Emeritus Professor Richard Gunstone (Faculty of Education, Monash)

Job title:	Professor
Qualifications:	B.Sc. (Melb), B.Ed., Ph.D.

Location:	Clayton, building 6, room 353
Phone:	+61 3 990 52857

Email:	Dick.Gunstone@Education.monash.edu.au Dick.Gunstone@Education.monash.edu.au
Fax:	+61 3 990 59197

Teaching commitment

Biography

Professor Gunstone is now Emeritus Professor. Previously he was Professor of Science and Technology Education, and Director (and founder) of the Monash-King's College (London) International Centre for the Study of Science and Mathematics Curriculum.) He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and a Life Member of the Science Teachers' Association of Victoria. He has extensive research, development and consultancy experience in school and undergraduate science, physics, engineering learning, teaching, curriculum, assessment, and teacher development.

Professor Gunstone has published widely in these areas, including twelve books (two translated into Japanese and one into Chinese, one in Portuguese; currently 2 more books in preparation), 45 book chapters and over 140 refereed research papers. He is frequently invited to address international research conferences; in the last decade: Japanese Society for Science Education (Chiba), New Zealand Science Education Forum (Christchurch), Science and Mathematics Teachers Seminar Singapore Youth Science Festival, International Workshop on New Developments in the Teaching of Physics (Puebla, Mexico), International Conference on Secondary Science Curricula (Bahrain), International Conference on Physics Education in Cultural Contexts (Cheongwon, Korea), Conference of the Groupe International de Recherche sur l'Enseignement de la Physique (Physics Teacher Education Beyond 2000; Barcelona), International Cooperative Study on Children's Views of Science (Hiroshima, Japan), Annual Convention of the Japan Curriculum Research and Development Association (Hiroshima), OECD conference on Challenge and Change in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education (Canberra), International Conference on Science Education - Moving Towards Worldwide Science Education Standards (Seoul, Korea).

He has given research and policy advice to and undertaken evaluations for national and international school education systems and other stake holders. More recent examples are:

. 2006-8 External Examiner Dept of Mathematics and Science Education, University of Brunei Darussalam

. 2006 Participant in invited National Science Foundation/National Research Council (USA) project to develop a science education research agenda for the next decade (only participant from outside North America)

. 2004-5 Development of science standards for new Victorian science curriculum P-10

. 2002: Bahrain Department of Education on science curriculum, teaching and assessment

. 1997-1999: NSW Board of Studies for development of new curricula for science (yrs 7-10) and physics (yrs 11-12)

. 1996-8: Australian Academy of Science for policy and action on secondary science curricula

. 1997: Evaluation of school science education programs in Mozambique, for Swedish International Development Cooperation, Dept for Democracy and Social Development, Sweden

. 1996: Development work and guidance for a number of science and mathematics curriculum development projects funded by the Netherlands Government in Southern Africa

. 1996-7: Member Working Party for Australian Science, Technology and Engineering Council study on primary school science and technology, to develop advice for Federal Minister of Education

He has extensive experience in evaluation of researchers, and research project and development project applications, and consequent funding allocations: Australian Research Council, National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia), European Commission (each of FP5, FP6, FP7), National Science Foundation (USA), National Research Foundation (South Africa), Israel Science Foundation, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, National Research Council Canada, Wellcome Trust (UK).

Research Interests

Learning, teaching and teacher development, metacognition, all within a constructivist framework, and particularly in science education (and including tertiary level science and engineering); laboratory work in science education; conceptual change, particularly in physics education; the nature of the intended science curriculum and the ways in which the compexity and contexts of 'real-world' applications of science can be validly incorporated; assessment and its interactions with curriculum and learning (particularly in science and in considerations of 'relevance' in science)

Professional Associations

Supervision

Professor Gunstone is no longer taking on new research students. Previously two of his doctoral students have won international awards for their theses.

