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Personal profile
Biography
Jennifer Mansfield is a science teacher educator in the Faculty of Education, Monash University. Jennifer's passion for science and science education has seen her work as a scientist and secondary school science teacher before transitioning into pre-service teacher education. Her research interests include the development of teachers' professional knowledge of practice and the development of teachers understanding and attitudes about science education, in particular science as a human endeavour and the nature of science.
Research interests
Current reserach projects
Exploring Problem Based Learning in schools: This ARC funded research project involves working with teachers to generate research-informed principles of practice for Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in STEM education.
Pedagogical equilibrium (PE) as a lens for teacher knowledge development: This research aims to explore the usefulness of PE for capturing and framing the development of teachers’ professional knowledge of practice.
Enhancing the quality of practical work in schools to support student learning: Encouraging pre-service teacher critical thinking about the selection, planning and implementation of practical work in secondary science classrooms. I am interested in extending this research to include in-service teachers.
Comparing the nature of education and biomedical students’ views about the nature of science (NOS) and scientific inquiry (SI). This cross-faculty project aims to explore tertiary students' views about NOS and SI, in particular, understanding about the role of creativity and imagination in scientific endeavour. This research involves working with Students as research Partners (SaRP) as a way of developing graduate attributes and employability skills.
Please feel free to contact me for further information about these research projects.
Other research interests:
- Primary and secondary science education
- STEM education
- Practical work in science education
- Biology education
- Action research and self-study
- Science as a human endeavour and the nature of science
- Teacher professional knowledge development and teacher professional learning
- Promoting scientific literacy in primary, secondary and tertiary sectors
External profiles:
Supervision interests
Teacher professional learning and teacher professional knowledge development, the use of practical work in science, teaching science as a human endeavour, problem-based learning in STEM education, self-study and teacher action research, biology education, primary science learning and teaching
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Transforming teaching and learning
- Biology education
- Science Teaching and Learning
- Science Teacher Education
- Primary and Secondary science Education
- Curriculum and Pedagogy
- Practical work in science education
- Nature of science
- Science as a human endeavour
- Pedagogical equilibrium
- STEM education
- Self-Study
- Teacher professional learning and education
Network
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Exploring Problem Based Learning in schools
Smith, K., Berry, A., Mansfield, J., Corrigan, D., Waldon, S., Maynard, N., Ellerton, P. & Ashleigh, D.
12/11/20 → 11/11/23
Project: Research
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BLCSI 2019: Building Leadership for Change through School Immersion 2019
Tudball, E., Adams, M., Lancaster, G., Johnson, L., Smith, K., Burke, G., Rady, D., Round, P., George, S., Welch, R., Pruyn, M., Creely, E., Gesthuizen, R. J. T., Tan, H., Burke, J., Mansfield, J., Clarke, S., Kewalramani, S., McLeod, A., Kalogeropoulos, P. & Ozzimo, C.
15/04/19 → 14/02/20
Project: Research
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LEADING SCHOOL BASED CHANGE The Knox School 2019-2020
Smith, K., Mansfield, J. & Adams, M.
1/04/19 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Transformation of the School Approach to Teaching and Learning project: Phase 1 to 5
Loughran, J., Smith, K. & Mansfield, J.
1/02/17 → 31/01/19
Project: Research
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Supporting the development of pre-service teachers’ pedagogical knowledge about planning for practical work
Mansfield, J., 2023, In: Journal of Science Teacher Education. 34, 3, p. 225-247 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Supporting the development of science pre-service teachers’ creativity and critical thinking in secondary science initial teacher education
Marangio, K., Carpendale, J., Cooper, R. & Mansfield, J., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Research in Science Education. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Co-designing integrated mathematics and science lesson learning sequences for primary education
Hughes, S., Russo, J. A., Mansfield, J., Green, A., Jones, D., Vale, C. & Berry, A., 7 Sep 2022, In: International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education. 30, 4, p. 64-75 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Information economics of teaching: a transactional perspective on pedagogical reasoning to provide a typology of pedagogical equilibrium
Saito, E., Mansfield, J. & O'Donovan, R., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Interactive Learning Environments. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Principles of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in STEM education: using expert wisdom and research to frame educational practice
Smith, K., Maynard, N., Berry, A., Stephenson, T., Spiteri, T., Corrigan, D., Mansfield, J., Ellerton, P. & Smith, T., Oct 2022, In: Education Sciences. 12, 10, 20 p., 728.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Dean’s ECR Project Award
Mansfield, Jennifer (Recipient), 28 Feb 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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ESERA Early Career Researcher Travel Awards 2017
Mansfield, Jennifer (Recipient), 16 Jan 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Jeff Northfield Memorial Award for Excellence in Teacher Research
Mansfield, Jennifer (Recipient), 15 May 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Monash Warwick Alliance Activation Award - Activation Fund
Chan, Wing (Recipient), Brown, C. (Recipient), Moorosi, P. (Recipient), Zhang, Hongzhi (Recipient), Saito, Eisuke (Recipient), Mansfield, Jennifer (Recipient) & O'Donovan, Richard (Recipient), 11 Jan 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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STAV VCE Biology and Environmental Science Conference
Rebecca Russell-Saunders (Speaker) & Jennifer Mansfield (Speaker)
14 Feb 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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STAV VCE Biology and Environmental Science Conference
Jennifer Mansfield (Speaker) & Megan Munsie (Speaker)
14 Feb 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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STAV VCE Biology and Environmental Science Conference
Emma Stevenson (Speaker), Jennifer Mansfield (Speaker) & Peta White (Speaker)
14 Feb 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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STAV VCE Biology Conference 2021
Jennifer Mansfield (Speaker), Peta White (Speaker) & Emma Stevenson (Speaker)
15 Feb 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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STAV VCE Biology Conference 2021
Amanda Berry (Session chair), Jennifer Mansfield (Invited speaker), Peta White (Invited speaker) & Emma Stevenson (Invited speaker)
15 Feb 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Press/Media
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How can teachers integrate maths and science in their classrooms?
Amanda Berry, James Russo, Jennifer Mansfield, Sally Hughes & Colleen Vale
1/02/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Refining the framework for school-based STEM education
Peter Ellerton, Kathy Smith, Jennifer Mansfield, Amanda Berry, Deborah Corrigan & Nicoleta Maynard
30/11/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Making the most of our virtual classroom
Karen Marangio, Jennifer Mansfield, Jared Carpendale & Rebecca Cooper
24/03/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Learning from lockdown - teacher well being
Kathy Smith, Jennifer Mansfield & Megan Adams
23/02/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Learning from lockdown- redefining school community collaboration
Megan Adams, Kathy Smith & Jennifer Mansfield
16/02/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature