epiSTEME-1 Conference Programme
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Dec 13, Monday |
9:30 to 10:00
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Inauguration by Prof. B. V. Sreekantan, former Director TIFR
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10:00 to 11:00
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David Treagust
Curtin Univ. Tech., Australia
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Science Education
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Review talk |
11:00 to 11:30
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Tea break |
11:30 to 12:30
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Probal Dasgupta
Hyderabad Univ., Hyderabad, India |
Language and Cognition
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Review talk |
12:30 to 2:00
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Lunch
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2:00 to 3:30
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Yung Sik Kim
Seoul National Univ., Korea |
Science Education
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Problems and Possibilities of 'General Science Education'
for College Students
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Anita Roychoudhury
Ohio State Univ., USA
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Science Education
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Data evaluation: an integral part of learning science
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V.G. Jadhao
Reg. Inst. of Edu., Bhopal, India
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Science Education
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The concept of force
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Mridula Ranade
SNDT Univ., Pune, India
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Science Education
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Science teaching through computer assisted instruction: research
findings and insights
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3:30 to 4:00
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Tea break
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4:00 to 5:30
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Sadhna Saxena
Delhi Univ., New Delhi, India
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Science Education
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Teacher as constructor of knowledge: an analysis of teachers' contribution
to the HSTP
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Nelofer Halai
Aga Khan Univ., Pakistan
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Science Education
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'Understanding science teaching and conceptions of the nature of science
in Pakistan through a life history study
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Abhijeet Bardapurkar
HBCSE, Mumbai, India
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Science Education
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Students' explanations: a review of how students understand the theory
of evolution
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Purvi Vora
Columbia Univ., USA
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Science Education
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Project yuva: the design of a case-based multimedia environment for pre-
service teachers.
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Tea break
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6:30 to 8:30
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Marc de Vries
Eindhoven Univ. of Tech., The Netherlands |
Technology education workshop* |
Dec 14, Tuesday
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9:00 to 10:00
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G. Nagarjuna
HBCSE, Mumbai, India
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Models of Cognition
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Review talk
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10:00 to 11:00
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Kaye Stacey
Melbourne Univ., Australia |
Maths Education
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Review talk
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11:00 to 11:30
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Tea break |
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11:30 to 12:30
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Barbara Jaworski
Agder Univ., Norway
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Maths Education
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Inquiry as a tool and as a 'way of being' in mathematics teaching development
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Bodil Kleve
Oslo Univ., Norway
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Maths Education
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Teachers' implementation of a curriculum reform
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Usha Menon
NISTADS, New Delhi, India
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Maths Education
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The teaching of place value - cognitive considerations
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12:30 to 2:00
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Lunch |
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2:00 to 3:30
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Poster session 1 |
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3:30 to 4:00
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Tea break |
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4:00 to 5:30
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Orit Zaslavsky
TECHNION, Israel
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Maths Education
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'Transparent objects and processes in learning mathematics
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Rakhi Banerjee
HBCSE, Mumbai, India
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Maths Education
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'Term' as a bridge concept between arithmetic and algebra
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C.K. Raju
MCRP Univ., Bhopal, India
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Maths Education
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Math wars and the epistemic divide in mathematics
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Senthil Babu
French Inst. Pondicherry, Pondicherry, India
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Maths Education
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Tamil mathematical manuscripts and the possibility of a social history
of maths education
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Tea break
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6:30 to 8:30
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Marc de Vries
Eindhoven Univ. of Tech.,
the Netherlands |
Technology education workshop* |
Dec 15, Wednesday
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9:00 to 10:00
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Michael Matthews
Univ.of New South Wales, Australia |
Hist-phil of science
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Review talk |
10:00 to 11:00
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Marc de Vries
Eindhoven Univ. of Tech., The Netherlands
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Technology Education
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Review talk |
11:00 to 11:30
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Tea break |
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11:30 to 12:30
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Punyashloke Mishra
Michigan State Univ., USA
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Technology Education
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Visions and mandates: an analysis of three Indian IT curriculum guides
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Sugra Chunawala
HBCSE, Mumbai, India
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Technology Education
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Placing technology education within the gender perspective
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John Backwell
London Univ., UK
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Technology Education
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The design and development of cognitive acceleration through technology
education: implications for teacher education
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12:30 to 2:00
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Lunch |
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Excursion
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Dec 16, Thursday
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9:00 to 10:00
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John Sowa
VivoMind Intelligence, USA |
Knowledge Representation
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Review talk
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10:00 to 11:00
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S.C. Agarkar
HBCSE, Mumbai, India
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Cultural issues |
Cross-cultural research in learning hurdles in science and mathematics
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Ravinder Koul
Penn. State Univ., USA
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Cultural issues |
Epistemological stances towards knowledge in school science and the cultural
context of India
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Thomas Stern
Klagenfurt Univ., Austria |
Science Education |
Cooperation between schools and universities as a catalyst for the professional
development of teachers
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11:00 to 11:30
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Tea break |
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11:30 to 12:30
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Verdiana Masanja
Dar es Salaam Univ., Tanzania
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Gender issues
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Gender disparity in science and mathematics education
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Satyendra Giri
All India Sci. Teachers' Asso., Kolkatta, India
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Gender issues
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High achievement in mathematics and the girl child
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Anjana Arora
Northern Kentucky Univ., USA
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Language and Cognition
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Levels of inquiry: role of language and assessment
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| 12:30 to 2:00 |
Lunch
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2:00 to 3:30
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Poster session 2 |
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3:30 to 4:00
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Tea break |
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4:00 to 5:30
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Vrunda Prabhu
Univ. of New York, USA
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Maths Education
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Teaching-research and the design experiment - two methodologies of integrating research and classroom practice |
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Patrick Dias
Frankfurt Univ., Germany
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Language and Cognition
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Culture, Language and Cognition
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T. V. Venkateswaran
Dept. of Sci. & Tech. New Delhi, India |
Cultural issues |
Words and World-Views: Scientific technical terms in Tamil
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Zemira Mevarech
Bar llan Univ., Israel
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Assessment
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The effects of meta-cognitive instruction embedded within asynchronous
learning network on scientific inquiry skills
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6:30 to 8:30
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Cultural Program |
Dec 17, Friday
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9:00 to 10:30
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Conference review and discussion 1 |
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10:30 to 11:00
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Tea break |
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| 11:00 to 12:00 |
Conference review and discussion 2
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12:00 to 1:00
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Lunch |
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| *Satellite
Workshop of the conference. Participation open to all registered delegates.
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