Rowan Brookes

'I don't Study Physics Anymore': a Cross-Institutional Australian Study on Factors Impacting the Persistence of Undergraduate Science Students

Camilla R Fisher, Rowan H Brookes, Christopher D Thompson

Journal article  |  2021  |  RESEARCH IN SCIENCE EDUCATION

University is a critical timepoint for students in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) career pathway. Ge..

Widespread dieback in a foundation species on a sub-Antarctic World Heritage Island: Fine-scale patterns and likely drivers

CR Dickson, DJ Baker, DM Bergstrom, RH Brookes, J Whinam, MA McGeoch

Journal article  |  2021  |  Austral Ecology: a journal of ecology in the Southern Hemisphere

Under anthropogenic climate change, emerging diseases and pathogens are increasingly prevalent in high latitude and altitude regio..

Gender differences in the Australian undergraduate STEM student experience: a systematic review

Camilla R Fisher, Christopher D Thompson, Rowan H Brookes

Journal article  |  2020  |  Higher Education Research and Development

In Australia, the number of female graduates in some science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines is as lo..

'They help us realise what we're actually gaining': The impact on undergraduates and teaching staff of displaying transferable skills badges

Michelle A Hill, Tina Overton, Russell RA Kitson, Christopher D Thompson, Rowan H Brookes, Paolo Coppo, Lynne Bayley

Journal article  |  2020  |  ACTIVE LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Attaining transferable skills is increasingly important for undergraduates and, while such skill development may be embedded withi..

Supplementary Material: More than Just Learning Discipline Skills: Social Interactions in Science Fieldwork Could Enhance Student Well-Being and Cognition

M Carewa, S Ho, R Brookes

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education

Fieldwork is typically used to develop students’ technical skills in a range of scientific domains. Fieldwork may also be particul..

‘95% of the time things have been okay’: the experience of undergraduate students in science disciplines with higher female representation

CR Fisher, CD Thompson, RH Brookes

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Science Education

Research has shown that achieving gender equality in science goes beyond equal gender ratios in the classroom. Female students in ..

Spatial variation in the ongoing and widespread decline of a keystone plant species

Catherine R Dickson, David J Baker, Dana M Bergstrom, Phillippa K Bricher, Rowan H Brookes, Ben Raymond, Patricia M Selkirk, Justine D Shaw, Aleks Terauds, Jennie Whinam, Melodie A McGeoch

Journal article  |  2019  |  Austral Ecology

Extensive dieback in dominant plant species in response to climate change is increasingly common. Climatic conditions and related ..

Student perceptions of teamwork within assessment tasks in undergraduate science degrees

Laura Wilson, Susie Ho, Rowan H Brookes

Journal article  |  2018  |  ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Teamwork assessment creates a more comprehensive educational experience by broadening the diversity of skills that students develo..

Exploring the function of online narratives to develop critical thinking and localisation of knowledge in an international science program

Marianne Hicks, Melissa Tham, Rowan Brookes

Journal article  |  2017  |  BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

e-learning practitioners have long recognised the benefits of using online training to achieve knowledge transfer, less is underst..

Developing teamwork skills in undergraduate science students: The academic perspective and practice

Rowan Brookes

Presentation  |  2017