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Promoting spatial reasoning in makerspaces : a design based research project exploring the role of epistemic cognition in enriching teachers' pedagogical reasoning /

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dc.contributor.authorFowler, Samuel Joseph
dc.contributor.schoolUniversity of South Australia. UniSA Education Futures.
dc.contributor.schoolUniSA Education Futures.
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description1 ethesis (347 pages) :
dc.descriptioncolour illustrations, charts (some colour)
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (pages 261-321)
dc.descriptionRecipient of the 2024 Ian Davey Research Thesis Prize (UniSA)
dc.description.abstractThis thesis addresses the challenge teacher educators encounter in converting research-based theories into actionable guidance for enhanced teacher practice, particularly in STEM. Employing a Design Based Research approach, the study explores how professional learning environments can evoke lasting changes in teachers' pedagogical reasoning. The role of theory is emphasised, evolving as a core thread binding the research, and how it shapes understanding, interpretation, and action. Through mixed methods, the research not only uncovers critical knowledge for teachers but also how they assimilate this in professional contexts. Outcomes spotlight the significance of epistemic objects, methods to articulate deep-seated epistemological beliefs, evidence showcasing the influence of careful learning design within makerspaces on spatial reasoning, and blueprints for future professional learning.
dc.description.dissertationThesis (PhD(Education) Curriculum, Education Studies) (DUCIER)--University of South Australia, 2023.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/36796
dc.language.isoen
dc.provenanceCopyright 2023 Samuel Joseph Fowler.
dc.subjectteacher professional development;epistemology;spatial reasoning
dc.subject.lcshEngineering teachers
dc.subject.lcshMakerspaces.
dc.subject.lcshMathematics teachers
dc.subject.lcshReasoning
dc.subject.lcshScience teachers
dc.titlePromoting spatial reasoning in makerspaces : a design based research project exploring the role of epistemic cognition in enriching teachers' pedagogical reasoning /
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