Research
Publications
This is a list of my publications:
Aubusson, P., Griffin, J., Palmer, T.A. (2015). Primary Teachers’ Professional Learning Preferences in Science and Technology. International Journal of Teaching and Education, Vol. III(3), pp. 35–49. LINK
Aubusson, P., Schuck, S., Ng, W., Burke, P., Pressick-Kilborn, K., & Palmer, T.A. (2015). The Link: Quality learning and teaching in primary science and technology. Sydney: The Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales Limited. LINK
Aubusson, P., Schuck, S., Ng, W., Burke, P., Pressick-Kilborn, K. & Palmer, T.A. (2015). Quality learning and teaching in primary science and technology literature review (2nd ed). Sydney: Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales Limited. LINK
Aubusson, P., Schuck, S., Ng, W., Burke, P., Pressick-Kilborn, K., & Palmer, T.A. (2016). Case study report: Quality learning and teaching in primary science and technology. Sydney: Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales Limited. LINK
Aubusson, P., Skamp, K., Burke, P.F., Pressick-Kilborn, K., Ng, W., Palmer, T.-A., Goodall, A. and Fergusson, F. (2019). Primary Connections: Linking science with literacy Stage 6 research evaluation final report. Prepared for Steering Committee of Primary Connections, Australian Academy of Science. LINK
Aubusson, P., Ng, W., Skamp, K., Goodall, A., Pressick-Kilborn, K., and Fergusson, F., Palmer, T.-A. (2018) Science by doing stage 4 (2016-2018) final report. Prepared for Steering Committee of Science by Doing, Australian Academy of Science. LINK
Burke, P., Aubusson, P., Schuck, S., Palmer, T.A., Pressick-Kilborn, K., & Ng, W. (2016). Barriers to the effective teaching of primary science and technology. Sydney: Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales. LINK
Burke, P.F., Palmer, T.A. & Pressick-Kilborn, K. (2021) Preferences for Professional Development in Science Among Pre- and In-service Primary Teachers: a Best–Worst Scaling Approach. Res. Sci. Educ. . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-021-10030-w LINK
Burke, P.F., Schuck, S., Aubusson, P., Wei, E. & Palmer, T.A. (2017). Supporting the effective teaching of primary science and technology: A discrete choice experiment approach. Sydney: Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales Limited. LINK
Palmer, T. A. (2015). Fresh Minds for Science: Using marketing science to help school science (Doctoral dissertation, University of Technology Sydney). LINK
Palmer, T. (2015, June 9). Science needs an image overhaul to attract more school students. Sydney Morning Herald. LINK
This article was reprinted in Australian newspapers on 2015, June 9: The Age, Brisbane Times, and WA Today
Palmer, T.A. (2017, July 3). Revaluing science in the school subject marketplace. [Blog post]. Sydney: Australian Association for Research in Education. LINK
Palmer, T.-A. (2018). Science choice at school: Gender and the relative importance of factor students consider when selecting subjects. In Finlayson, O.E., McLoughlin, E., Erduran, S., & Childs, P. (Eds.), Electronic Proceedings of the ESERA 2017 Conference. Research, Practice and Collaboration in Science Education, Part 12 (co-ed. Holmegaard, H. T. & Margareta Enghag, E., (pp. 1570-1579). Dublin, Ireland: Dublin City University. ISBN 978-1-873769-84-3. LINK
Palmer, T.-A. (2019, August). A model for how students choose or reject subjects at school and what it means for science. Poster session presented at the Annual Research Conference of the Australian Council for Educational Research, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Palmer, T.-A. (2019, September 10). Keep your job options open and don’t ditch science when choosing next year’s school subjects. The Conversation. LINK
This article was also printed in Australian news services/papers: Business Daily Australia Daily Business News (2019, September 9), The Age (2019, September 25), Brisbane Times (2019, September 27), Sydney Morning Herald (2019, September 27) and WA Today (2019, September 24)
Also in MENAFM published in Jordan (2019, September 9)
Palmer T.-A. (2019, September 11). How students choose which subjects to study. Article and video. Teacher Magazine. LINK
Palmer, T.-A. (2019, September 28). The lowdown: Study science and keep your job options open. The Saturday Age. 15.
Palmer, T. A. (2020). Student subject choice in the final years of school: why science is perceived to be of poor value. Aust. Educ. Res. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-019-00357-9 LINK
Palmer, T. A., Burke, P. F., & Aubusson, P. (2017). Why school students choose and reject science: A study of the factors that students consider when selecting subjects. International Journal of Science Education, 39(6), 645-662. LINK
Palmer, T.-A. (2021, July 22). Thinking of choosing a science subject in years 11 and 12? Here’s what you need to know. The Conversation. LINK
Research projects (selected)
2020 UTS: ScienceSing, Chief investigator
2020 UTS: Inspiring students to choose science at school, chief investigator
2017 -19 Australian Academy of Science: Primary Connections Evaluation: Researcher
2017-18 Australian Academy of Science: Science by Doing Evaluation: Researcher
2017 - 18 UTS, Developing transdisciplinary project-based earning in initial teacher education: Chief Investigator
2016-17 Australian Research Council Discovery Project: Optimising Teaching and Learning with Mobile Intensive Pedagogies: Researcher
2016 The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Limited: Primary Science and Technology: Towards Richer Teaching and Learning:
Researcher
2020 UTS: Inspiring students to choose science at school, chief investigator
2017 -19 Australian Academy of Science: Primary Connections Evaluation: Researcher
2017-18 Australian Academy of Science: Science by Doing Evaluation: Researcher
2017 - 18 UTS, Developing transdisciplinary project-based earning in initial teacher education: Chief Investigator
2016-17 Australian Research Council Discovery Project: Optimising Teaching and Learning with Mobile Intensive Pedagogies: Researcher
2016 The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Limited: Primary Science and Technology: Towards Richer Teaching and Learning:
Researcher