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    Specialty preferences of studying-abroad medical students from low- and middle-income countries

    This study explored the specialty preferences of China-educated international medical students (IMSs), who are mainly from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and constitute a potential medical workforce ...

    Wen Li, Robyn M. Gillies, Chang Liu, Changhao Wu, Jiayi Chen in BMC Medical Education (2023)

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    Teaching Science That Is Inquiry-Based: Practices and Principles

    Evidence has emerged in recent years regarding the importance of teaching science through an inquiry-based approach where students are encouraged to be actively involved in investigations that challenge their ...

    Robyn M. Gillies in Challenges in Science Education (2023)

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    Capturing the ‘vibe’: an exploration of the conditions underpinning connected learning environments

    Student achievement and engagement are both influenced by the quality of the learning environment. Effective learning environments are characterised by high levels of engagement and interpersonal connection. W...

    Stephanie MacMahon, Annemaree Carroll, Robyn M. Gillies in Learning Environments Research (2020)

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    The effects of teacher-introduced multimodal representations and discourse on students’ task engagement and scientific language during cooperative, inquiry-based science

    The study sought to determine the effects of teacher-introduced multimodal representations and discourse on students’ task engagement and scientific language during cooperative, inquiry-based science. The stud...

    Robyn M. Gillies, Bernard Baffour in Instructional Science (2017)

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    How to Support Primary Teachers’ Implementation of Inquiry: Teachers’ Reflections on Teaching Cooperative Inquiry-Based Science

    Many primary teachers face challenges in teaching inquiry science, often because they believe that they do not have the content knowledge or pedagogical skills to do so. This is a concern given the emphasis at...

    Robyn M. Gillies, Kim Nichols in Research in Science Education (2015)

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    Increasing explanatory behaviour, problem-solving, and reasoning within classes using cooperative group work

    The present study builds on research that indicates that teachers play a key role in promoting those interactional behaviours that challenge children’s thinking and scaffold their learning. It does this by see...

    Robyn M. Gillies, Michele Haynes in Instructional Science (2011)

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    Evaluating a Career Education Intervention in the Upper Elementary School

    Robyn M. Gillies, Mary L. McMahon, John Carroll in Journal of Career Development (1998)