Science Hunters: teaching science concepts in schools using Minecraft (2019)
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Hobbs, L., Stevens, C., Hartley, J., Ashby, M., Jackson, B., Bowden, L., …Bentley, S. (2019). Science Hunters: teaching science concepts in schools using Minecraft. https://doi.org/10.51724/arise.23

Science Hunters is an outreach project based at Lancaster University, UK. It uses the computer game Minecraft, alongside interactive discussion and hands-on demonstrations, to engage children with scientific research topics and science learning. As p... Read More about Science Hunters: teaching science concepts in schools using Minecraft.

Using Minecraft to engage children with science at public events (2019)
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Hobbs, L., Stevens, C., Hartley, J., Ashby, M., Lea, I., Bowden, L., …Bibby, J. (2019). Using Minecraft to engage children with science at public events. Research for All, 142 - 160. https://doi.org/10.18546/rfa.03.2.03

<ns7:p>Engagement with science and scientific skills is an important aspect of children's ability to navigate the world around them, but engagement with science is low in comparison with other subjects. The Lancaster University outreach project Scien... Read More about Using Minecraft to engage children with science at public events.

Elements of construction: Minecraft and the periodic table (2019)
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Hobbs, L., Bentley, S., Hartley, J., Rose, R., Ashby, M., & Power, C. (2019). Elements of construction: Minecraft and the periodic table

Minecraft is a popular computer game that allows the construction of almost limitless creations, and is used in learning contexts around the world. The widespread appeal and familiarity of the game makes it ideal for engaging children and young peopl... Read More about Elements of construction: Minecraft and the periodic table.

Succeeding against the odds: can schools ‘compensate for society’? (2016)
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(2016). Succeeding against the odds: can schools ‘compensate for society’?. Education 3-13, 8-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2015.1122318

Education researchers, policy-makers and practitioners in the UK have debated the question of what, and how much, schools can do to mitigate the effects of parental background on educational outcomes over the last half a century. A range of programme... Read More about Succeeding against the odds: can schools ‘compensate for society’?.

Psychological literacy: a multifaceted perspective (2015)
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(2015). Psychological literacy: a multifaceted perspective. Psychology Teaching Review, 13 - 24 (11)

The concept of psychological literacy has grown in importance within psychology education at all levels, in the United Kingdom and globally, in recent years. Increasingly, psychology educators and policy makers are seeking to emphasise the relevance... Read More about Psychological literacy: a multifaceted perspective.

Introducing a compendium of psychological literacy case studies: reflections on psychological literacy in practice (2015)
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(2015). Introducing a compendium of psychological literacy case studies: reflections on psychological literacy in practice. Psychology Teaching Review, 25 -34

This article introduces a set of case studies that were submitted to us following requests in psychology learning and teaching conferences and publications, and through professional networks at the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Higher E... Read More about Introducing a compendium of psychological literacy case studies: reflections on psychological literacy in practice.

Giving psychology away: How George Miller's vision is being realised by psychological literacy (2015)
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(2015). Giving psychology away: How George Miller's vision is being realised by psychological literacy. Psychology Teaching Review, 93 - 101 (8)

In George Miller’s famous address to the APA he explored the aims and future direction of psychology. Psychology could develop as a professional elite that develops specialised knowledge that experts can hold on to or it could aim to “give psychology... Read More about Giving psychology away: How George Miller's vision is being realised by psychological literacy.