Editorial

Currently a member of the editorial boards of the ISI listed journals International Journal of Science Education and Research in Science Education, and manuscript reviewer for a number of other journals. Previously a member of the editorial boards of the other 2 ISI listed science education research journals (Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1992-7; Science Education, co-editor Learning section 2000-2001).

Publications

Corrigan, D., Dillon, J. & Gunstone, R. (Eds). (2007) The Re-emergence of Values in Science Education. Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense. (287 + vii pp)

Nakayama, H., White, R.T. & Gunstone, R.F. (1998). Tools for thinking and expression in science classes. (in Japanese only; printed in Japan) (160 + viii pp)

Fensham, P.J., Gunstone, R.F. & White, R.T. (Eds). (1994). The content of science: A constructivist approach to its teaching and learning. London: Falmer Press. (xii & 278 pp.)

Carr-Hill, R., Flavell, R., Bishop, A., Gunstone, R., Alberto, A. & Shotten, J. (1997). Programas do ensino superior apoiados pela asdi em Moambique 1991-1996. (In Portuguese) (Evaluation of programs of upper level education supported by ASDI in Mozambique 1991-1996). Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. (210 pp) (available at http://www.sida.se/Sida/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=582&a=4785)

Elterman, E., Mulhall, P., Gunstone, R., White, R., Berreen, T., Field, B., Hadgraft, R., Hewitt, D. & Ng, K. (1995). The Monash handbook of assessment: An exploration of alternative types of assessment tasks in tertiary Science and Engineering. Faculty of Education, Monash University. (ii+84pp)

White, R.T., & Gunstone, R.F. (1992). Probing understanding. London: Falmer Press. (X + 196pp.) (Japanese language edition The English Agency (Japan), 1995; Chinese language edition 2004)

Gunstone, R.F. & Leder, G.C. (1992). Qualitative methods in education research: A case study. Geelong: Deakin University Press. (viii + 43pp.)

Oates, C.J., Gunstone, R.F., Northfield, J.R., & Fensham, P.J. (Eds.) (1980). Science education: Australian practices and perspective. Canberra: Curriculum Development Centre. (xii + 271 pp.)

(in preparation: Gunstone, R., McKittrick, B. & Mulhall, B. Considering complexities in teaching mechanics and electricity. Dordrecht: Springer; due 2010. Corrigan, D., Dillon, J. & Gunstone R. (Eds.) The professional knowledge of science teachers. Dordrecht: Springer; due 2010.)

Young, Y.J & Gunstone, R. F. (in press) Children's typically-perceived-situations of force and no force in the context of Australia and Korea. International Journal of Science Education. Published on-line 04 September 2009. DOI: 10.1080/09500690903159352

Gunstone, R. (2009) Peter Fensham head, heart and hands (on) in the service of science education and social equity and justice. Cultural Studies of Science Education, 4, 303-314.

Gunstone, R., Mulhall, P.& McKittrick, B. (2009) Physics teachers' perceptions of the difficulty of teaching electricity. Research in Science Education, 39, 515-538.

Smith, D. & Gunstone, R. (2009) Science curriculum in the market liberal society of the 21st Century: Re-visioning the idea of Science for All. Research in Science Education, 39, 1-16.

Mulhall, P. & Gunstone, R. (2008) Views of Physics Held by Physics Teachers with Differing Approaches to Teaching Physics. Research in Science Education, 38, 435-462.

Thiong, W. M. & Gunstone, R. (2008). Some student beliefs about electromagnetic induction. Research in Science Education, 38, 31-44.

Case, J. & Gunstone, R. (2006) Metacognitive development: A view beyond cognition. Research in Science Education, 36, 51-67.

Bishop, A., Clarke, B., Corrigan, D. & Gunstone, D. (2006). Values in mathematics and science education: researchers and teachers views on the similarities and differences. for the learning of mathematics, 26, 7-11.

Conner, L. & Gunstone, R. (2004). Conscious knowledge of learning: accessing learning strategies in a final year high school biology class. International Journal of Science Education, 26, 1427-1443.

