Professor Norman Reid

Biography

Degrees & Qualifications

• BSc
• MA
• PhD
• FRSA
• FRSC

Professional Memberships

• Honorary Professor of Science Education, School of Education, Social Work and Community Education;
• Emeritus Professor of Science Education, University of Glasgow;
• Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Educational Studies, University of Glasgow;
• Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Physics, University of Glasgow;
• President, Education Division, Royal Society of Chemistry.

Research Interests

Within Science and Mathematics Education, the approach has been to look for underlying fundamental reasons for observed learning. The work tends to be quantitative. Major themes include:

• The underlying nature of student learning difficulties in mathematics and the sciences;
• Making practical work an effective learning experience through pre- and post- laboratory work;
• Developing and refining an empirically based information processing model, especially in relation to concept development;
• Detailed studies on the key role of working memory capacity in all learning;
• Applying an information processing model in course construction, lecturing and teaching, practical work and problem solving;
• Language in learning and teaching science;
• Student learning characteristics (including: field dependency, visual-spatial abilities, convergency, divergency)
• Developing student attitudes in relation to their studies;
• The measurement of attitudes and related learner characteristics;
• Various novel assessment and evaluation approaches.

Publications