Dr Terry Lyons
Associate Director - Science Education, SiMERR National Centre, Lecturer in Science and Technology Education, School of Education
Qualifications
Dip.Teach (CCE Syd), B.Ed (NE), Ph.D (NE)
Contact
| Email: | terry.lyons |
| Room: | FEHPS Building (E7) SiMERR National Centre, Level 3 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 2983 (or +61 2 6773 2983 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 4291 |
Research interests
National and international science enrolment trends, comparative studies in school science, student attitudes to science and enrolment motivations, rural science education
Terry Lyons is a member of the Mathematics/Science/IT/PDHPE Teaching and Research Group (TRG)
He is Chair of the International Organization for Science and Technology Education (IOSTE)
Research Grants
Project Title: Australian Government Summer Schools for Science and Mathematics Teachers
Project Team: Pegg, J. & Lyons, T. (2007)
Name of Granting Body: DEST
Project Title: Choosing Science: Investigating influences on students' decisions about taking science courses
Project Team: Lyons, T. & Panizzon, D. (2007)
Name of Granting Body: SiMERR, $32 000
Project Title: Science, ICT and Mathematics Education in Rural and Urban
New South Wales: A disaggregation of data from the SiMERR National Survey
Project Team: Pegg, J., Lyons., T., Cooksey, R. 2006.
Name of Granting Body: NSW Department of Education and Training, $15,000
Project Title: Issues in Teaching and Learning Science, ICT, and Mathematics in Rural and Regional Australia: The SiMERR National Survey.
Project Team: Pegg, J., Lyons., T., Panizzon, D. & Parnell, A. 2005.
Name of Granting Body: Federal Department of Education Science and Training Grant, (2005). $250,000
Recent Publications
Books
Lyons, T., Cooksey, R., Panizzon, D., Parnell, A. & Pegg, J. (2006). Science, ICT and Mathematics Education in Rural and Regional Australia: The SiMERR National Survey. DEST: Canberra.
Lyons, T. (Ed.) (2006). Science, ICT and Mathematics Education in Rural and Regional Australia: State and Territory Case Studies. UNE: Armidale.
Book chapters
Taylor, N. & Lyons, T. (2007). 'Effective Earth and Space Science Analogies'. In A. Harrison & R. Coll (eds), Using Analogies in Middle and Secondary Science Classrooms: The FAR Guide. Thousand Oaks CA: Corwin Press.
Afamasaga-Fuatai, K., Lyons, T., Merrotsy, P., Patterson, D. & Smith, H. (2006). Not just another face in the crowd: Report from SiMERR NSW. In T. Lyons, (ed.) Science, ICT and Mathematics Education in Rural and Regional Australia: State and Territory Case Studies. UNE: Armidale.
Lyons, T. (2006). Choosing physical science courses: The importance of cultural and social capital in the enrolment decisions of high achieving students. In R. Janiuk & E. Samonek-Miciuk (Eds). Science and Technology Education for a Diverse World: Dilemmas, Needs and Partnerships. Lublin: Marie Curie-Slodowska University Press.
Refereed journal articles
Lyons, T. (2007). The professional development, resource and support needs of rural and urban ICT teachers. Australian Educational Computing, 22(2), 23-32.
Lyons, T. (2006). Different countries, same science classes: Students’ experiences of school science in their own words. International Journal of Science Education, 28(6), 591-613.
Lyons, T. (2006). The puzzle of falling enrolments in physics and chemistry courses: Putting some pieces together. Research in Science Education, 36(3), 285-311.
Refereed conference papers
Lyons, T. (2007). Bright girls choosing physics and chemistry: The importance of self-confidence and self-efficacy. Paper presented at the World Conference on Science and Technology Education, Perth, Western Australia, 8 - 12 July 2007.
Panizzon, D. & Lyons, T. (2007). Addressing the ICT professional needs of rural and regional secondary science teachers. Paper presented at the World Conference on Science and Technology Education, Perth, Western Australia, 8 - 12 July 2007.
Lyons, T. (2006). The need priorities of rural and urban ICT teachers. Keynote address to the Leadership Forum, Australian Computers in Education Conference (ACEC), Cairns, 1- 4 October.
Lyons, T. & Panizzon, D. (2006). The rural-urban divide in Australian science education: Are rural students becoming second-class citizens? Paper presented at the 12th Symposium of the International Organization for Science and Technology Education (IOSTE), Penang, Malaysia, 29 July-5 August.