Brass, C., Gunstone, R. & Fensham, P. (2003). Quality learning of physics: Conceptions held by high school and university teachers. Research in Science Education, 33, 245-271.

Case, J. & Gunstone, R. (2003). Going deeper than deep and surface approaches: A study of students perceptions of time. Teaching in Higher Education, 8, 55-69.

Ng, W. & Gunstone, R. (2003). Science and computer-based technology: Attitudes of secondary science teachers. Research in Science and Technological Education, 21, 243-264.

Loughran, J.J., Berry, A., Gunstone, R.F., and Mulhall, P. (2003). Teaching and testing about the Nature of Science: problems in attempting to determine students' perceptions. Asia Pacific Forum on Science Teaching and Learning, 4(1), Article 1 (published on line at http://www.ied.edu.hk/apfslt/v4_issue1/).

Case, J. & Gunstone, R. (2003). Approaches to learning in a second year chemical engineering course. International Journal of Science Education, 25, 801-819.

Ng, W. & Gunstone, R. (2002). Students perceptions of the effectiveness of the World Wide Web as a research and teaching tool in science learning. Research in Science Edcuation, 32, 489-510.

Case, J. & Gunstone, R. (2002). Metacognitive development as a shift in approach to learning: an in-depth study. Studies in Higher Education, 27, 459 470. Loughran, J., Milroy, P., Berry, A., Gunstone, R. & Mulhall, P. (2001). Science cases in action: Documenting science teachers pedagogical content knowledge. Research in Science Education, 31, 289-307.

Case, J., Gunstone, R. & Lewis, A. (2001). Students metacognitive development in an innovative second year chemical engineering course. Research in Science Education, 31, 313-335.

Mulhall, P., McKittrick, B. & Gunstone, R. Confusions in the teaching of electricity. (2001). Research in Science Education, 31, 575-587.

Hart, C., Mulhall, P., Berry, M., Loughran, J. & Gunstone, R. (2000). What is the purpose of this prac? or Can students learn something from doing experiments? Journal of Research in Science Teaching 37, 655-675.

Gunstone, R. (2000). Science teachers as researchers in Australia: Some examples. Research in Science Education, 30, 255-257.

Gunstone, R.F. & Treagust, D.F. (2009) Conceptual change in Science Research at the forefront over the past three decades. In S. Ritchie (ed.) Science education research in Australasia. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers, 185-198.

Gunstone, R. (2008). Curriculum change Innovation is relative. In J. Wallace & W. Louden (eds.) Dilemmas of science teaching: Perspectives on problems of practice. (Chinese translation) (Trans. C.-J. Lui, C.-Y. Chou & H.-L. Chiu.) Taipei, Taiwan: Psychological Publishing Co.

White, R. & Gunstone, R. (2008) The conceptual change approach and the teaching of science. In S. Vosniadou (ed) Handbook of Research on Conceptual Change. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. 619-628.

Gunstone, R., McKittrick, B. & Mulhall, P. (2005). Textbooks and their authors: another perspective on the difficulties of teaching and learning electricity. In K. Boersma, M. Goedhart, O. de Jong & H. Eijkelhof (eds.) Research and the quality of science education. Dordrecht: Springer, 435-445.

Gunstone, R. (2004) Physics education past, present, and future: An interpretation through cultural contexts. In Y. Park (ed.) Teaching and Learning of Physics in Cultural Contexts: Proceedings of the International Conference. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company, 25-45.

Gunstone, R. (2002). Afterword: A new centre for research on science education. In R. Cross (ed.) A vision for science education Responding to the work of Peter Fensham. London: RoutledgeFalmer, 206-9.

Gunstone, R. (2002). Curriculum change Innovation is relative. In J. Wallace & W. Louden (eds.) Dilemmas of science teaching: Perspectives on problems of practice. London: RoutledgeFalmer, 238-244.

White, R. & Gunstone, R. (2002). Assessment of understanding of science in elementary school (in English). In K. Spreckelsen, K. Mller & A. Hartinger (eds.) Anstze und methoden empirischer forschung zum sachunterricht. Verlag Julius Klinkhardt: Bad Heilbrunn, Germany, 91-102.

