Dr Carol Aldous
Senior Lecturer
Education
Flinders University
Australia
Biography
Carol is a senior lecturer in the School of Education working with students studying at the undergraduate or graduate level towards a Bachelor of Education, and with postgraduate students working towards higher degrees. She comes to the University with a strong background in education having held a diverse range of leadership positions within the Education Department of South Australia. As a former system's leader, she has broad experience in curriculum matters. Among other things, she managed the Science Curriculum Focus Schools Projects, the Science Alive: a Festival of Science for Young Australians and the Gender Equity Project for students and teachers of highest level mathematics and physics. She is committed to the development of high quality teachers with a passion for science and mathematics learning and teaching and is an active member of the Flinders Institute for International Education with some general experience in international schooling in Indonesia.
Research Interest
Creative problem solving Creativity Education, mathematics Education, science Educational measurement Mathematics education Science education
Publications
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Aldous, C.R. (2009). Creativity and the scientific process implications for science learning and teaching. In Saleh, I.M. & Khine, M.S, ed. Fostering Scientific Habits of Mind: pedagogical Knowledge and best Practices in Science Education. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers, pp. 353-369.
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Aldous, C.R. (2009). The Problem Refined. In C.R.Aldous, IGN Darmawan and J.P. Keeves, ed. Change over Time in Learning Numeracy and Literacy in Rural and Remote Schools. South Australia: Shannon Research Press, pp. 1-6
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Aldous, C.R. (2007). Creativity, problem solving and feeling: Enhancing potential for learning. In Beo Csapo and Csaba Csikos, ed. Developing Potentials for Learning: 12th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction. Developing Potentials for Learning EARLI 12th Biennial Conference of the European Association for research on Learning and Instruction. Budapest Hungary. Aug 2007, pp. 329-330.
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Aldous, C.R. (2007). Creativity, problem solving and innovative science: Insights from history, cognitive psychology and neuroscience. International Education Journal, 8(2) pp. 176-186
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Aldous, C.R. (2006). Engaging Pedagogies in Mathematics and Science Education: Some Key Ideas, Issues and Implications for Research and Teaching in South Australia. In Ruth Jeffery, Elizabeth Wright, Rebecca Feldman and Amanda Davies, ed. Proceedings of the AARE 2006 International Education Research Conference. Coldstream, Vic: AARE. AARE 2006 International Education Research Conference. Adelaide, SA. Nov 2006, pp. 1-15.