Lyons, T. (2004). Choosing physical science courses: The importance of cultural and social capital in the enrolment decisions of high achieving students. Paper presented at the 11th Symposium of the International Organisation for Science and Technology Education (IOSTE), Lublin, Poland, 25-30 July.
Other conference papers, reports and presentations
Lyons, T. (2007). A national survey of teachers in rural and regional schools to identify issues in teaching and learning science, ICT and mathematics. Paper presented at the SiMERR/NURI Kongju Symposium, Kongju National University, South Korea. November 1. (available here)
Lyons, T. (2007). Opening Address to the VI International Organization of Science and Technology Education (IOSTE) Symposium for Central and Eastern Europe. Siauliai University, Lithuania, 17-21 June. In V. Lamanauskas & G. Vaidogas (eds). Science and technology education in the Central and Eastern Europe: Past, present and perspectives. Siauliai University Publishing House.
Lyons, T. & Panizzon, D. (2007). Enhancing student achievement in rural and regional areas: What are the issues for secondary science teachers? Paper presented at the 38th Annual Conference of the Australasian Science Education Research Association (ASERA). Fremantle, WA. 11-14 July.
Lyons, T. & Panizzon, D. (2007). Science teachers in rural Australian schools: Needs and priorities. Presentation at the regional symposium of the International Organization for Science and Technology Education, Perth WA, 11 July.
Lyons, T., Reading, C. & Denman, B. (2007). Survey-based research methodologies: Theory and Practice. Presentation at the Faculty Postgraduate Conference 'Bridging the Gap between Ideas and Doing Research'. University of New England, Armidale. 3-6 July.
Lyons, T. (2007). The International Organization for Science and Technology Education (IOSTE): Past and future challenges. Keynote presentation at the TAKEV School Conference on International Science and Technology Education, Izmir, Turkey, 28 April.
Lyons, T. & Cooksey, R. (2006). The needs of primary and secondary teachers of science, ICT and mathematics in New South Wales schools. Report to the NSW Director General of Education.
Laird, D., Lyons, T. & Pegg, J. (2005). Professional Development in the Punjab: A New Start. Final report to UNICEF and the Government of the Punjab, Pakistan.
Lyons, T. (2005). Choosing science in the senior school: Overcoming the first hurdle. Invited presentation to the 14th Professors and Heads of Chemistry Conference, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI), Canberra, 29th January.
Lyons, T. (2005). The SiMERR National Survey: Overview of findings. Keynote address to the first SiMERR National Summit, Australian Science and Mathematics School, Flinders University, Adelaide 7-10 November.
Panizzon, D. & Lyons, T. (2005). Exploring the rural and metropolitan divide: Identifying differences in student achievement for science. Conference of the Australasian Science Education Research Association (ASERA), Hamilton, New Zealand, 6-9 July.
Lyons, T. (2004). Decisions by high-achieving students about choosing senior science courses. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Australasian Science Education Research Association (ASERA), University of New England, Armidale 7-10 July.
Brown, T., & Lyons, T. (2004). Using digital video in science teaching. Paper presented at the 35th Annual Conference of the Australasian Science Education Research Association (ASERA), Armidale, 7-10 July 2004.
Lyons, T. (2004). Science: An international passport. Directions in Education, 13(17): 3-4.
Media Coverage
'Science scores mock the clever country', The Australian, January 1, 2007, p.1
'Students reject science by rote', The Australian, December 19, 2006, p.3.
'Out in clever country', The Age, August 7, 2006, p. 3.
'Chemistry missing for budding boffins'. Sydney Morning Herald, August 17, 2005, p. 2.
'Too much gravity, not enough light'. Sydney Morning Herald, August 17, 2005, p. 17.
'Survey to look at science, maths and IT in rural and remote schools', Education Review, 15 (10), p.2. March 16, 2005.
'Triumph of the airheads', The Weekend Australian Magazine, April 2-3, 2005, p.13.
'Schools put to the test', Daily Telegraph, June 10th, 2005.
'Why science is falling out of fashion', Sydney Morning Herald, June 24, 2005.
'School science sinking into a boffinless pit'. Sun Herald, Sept. 12, 2004, p. 20.
'Science all about family chemistry', Sydney Morning Herald, Sept. 11, 2004, p. 3.
'Maths results divide city and country pupils', Sydney Morning Herald, July 12, 2004.