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Dr Eddie Boyes has taught at most levels in science education, including the training of Physics teachers. On Masters programmes, he has taught options on Assessment, Misconceptions in Science, and Statistics in Educational Research. He publishe
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Dr Eddie Boyes has taught at most levels in science education, including the training of Physics teachers. On Masters programmes, he has taught options on Assessment, Misconceptions in Science, and Statistics in Educational Research. He publishes widely in the Educational research journals. He has been involved in the data acquisition and analysis of a number of national research projects, including an early evaluation of the implementation of the UK National Curriculum. More recent work has been concerned with analysing the performance of items which were trialled for National Curriculum Science Assessment in England and Wales.
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Qualifications:
BSc (Hons), Physics, University of Liverpool 1964-67
PhD, Physics, University of Liverpool 1967-72
MEd, University of Liverpool, 1988
Research Interests:
Public misconceptions and preconceptions about global environmental issues and health issues. Respondent groups include: primary and secondary school students, undergraduates and other adults. Techniques include: data analysis of coded interviews and open and closed-form questionnaires.
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Science in Society
