Christine Preston
Biographic Data
| ID | 6561503 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christine Preston |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christine |
| FAMILY NAME | Preston |
| SIGNATURE | PRESTON C |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Sydney |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1541-206X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Developing young children’s perceptual observations and representations
Although contemporary views of science learning emphasise the critical role of a student’s representational competence, scientific drawing is rarely taught in the early years of school and little advice is available for teachers. This set of three connected studies investigated the perceptual drawing accuracy of 5–8-year-old children’s drawings of a plant and their responses to the brief Draw like a scientist intervention. Three sets of drawings …
Stem 1, 2, 3
Recent research advocating the educational value of engaging primary students in authentic integrated STEM inquiry projects also identifies challenges for teachers aspiring to high-quality student-learning experiences. Teachers require support to integrate disciplines, prioritise processes and reasoning over curriculum content, and increase student autonomy in purposeful STEM projects. Within the context of a year-long professional learning progr…
The case for a sub-element ‘measuring matter’ within the Australian national numeracy learning progression
Australia has a National Numeracy Learning Progression (NNLP) that is strongly aligned with the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics. This article examines how a sub-element within this progression could be impacting students’ learning of Science. This sub-element is firmly based on Mathematics education research as to how students build their understanding of geometric measurement (the structure of length, area and volume). Mathematics educators s…
Transferring responsibility from an international NGO to local government
Transferring responsibility from an international NGO to local government
This article describes the response of the Yala Urban Health Programme and its predecessors to urban health problems in Patan, Nepal, over 20 years. The initial response was to take responsibility for filling the gap in essential services; however, since 1998, the response has changed, to become an eight-year phased transfer of responsibility to local government, with the following goal: “To improve the health of all in Patan, particularly the po…
Transferring responsibility from an international NGO to local government
This article describes the response of the Yala Urban Health Programme and its predecessors to urban health problems in Patan, Nepal, over 20 years. The initial response was to take responsibility for filling the gap in essential services; however, since 1998, the response has changed, to become an eight-year phased transfer of responsibility to local government, with the following goal: “To improve the health of all in Patan, particularly the po…
Transferring responsibility from an international NGO to local government
Transferring responsibility from an international NGO to local government
This article describes the response of the Yala Urban Health Programme and its predecessors to urban health problems in Patan, Nepal, over 20 years. The initial response was to take responsibility for filling the gap in essential services; however, since 1998, the response has changed, to become an eight-year phased transfer of responsibility to local government, with the following goal: “To improve the health of all in Patan, particularly the po…
The case for a sub-element ‘measuring matter’ within the Australian national numeracy learning progression
Australia has a National Numeracy Learning Progression (NNLP) that is strongly aligned with the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics. This article examines how a sub-element within this progression could be impacting students’ learning of Science. This sub-element is firmly based on Mathematics education research as to how students build their understanding of geometric measurement (the structure of length, area and volume). Mathematics educators s…
Stem 1, 2, 3
Recent research advocating the educational value of engaging primary students in authentic integrated STEM inquiry projects also identifies challenges for teachers aspiring to high-quality student-learning experiences. Teachers require support to integrate disciplines, prioritise processes and reasoning over curriculum content, and increase student autonomy in purposeful STEM projects. Within the context of a year-long professional learning progr…
Developing young children’s perceptual observations and representations
Although contemporary views of science learning emphasise the critical role of a student’s representational competence, scientific drawing is rarely taught in the early years of school and little advice is available for teachers. This set of three connected studies investigated the perceptual drawing accuracy of 5–8-year-old children’s drawings of a plant and their responses to the brief Draw like a scientist intervention. Three sets of drawings …
Mathematics education (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Science Education and Pedagogy (3 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (2 works) · Curriculum (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Government (linguistics (2 works) · Local government (2 works)