Niall Seery
Biographic Data
| ID | 6155062 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Niall Seery |
| GIVEN NAMES | Niall |
| FAMILY NAME | Seery |
| SIGNATURE | SEERY N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Athlone Institute of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4199-4753 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Functional pretence
Almost everything in our modern world is artificial, from cruffins and fish flops, to penicillin and computers. Why is it that humans make these things ? And why don’t we see other non-human creatures (like chimpanzees) making these things ? In this theoretical paper, we synthesize across anthropology, cognitive science, and developmental psychology to suggest that humans engage in what we describe as functional pretence , an intentional process …
Creating an Identity of Impact in a Newly Developing Irish Technological University Sector
A Review of the Valid Methodological Use of Adaptive Comparative Judgment in Technology Education Research
There is a continuing rise in studies examining the impact that adaptive comparative judgment (ACJ) can have on practice in technology education. This appears to stem from ACJ being seen to offer a solution to the difficulties faced in the assessment of designerly activity which is prominent in contemporary technology education internationally. Central research questions to date have focused on whether ACJ was feasible, reliable, and offered broa…
Using Teachers’ Judgments of Quality to Establish Performance Standards in Technology Education Across Schools, Communities, and Nations
The establishment and maintenance of national examination standards remains a serious issue for teachers and learners, whilst the levers of control remain firmly in the hands of Awarding Bodies and supervising politicians. Significantly, holistic assessment presents an agility and collective approach to establishing in the minds of teachers “what is of value” when determining the comparative evidence of pupil performance. It is argued in this pap…
An exploration into the criteria used in assessing design activities with adaptive comparative judgment in technology education
The use of design assignments for teaching, learning, and assessment is considered a signature of technology education. However, there are difficulties in the valid and reliable assessment of features of quality within designerly outputs. In light of recent educational reforms in Ireland, which see the introduction of classroom-based assessments centring on design in the technology subjects, it is paramount that the implementation of design asses…
Exploring the Prototypical Definitions of Intelligent Engineers Held by Irish and Swedish Higher Education Engineering Students
Males are generally overrepresented in higher education engineering. However, the magnitude of this variance differs between countries and engineering fields. Evidence associated with the field-specific ability beliefs hypothesis suggests that perceptions of intelligence held by actors within engineering affects the engagement of underrepresented groups. This study examined perceptions of an intelligent engineer held by undergraduate and postgrad…
Exploring problem conceptualization and performance in STEM problem solving contexts
Operationalising pedagogical content knowledge research in technology education
Like many areas of curricula internationally, technology education has encountered difficulties in achieving continuity between the rhetoric of prevailing policy and the reality of enacted practices. In technology education, the conceptually oriented nature of curricular goals is theorised to play a significant part in influencing this relationship. One way in which investigations of this relationship have been approached is considering the appli…
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Operationalising pedagogical content knowledge research in technology education
Like many areas of curricula internationally, technology education has encountered difficulties in achieving continuity between the rhetoric of prevailing policy and the reality of enacted practices. In technology education, the conceptually oriented nature of curricular goals is theorised to play a significant part in influencing this relationship. One way in which investigations of this relationship have been approached is considering the appli…
Exploring problem conceptualization and performance in STEM problem solving contexts
Exploring the Prototypical Definitions of Intelligent Engineers Held by Irish and Swedish Higher Education Engineering Students
Males are generally overrepresented in higher education engineering. However, the magnitude of this variance differs between countries and engineering fields. Evidence associated with the field-specific ability beliefs hypothesis suggests that perceptions of intelligence held by actors within engineering affects the engagement of underrepresented groups. This study examined perceptions of an intelligent engineer held by undergraduate and postgrad…
A Review of the Valid Methodological Use of Adaptive Comparative Judgment in Technology Education Research
There is a continuing rise in studies examining the impact that adaptive comparative judgment (ACJ) can have on practice in technology education. This appears to stem from ACJ being seen to offer a solution to the difficulties faced in the assessment of designerly activity which is prominent in contemporary technology education internationally. Central research questions to date have focused on whether ACJ was feasible, reliable, and offered broa…
Using Teachers’ Judgments of Quality to Establish Performance Standards in Technology Education Across Schools, Communities, and Nations
The establishment and maintenance of national examination standards remains a serious issue for teachers and learners, whilst the levers of control remain firmly in the hands of Awarding Bodies and supervising politicians. Significantly, holistic assessment presents an agility and collective approach to establishing in the minds of teachers “what is of value” when determining the comparative evidence of pupil performance. It is argued in this pap…
An exploration into the criteria used in assessing design activities with adaptive comparative judgment in technology education
The use of design assignments for teaching, learning, and assessment is considered a signature of technology education. However, there are difficulties in the valid and reliable assessment of features of quality within designerly outputs. In light of recent educational reforms in Ireland, which see the introduction of classroom-based assessments centring on design in the technology subjects, it is paramount that the implementation of design asses…
Creating an Identity of Impact in a Newly Developing Irish Technological University Sector
Functional pretence
Almost everything in our modern world is artificial, from cruffins and fish flops, to penicillin and computers. Why is it that humans make these things ? And why don’t we see other non-human creatures (like chimpanzees) making these things ? In this theoretical paper, we synthesize across anthropology, cognitive science, and developmental psychology to suggest that humans engage in what we describe as functional pretence , an intentional process …
Psychology (5 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (2 works) · Embodied and Extended Cognition (2 works) · Engineering ethics (2 works)