Gunstone, R. (2001). The education of physics teachers: Content plus pedagogy plus reflective practice. In R. Pinto & S. Surinach (eds.) Physics teacher education beyond 2000. Paris: Elsevier, 27-33.

Berry, A., Gunstone, R., Loughran, J. & Mulhall, P. (2001) Using Laboratory Work To Teach About The Practice Of Science. In R Duit (ed.) Research in science education: Past, Present, and Future. Dordrecht: Kluwer, 313-318.

Gunstone, R.F. (2000). Constructivism in the classroom. In D.C. Philips (ed) Constructivism in education: Opinions and second opinions on controversial issues (Ninety-ninth Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education Part 1). Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 254-280.

Gunstone, R.F. & White, R.T. (2000). Goals, methods and achievements of research in science education. In R. Millar, J. Leach & J. Osborne (eds.) Improving science education: The contributions of research. Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 293-307.

Gunstone, R.F. (2004, August). A direction for science education what should we seek for the learning of science in our classrooms? The Japanese Society for Science Education, Chiba, Japan.

Gunstone, R.F. (2003, November). A personal view of trends and challenges for science education research today. New Zealand Science Education Forum, Christchurch, NZ.

Gunstone, R.F. (2003, September). Global Science in the new millennium : Engaging Students as Learners, Reflective Teachers as Researchers. Science and Mathematics Teachers Seminar, Singapore Youth Science Festival, Singapore.

Gunstone, R.F. (2002, May). Intellectually engaging students with physics. Tenth International Workshop on New Developments in the Teaching of Physics, Puebla, Mexico.

Gunstone, R.F. (2002, February). Laboratory work in school science. Conference on Secondary Science Curricula, Current Reality and Future Challenges, Bahrain.

Gunstone, R.F. (2002, February). Teaching and learning in secondary school science. Conference on Secondary Science Curricula, Current Reality and Future Challenges, Bahrain.

Gunstone, R.F. (2001, August). Physics education past, present and future An interpretation through cultural contexts. 2001 International Conference on Physics Education in Cultural Contexts, Cheongwon, Korea.

Gunstone, R.F. (2001, April). Turning teaching development into research outcomes. Research and Development into University Science Teaching and Learning Workshop, Sydney.

Gunstone, R.F. (2000, August). The education of teachers of physics: Content plus pedagogy plus reflective practice. Conference of the Groupe International de Recherche sur l'Enseignement de la Physique (Physics Teacher Education Beyond 2000), Barcelona.

Gunstone, R.F. (1997, September). The importance of the contextual dimension to Physics in Years 11 and 12. Presented at the NSW Board of Studies Science Symposium, Sydney.

Gunstone, R., White, R. & Penna, C. (1997, September). Results and implications of the survey on Childrens views of science in Australia. Paper given at the meeting of the International Cooperative Study on Childrens Views of Science, Hiroshima, Japan.

Gunstone, R. (1997, September). Current innovation in curriculum development in Australia. Paper given at the Annual Convention of the Japan Curriculum Research and Development Association.

Gunstone, R. (1997, September). The learning environment - The Australian context. Paper given at the OECD conference on Challenge and Change in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, Canberra.

Gunstone, R.F. (1997, May). Using learning research to reform science education: Recognising and responding to complexity. Presented at the International Conference on Science Education - Moving Towards Worldwide Science Education Standards, Seoul.

Gunstone, R.F. (1995, December). International developments in improving the science and mathematics curriculum - Understanding and supporting changes in the classroom. Presented at the regional conference Improving science and mathematics teaching: Effectiveness of interventions in Southern Africa, Windhoek, Namibia.

Gunstone, R.F. (1995, June). Metacognition and conceptual change in physics learning. Presented at the Asian Physics Education Network Workshop, Seoul.

Gunstone, R.F. (1994, August). Innovations in science education and evidence from classroom learning - A response to Professor Linjse. Presented at the 8th conference of the International Organisation for Science and Technology Education, Eindhoven.

