Personal profile
Biography
My main research interest is in science education. Originally a biochemist, I became more interested in education and completed a Master of Higher Education in 2009. I am especially interested in conceptual learning and how students understand research.
External Scholarly Memberships and Affiliations
Director of the Teaching and Learning Centre for the Australian Council of Deans of Science
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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‘Transformative’: the threshold learning outcomes for science
Schultz, M., Southam, D. C., Buntine, M., Colthorpe, K., Howitt, S., Johnson, E., Jones, S., Kelder, J. A., Kift, S., Loughlin, W. A., O’Brien, G. A., Pyke, S., Rice, J., Rowland, S. & Yucel, R., 11 Sept 2023, In: Australian Journal of Chemistry. 76, 12, p. 908-920 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Students’ use of evaluative judgement in an online peer learning community
Chen, L., Howitt, S., Higgins, D. & Murray, S., 2022, In: Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education. 47, 4, p. 493-506 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
17 Citations (Scopus) -
Unlearning, uncovering and becoming: experiencing academic writing as part of undergraduate research
Howitt, S. M., Wilson, A. N. & Higgins, D. M., 2022, In: Teaching in Higher Education. p. 1322-1337 15 p., Volume 29, Issue 5.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Factors affecting paramedicine students’ learning about evidence‐based practice: a phenomenographic study
Wilson, A., Howitt, S., Holloway, A., Williams, A. M. & Higgins, D., Dec 2021, In: BMC Medical Education. 21, 1, 45.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access11 Citations (Scopus) -
‘Power to empower’: conceptions of teaching and learning in a pedagogical co-design partnership
Higgins, D., Dennis, A., Stoddard, A., Maier, A. G. & Howitt, S., 2019, In: Higher Education Research and Development. 38, 6, p. 1154-1167 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
34 Citations (Scopus)
Projects
- 12 Finished
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Teaching Research- Evaluation and Assessment Strategies for Undergraduate Research Experiences (TREASURE)
Howitt, S. (PI), Akerlind, G. (CoI), Gill, B. (CoI), Higgins, D. (CoI), Roberts, P. (CoI), Ross, P. (CoI) & Wilson, A. (CoI)
30/09/11 → 26/05/14
Project: Research
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Characterization of the chloroquine resistance transporter of the malaria parasite
Martin, R. (PI), Howitt, S. (CoI), Kirk, K. (CoI) & McFadden, G. I. (CoI)
1/01/08 → 30/06/11
Project: Research
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Scintillation Counter
Kirk, K. (PI), Broer, S. (CoI), Howitt, S. (CoI), Mathesius, U. (CoI) & Saliba, K. (CoI)
31/03/05 → 31/08/05
Project: Research
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Amino acid transporters and the chloroquine resistance transporter of the intracellular malaria parasite
Kirk, K. (PI), Broer, S. (CoI) & Howitt, S. (CoI)
1/01/05 → 31/12/08
Project: Research
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Micro Injection Apparatus - Expression of metabolite and ion transporters in Xenopus laevis oocytes.
Kirk, K. (PI), Behm, C. (CoI) & Howitt, S. (CoI)
28/04/03 → 31/12/03
Project: Research