioural and cognitive (ABC) domains and used a mixed methods approach involving…Continue Reading Secondary school students’ attitudes to practical work in biology, chemistry and physics in England

Developing new ways of measuring the quality and impact of ambulance service care: the PhOEBE mixed-methods research programme

            Ambulance service quality measures have focused on response times and a small number of emergency conditions, such as cardiac arrest. These quality measures do not reflect the care for the wide range of problems that ambulance services respond to and the Prehospital Outcomes for Evidence Based Evaluation (PhOEBE) programme…Continue Reading Developing new ways of measuring the quality and impact of ambulance service care: the PhOEBE mixed-methods research programme