Gunstone, R.F. (1993, July). Learning, teaching and professional development. Presented at the conference of the New Zealand Principal's Federation, Hamilton. Gunstone, R.F. (1993, June). Understanding physics. Presented at the UNESCO regional conference on pre-university physics education, Port Moresby.

Gunstone, R.F. (1993, January). Fostering change in science education: A focus on the learner. Presented at the UNESCO International Conference on Science Education in Developing Countries, Jerusalem.

Gunstone, R.F. (1991, March) Learning physics constructively: Theoretical issues and classroom studies. Paper given at the invited international workshop on research on physics learning, Bremen.

Corrigan, D. & Gunstone, R. (2009, August). An approach to elaborating aspects of a knowledge base for expert science teaching. Paper given at the conference of the European Science Education Research Association, Istanbul. (22 pp)

Gunstone, R. & Mulhall, P. (2009, April). Teaching for understanding in a prescribed physics curriculum: a comparison of learning outcomes in conceptual change and traditional classrooms. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Garden Grove, Los Angeles April 2009. (20 pp)

Corrigan, D., Gunstone, R., Mitchell, I. & Isaacs, M. (2009, April). Fostering student understanding: Evaluating a explicitly research-based approach to supporting classroom teachers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Garden Grove, Los Angeles April 2009. (18 pp)

Joung, Y.J. & Gunstone, R. (2008, July). Childrens Typically-Perceived-Situations of Force and No Force in the Context of Australia and Korea. Paper given at the annual conference of the Australasian Science Education Research Association, Brisbane. (23 pp)

Mulhall, P. & Gunstone, R. (July, 2007). Views about learning physics held by physics teachers with differing approaches to teaching physics. Paper given at the annual conference of the Australasian Science Education Research Association, Freemantle, WA. (26 pp)

Smith, D. & Gunstone, R. (July, 2007). Re-visioning the idea of Science for All for the Market Liberal Society of the 21st Century. Paper given at the annual conference of the Australasian Science Education Research Association, Freemantle, WA. (16 pp)

Corrigan, D, Gunstone, R. Bishop, A. & Clarke, B. (July, 2004) Values in science and mathematics education similarities, differences and teacher views. Paper given at the annual conference of the Australasian Science Education Research Association, Armidale, NSW. (24 pp)

Conner, L. & Gunstone, R. (April, 2004). Evaluative Constructivism: Case studies of learning in bioethics. Paper given at the conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Vancouver, Canada. (10 pp)

Gunstone, R., McKittrick, B. & Mulhall, P. (2003, August). Textbooks and their authors: another perspective on the difficulties of teaching/learning electricity. Paper given at the conference of the European Science Education Research Association, Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands. (24 pp)

Corrigan, D., Gunstone, R. Bishop, A. & Clarke, B. (2003, August). Values in science and mathematics education; mapping the relationships between pedagogical practices and student outcomes. Paper given at the conference of the European Science Education Research Association, Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands. (12 pp)

Conner, L., Gunstone, R. & Loughran, J. (2003, July) Interactions between intentions and choices: Case studies in a senior high school biology class. Paper given at the annual conference of the Australasian Science Education Research Association, Melbourne. (9 pp)

Mulhall, P., McKittick, B. & Gunstone, R. (2003, July). Physics teachers perceptions of the difficulty of teaching electricity. Paper given at the annual conference of the Australasian Science Education Research Association, Melbourne. (24 pp)

Carbone, A., Mitchell, I., Gunstone, R. & Hurst, J. (2002, December). Designing Programming Tasks to Elicit Self-Management Metacognitive Behavior. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2002, December 3-6, 2002, Auckland, New Zealand). IEEE Computer Society, ISBN 07695-1509-6, Volume 1, pp 533-534.

Ng, W. & Gunstone, R. (2002, July). Attitudes of secondary science teachers toward computer-based technologies and science teaching and learning in Victorian government schools. Paper given at the Annual Conference of the Australian Science Teachers Association, Hobart.

