Karen Marangio

Karen is passionate about the teaching and learning of psychology and science in schools. She is a teacher educator in the Faculty of Education at Monash University and her research interests relate to teaching and learning psychology and science; including understanding nature and values of psychology and science and their place within society, psychology and science curriculum and assessment, developing the pedagogy of pre-service teachers and professional experience (placement). Other research projects include the benefits for team and co-teaching (with teacher educators and teachers) pre-service teachers, and mentoring teachers. Karen is interested in teaching concepts with science practices that inform these concepts, including developing shared meanings for teaching psychology as a contemporary science and ways to connect and build on learning experiences to promote psychologically literate citizens. Her MEd thesis focused on progression of learning of psychology within Victorian curriculum and her PhD considered teachers views on using a psychological science framework as a support for their teaching of psychology. 

Teaching and learning of psychology in schools

Teaching and learning of science in schools

Development of pedogogies of pre-service teachers

Co-teaching and team teaching - working with academics and school teachers in pre-service teacher units

Teacher views and values of psychology and science

Psychology and science curriculum

Teaching science concepts with science practices that inform these concepts

EDF5175 Psychology education in secondary schools A

EDF5176 Psychology education in secondary schools B

EDF5137 General science education in secondary schools A

EDF5138 General science education in secondary schools B

EDF5127 Chemistry education in secondary schools A

EDF5128 Chemistry education in secondary schools B