Responses of teachers in Scotland to the reintroduction of the practical project in the advanced higher chemistry curriculum
Many pupils who study chemistry in Scotland and intend to progress to university undertake a final capstone practical research project as part of their Advanced Higher chemistry qualification. This project work was suspended for several years due to COVID-19, then reintroduced in 2023/24. We surveye...
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| description | Many pupils who study chemistry in Scotland and intend to progress to university undertake a final capstone practical research project as part of their Advanced Higher chemistry qualification. This project work was suspended for several years due to COVID-19, then reintroduced in 2023/24. We surveyed 47 Scottish teachers during this first project year using a mixed-methods survey, and found that resource availability had the biggest impact on projects, with over half of respondents reporting that they asked pupils to buy materials and a third committing their own money. Technician support was seen as critical to success, but project selection was heavily curtailed by the availability of existing equipment or chemicals, even as teachers made good use of available professional development and other forms of support. We finally make recommendations around the resourcing of project work and teacher/technician CPD provision. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-72c80f1bbae54d31852f36210ac158cb2025-08-20T03:29:40ZengDe GruyterChemistry Teacher International2569-32632024-10-017118319310.1515/cti-2024-0073Responses of teachers in Scotland to the reintroduction of the practical project in the advanced higher chemistry curriculumTraynor Erin0Scott Fraser J.1Thomson Patrick I. T.2Department of Pure & Applied Chemistry, 3527University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G1 1XL, UKDepartment of Pure & Applied Chemistry, 3527University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G1 1XL, UKDepartment of Pure & Applied Chemistry, 3527University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G1 1XL, UKMany pupils who study chemistry in Scotland and intend to progress to university undertake a final capstone practical research project as part of their Advanced Higher chemistry qualification. This project work was suspended for several years due to COVID-19, then reintroduced in 2023/24. We surveyed 47 Scottish teachers during this first project year using a mixed-methods survey, and found that resource availability had the biggest impact on projects, with over half of respondents reporting that they asked pupils to buy materials and a third committing their own money. Technician support was seen as critical to success, but project selection was heavily curtailed by the availability of existing equipment or chemicals, even as teachers made good use of available professional development and other forms of support. We finally make recommendations around the resourcing of project work and teacher/technician CPD provision.https://doi.org/10.1515/cti-2024-0073financial pressures on educationproject based learningsecondary schoolteaching practice |
| spellingShingle | Traynor Erin Scott Fraser J. Thomson Patrick I. T. Responses of teachers in Scotland to the reintroduction of the practical project in the advanced higher chemistry curriculum Chemistry Teacher International financial pressures on education project based learning secondary school teaching practice |
| title | Responses of teachers in Scotland to the reintroduction of the practical project in the advanced higher chemistry curriculum |
| title_full | Responses of teachers in Scotland to the reintroduction of the practical project in the advanced higher chemistry curriculum |
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| title_short | Responses of teachers in Scotland to the reintroduction of the practical project in the advanced higher chemistry curriculum |
| title_sort | responses of teachers in scotland to the reintroduction of the practical project in the advanced higher chemistry curriculum |
| topic | financial pressures on education project based learning secondary school teaching practice |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/cti-2024-0073 |
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