Feteris, S., Gunstone, R. & Mills, D. (2002, July). Undergraduate physics laboratory students views of the first year. Paper given at the 15th Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics (Physics Education Group), Sydney.

Ng, W. & Gunstone, R. (2001, December). Science and computer-based technologies in Victorian schools: Where are we at now? Paper given at the annual conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education, Fremantle (44 pp) (http://www.aare.edu.au/index.htm)

Carbone, A., Hurst, J., Mitchell, I. & Gunstone R. (2001). Characteristics of programming exercises that lead to poor learning tendencies: Part II. Proceedings of the 6th annual conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education (Canterbury, UK). New York: ACM Press, pp 93-96. (Also at http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/377435.377494)

Case, J. & Gunstone, R. (2001, July). No time to think Interactions between students perceptions of time and approaches to learning. Paper presented at Higher Education Close Up Conference, Lancaster UK.

Gunstone, R., McKittrick, B., Mulhall, P. & Case, J. (2001, July). The complexity of explanations in electricity. Paper given at the annual conference of the Australasian Science Education Research Association, Sydney. (20 pp)

Ng, W. & Gunstone, R. (2001, July). Students perceptions of the effectiveness of the World Wide Web as a research tool. Paper given at the annual conference of the Australasian Science Education Research Association, Sydney. (18 pp)

Loughran, J., Berry, A., Gunstone, R. & Mulhall, P. (2001, July). Understanding science teachers pedagogical content knowledge. Paper given at the annual conference of the Australasian Science Education Research Association, Sydney. (30 pp)

Conner, L. & Gunstone, R. (2001, July). Conscious knowledge of learning: Accessing learning strategies in a final year high school biology class. Paper given at the joint annual conference of the Australasian Science Education Research Association and Australian Science Teachers Association, Sydney. (15 pp)

Feteris, S., Gunstone, R. & Mills, D. (2000, December). Undergraduate physics laboratories Staff perceptions of purposes and outcomes. Paper given at congress of Australian Institute of Physics, Adelaide.

Carbone, A., Hurst, J., Mitchell, I. & Gunstone, R. (2000, November). Principles for designing programming exercises to minimise poor learning behaviours in students. Proceedings of the Australasian computing education conference (Melbourne). New York: ACM Press, pp26-33. (Also at http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/359369.359374)

Gunstone, R. (2000, August). Some approaches to fostering metacognitive reflection during pre service teacher education. Paper given at conference of the Groupe International de Recherche sur l'Enseignement de la Physique (Physics Teacher Education Beyond 2000), Barcelona.

Mulhall, P. McKittrick, B. & Gunstone, R. (2000, June). Confusions in the teaching of electricity. Paper given at the annual conference of the Australasian Science Education Research Association, Perth. (16 pp)

Mulhall, P., Milroy, P., Berry, A., Gunstone, R. & Loughran, J. (2000, June). Enhancing understanding of science pedagogical knowledge for teachers and researchers. Paper given at the annual conference of the Australasian Science Education Research Association, Perth. (15 pp)

Gunstone, R. (2000, April). Constructivism and learning research in science education. Paper given at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans. (35pp)

Loughran, J., Gunstone, R., Berry, A., Milroy, P. & Mulhall, P. (2000, April). Science cases in action: Developing an understanding of science teachers pedagogical content knowledge. Paper given at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans. (30pp)

Case, J., Gunstone, R. & Lewis, A. (2000, April). The impact of students perceptions on their metacognitive development: A case study. Paper given at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans. (11pp)

Loughran, J., Gunstone, R., Berry, A., Milroy, P. & Mulhall, P. (2000, April). Developing an understanding of science teachers pedagogical content knowledge through the use of cases. Paper given at the conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, New Orleans. (49pp)

Case, J., Gunstone, R. & Lewis, A. (2000, April). Approaches to learning in a second year chemical engineering course. Paper given at the conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, New Orleans. (19pp)