Anne and John Daves endowed the teacher Sherry Southerland is the highest prize recipient awarded to members of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (Narst).
During the first 98th annual international conference in Washington, DC, Southerland was recognized as the winner of the Association of Research Prize on Science Sciences Research.
A teacher in the Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health and Human Sciences (Anne’s College), Southerland’s research focuses on identifying factors that influence the development of science mastery for all students. It made a significant contribution to advance understanding of the involuntary consequences of educational policies for the way in which science is taught and learned in schools.
Southerland’s work highlights the way of making scientific learning experiences more accessible to all learners. She studies the development of the creation and affect of students linked to the sciences, as well as the examination of the teaching practices of ambitious sciences and the movements of teachers who best support this development for learners.
Part of its research program includes the examination of factors that influence teacher learning regarding their hypotheses on the capacities of their students and how these capacities shape the effectiveness of ambitious science teaching practices.
Southerland was a precious mentor for a variety of groups, including schools, school districts, doctoral students, postdoctoral and more. She is chief editor of scientific education with two mandates, and her research has been largely published in several scientific journals.
Narst is a global organization to improve science teaching and learning through research. Since its creation in 1928, Narst has promoted research in scientific education and the communication of knowledge generated by research. The ultimate objective of NARST is to help all learners reach scientific literacy.
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