Teacher co-design is found to be an effective model of teacher learning. This study is an in-depth investigation of the school-based teacher co-design teams in five schools using multiple case study approach. Using the architecture for learning framework, data collected during co-planning meetings are analyzed in terms of the discussion content…

The concept of physical and chemical change is far from being the clearest and most self-explanatory concept in the world. If a number of chemists are asked to define physical and chemical change, there may well appear to be a fair degree of uniformity in their answers, until a few examples are suggested. When chemists are asked to place a variety…

A study investigated the relevance and usefulness of inservice teacher training courses once the teacher returned to the classroom. Subjects were 207 participants in a course for secondary school teachers of English as a Second Language in Hong Kong. The course has two emphases: language proficiency improvement and curriculum development. Subjects…