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Dr Jennifer Fox
Research interests
Innovation and Impact in BioSciences Education
I am currently a Lecturer in the School of BioSciences. I completed my PhD thesis on plant-herbivore interactions and continued my post-doctoral work in this area with an Australian Plant Biotechnology company. In 2018 I completed a Master of Teaching and since then my research focuses on innovation in biological science education. I use a mixture of qualitative and quantitative research methods to evaluate education innovations at The University of Melbourne.
- improving conceptual understanding of biological concepts
- supporting scientific skill development
- improving online learning
- improving assessment design
Research projects
- Building scientific skills in Biosciences students
- Improving conceptual understanding of biology
- Evaluating the effectiveness of online learning activities
- Student conceptions of the nature of science
- Designing and evaluating learning activities to develop student self-regulation and improve academic self-concept