Browsing School of Education by Author "McCauley, Veronica"
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By hook or by crook: Designing physics video hooks with a modified ADDIE framework
McHugh, Martin; McCauley, Veronica (Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), 2020-10)This paper delineates the specific design strategy used in the creation of physics video hooks over the course of an eight-week project. A hook is an instructional technique which stimulates student attention (Hunter, 1994; ... -
Collaborative lesson hook design in science teacher education: Advancing professional practice
McCauley, Veronica; Davison, Kevin; Byrne, Corinna (Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2015-12-14)This article documents the process of collaboratively developing lesson hook eresources for science teachers to establish a community of inquiry and to strengthen the pedagogy of science teaching. The authors aim to ... -
Collective intelligence for advancing ocean literacy
McCauley, Veronica; McHugh, Patricia; Davison, Kevin; Domegan, Christine (Taylor & Francis, 2019-01-12)Ocean literacy is an understanding of the ocean s influence on us and our influence on the ocean. A lack of ocean literacy presents a significant obstacle for citizens to engage in environmentally sustainable behaviour, ... -
Constructivism in the third space: challenging pedagogical perceptions of science outreach and science education
McCauley, Veronica; Martins Gomes, Diogo; Davison, Kevin G. (Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2017-12-03)Informal opportunities for young people to engage with science have increased in response to declining uptake in science and a shortage of science graduates. This paper is set in the context of the recent introduction of ... -
Contemporary Research in Irish Education: Volume 3: Book of abstracts of the 5th Annual Postgraduate Research Seminar
McCauley, Veronica (School of Education, NUI Galway, 2016-04-06)We are delighted to welcome you to the annual Postgraduate Research Seminar of the School of Education, NUI Galway. A central part of the School of Education’s recurrent Research Seminar Series, this annual research ... -
Creating the future of teacher education together: The role of emotionality in university-school partnership
Higgins, Andrea; Heinz, Manuela; McCauley, Veronica; Fleming, Mary (Elsevier, 2013-10-13)This paper describes an innovative project between university tutors and co-operating teachers in self-selected partner schools with a focus on improving the school placement experience of the pre-service teacher. The ... -
Designing physics video hooks for science students
McHugh, Martin; McCauley, Veronica (IOP Publishing, 2015-12-17)This paper offers an insight into the design structure of physics video hooks that were developed by the Science Education Resource design team in the school of education (SOE) in National University of Ireland, Galway ... -
Dialectical dividends: fostering hybridity of new pedagogical practices and partnerships in science education and outreach
Martins Gomes, Diogo; McCauley, Veronica (Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2016-10-02)Science literacy has become socially and economically very important. European countries stress that science graduates are fundamental for economic growth. Nevertheless, there is a declining student participation in science. ... -
Further studies in self-directed learning in physics at the University of Limerick, Ireland
McCauley, Veronica; McClelland, George (International Society for Self-Directed Learning (ISSDL), 2004)This article reports on two SDL studies of undergraduate physics students and postgraduate science students at the University of Limerick, Ireland. Initial studies (McCauley and McClelland, 2001) indicated that the majority ... -
Getting hooked on physics!
McHugh, Martin; McCauley, Veronica (AIP Publishing, 2016-12)A number of papers in this journal have dealt with the idea of using hooks in physics instruction. A hook, as the name suggests, engages students in learning by triggering their attention and interest. Hooks can be any ... -
Hooked on science
McHugh, Martin; McCauley, Veronica (EIROforum, 2017-03-27)In this article, Martin McHugh and Veronica McCauley present a modern and interesting way to get students more engaged during lessons. They describe a detailed procedure that can be followed by any teacher or adapted to ... -
Innovative initiatives: targeting the declining science enrollments in Ireland
Davison, Kevin; McCauley, Veronica; Sullivan, Kevin (The New Zealand Annual Review of Education, 2006)At the time of economic growth in Ireland, declining numbers of students enrolling in the sciences is emerging as an educational concern. Using a 2002 Government of Ireland commissioned report on science: The Task Force ... -
Interrogating dilemmas in the primary level science classrooms in Ireland: Outreach and education
Martins Gomes, Diogo; McCauley, Veronica (NUI GalwayInfonomics Society, 2012-04-16)In this day and age, science has become economically very important. The European Union (EU) and different EU countries, such as Ireland, stress that science and technology graduates are fundamental for economical ... -
Investigating the effect of scientist demonstrators on primary children's science self-efficacy
Carroll, Sarah; McCauley, Veronica; Grenon, Muriel (International Conference New perspectives in Science Education, Edition 7, 2018-03-22)Emergent in the literature is the need to increase levels of student engagement in science, with informal science education (ISE) playing a fundamental role. Whilst children find science to be interesting and important ... -
The Lucent Science Teacher Initiative (LSTI): A mentoring project for trainee teachers of second level science
Childs, Peter E.; McClelland, George; McGourty, Frank; Geary, Tom; McCauley, Veronica (2004)This paper describes an innovative project in the University of Limerick for trainee science teachers in Irish second-level schools. This three-year project has received funding from Lucent Technologies Foundation K-16 ... -
Micro and macro pedagogy for science education
McCauley, Veronica; Davison, Kevin (Irish Science Teachers' Association, 2015-11)[No abstract available] -
An observational narrative of student reaction to video hooks
McCauley, Veronica; McHugh, Martin (MDPI, 2021-06-08)Digital video has become a dominant form of student learning in and beyond the classroom, and thus its pervasive nature in contemporary learning environments commands scholarly inquiry. In this paper we explore a participatory ... -
Rapid evidence assessment protocol for the meta-analysis of initiatives, interventions and programmes that target rural NEETs
Flynn, Paul; McCauley, Veronica; Mujcinovic, Alen; Radovic, Vesela; Bojnec, Stefan; Simoes, Francisco (BMC, 2021-03-26)Background The dependency of rural economies on agricultural practices for survival has been in decline for a number of years, seriously threatening rural communities sustainability. It is now evident that attracting young ... -
Realising the management challenges for science communication outreach: a Social marketing perspective
Domegan, Christine; McCauley, Veronica; Davison, Kevin (2010)Social marketing recognises that neither government nor education alone can solve the growing range of complex and multifaceted social policy issues facing societies around the world. Social marketing is about behavioural ... -
A review of science outreach strategies north and south: with some recommendations for improvement
Davison, Kevin; Domegan, Christine; McCauley, Veronica; McClune, William (Centre for Cross Border Studies, 2008-10)No abstract available