Profile
Chris Rix
Position: Principal Lecturer in Education
Role: SCITT (Partnership), Liaison Manager, GTP (Primary) coordinator
Contact details
T: 01234 793095
E: chris.rix@beds.ac.uk
Qualifications
- M Phil Chemistry (Proton N.M.R. Relaxation in Silver Iodide Sols)
- Diploma in Professional Studies in Education (Primary Science)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Science)
- BSc (Hons) Chemistry
Teaching Responsibilities
- Primary BEd – dissertation, science curriculum
- Primary GTP– professional tutor, professional studies
- Key Stage 2/3- primary science tutor
Research Interests
- Research Informed Learning and Teaching
- Language and Learning in Primary Science
- Teaching and Learning in Malawian Schools
Recent Research Projects
- Research Informed Teaching
External Roles
- External Examiner University of Greenwich – Primary PGCE (2005-08)
- Consultant to a classrooms of the future project involving 3 local schools and the Science Museum’ (2002 – 04)
- Member of Editorial Board Primary Science (ASE) (1996 – 2002)
- Committee member of Home Counties Region of the Association of Science Education (1994-2005)
- Secretary and Member of Bedfordshire Section of the Association of Science Education (1992- 2005)
- External Examiner for B.Ed. Primary Hons Course Westminster College, Oxford (1995- 1998)
- Guest Lecturer on the International Masters in Education Programme at the University of Oulu Finland ‘Primary Science and Language’ (1997-April)
- External examiner for Access to Higher Education Course (Science and Psychology) Huntingdonshire Regional College (1994- 1997)
- University member of working party organising hands on interactive science exhibition at the Cecil Higgins Museum, Bedford. Involved and organised undergraduate students as ‘explainers’ (1995)
- Member of Institute of Physics working party ‘Science (particularly physics) and Language (1995)
Publications
- Carr, S., Rix, C. and Burton, N. (2008) ‘Encouraging Reluctant Speakers: do puppets have a place in primary science discussions?’ Science Teacher Education Volume 52 July
- Rix, C. and Burton, N. (2007) ‘Using Blackboard to support ITE student self-learning in primary science’ Science Teacher Education Volume 48 April
- Rix, C. and McSorley, J. (1999) ‘An investigation into the role that school based interactive science centres may play in the education of primary aged children’ International Journal of Science Education Volume 21 Number 6 July
- Grugeon, E., Rix, C. and Yiannaki, E. (1998) ‘Finding the Right Words: some observations on learning to use the language of science’ Education 3-13 Volume 26 Number 3 October
- Rix, C. and Chantrelle, G. (1997) ‘Assessment? It’s Good to Talk.’ Education 3-13 Volume 25 Number 2 June
- Rix, C. and Yiannaki, E. (1996) ‘Snail Talk’ Primary Science Review Number 43 June
- Rix, C. and Boyle, M. (1995) ‘I think I know what you mean’ Primary Science Review Number 37 April
Conference Presentations
- Rix, C. and Burton, N. (2006) ‘Using Blackboard to support student-self learning in primary science’ ATSE Conference Proceedings
- Rix, C. (1996), ‘Teaching Chemistry in Primary Education’ Key Speaker at Education Group of the Dutch Royal Society of Chemistry Conference
- Rix, C., Boyle, M. and Yiannaki, E. (1995) ‘Science: Language Matters’ Proceedings of the ASET Conference
