anne-marie williams - methodist ladies college - schools showcase - providing supportive and...
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Anne-Marie Williams delivered the presentation at the 2014 STEM Conference. The STEM Education Conference in 2014 looked not only at some of the key advantages and critical gaps in STEM education but also explore the policy and strategy settings that can enable participation and quality learning of STEM. For more information about the event, please visit: http://bit.ly/STEMConf2014TRANSCRIPT
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Methodist Ladies’ College
Anne-Marie Williams
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MLC – Science Department
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Evidence …. Student numbers
Over the past five years, student numbers in every science subject in Year 11 and 12 at MLC have increased, against the national trend.
Student
enrolments
Biology Chemistry Physics
Yr 11 Yr 12 Yr 11 Yr 12 Yr 11 Yr 12
2009 71 91 150 115 31 15
2014 119 101 144 119 34 20
% increase 25% 5.2% 1.7% 4.6% 14.3%
Senior School
Increase 30.2% 1.7% 18.9%
At Year 11 and 12 in Senior School in 2014, 73% of the cohort are studying at least one science subject.
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Evidence ….subject scores
The Victorian state average of students achieving
a VCE subject study score of over 40 is 9%.
At MLC the percentage of students receiving a
score over 40 in … Biology 15.3 %,
Chemistry 14.9%,
Physics 25%
Psychology 28.2%
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Evidence ….subject scores
Similar levels of performance exist in IB…
IB Subject Average World Grade Average MLC Grade
Biology HL 4.79 5.89
Biology SL 4.07 5.71
Chemistry HL 5.18 5.72
Chemistry SL 4.51 5.88
Physics HL 5.21 7.00
Physics SL 4.62 6.00
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Evidence …. Tertiary selection
In 2013 302 students completed year 12 at MLC of
these students…
60 entered … ‘Natural and Physical Sciences’
40 entered … ‘Health’ related Tertiary courses
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So how have we achieved these results?
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So how have we achieved these results?
• staff
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So how have we achieved these results?
• Staff
• Curriculum
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So how have we achieved these results?
• Staff
• Curriculum
• Co-Curricular Activities
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Year 7
• Gummy Bears Experimental Research
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Year 8 Science Talent Search
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Year 9
• Alternative Energy Investigations
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Year 10
• Individual Investigations
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Physics related topics
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Year 7 - Robotics
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Year 8 Electricity
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Year 8 Electricity
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Year 8 Electricity
• Makey Makey
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Year 9 Bridge Building
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Year 10 Forces and Motion
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Year 11 Physics
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Year 12 Physics
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Year 12 Physics
• Synchrotron
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Co-Curricular Activities
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Co-Curricular Activities
• Astronomy
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Co-Curricular Activities
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Co-Curricular Activities
• Robotics Competition
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Co-Curricular Activities
• STAV STEM Presentation Australian Grand
Prix
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Co-Curricular Activities
• Spaghetti Machine Competition
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Jessica Anderson
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Factors that influence whether students
continue with STEM subjects
• Encouragement to be curious, to think, to
wonder …. To test and to try..
• A belief that science is understandable …
not a secret.
• Courses filled with practical activities.
• Making connections …seeing that science is
relevant.
• Positive experience …. with topics aligned
with Physics.
• Staff that are passionate , enthusiastic and
engaging.