Selected publications

Richard Beare

Astronomy Education

Beare, R.A. (2004a) Resources to enliven the teaching of astronomy to upper secondary students. School Science Review, 85, 313, 115-125.

Beare, R.A. (2004b) Astronomy related content in upper secondary physics courses. School Science Review, 86, 314, 113-118.

Beare, R.A. (2006) The design and development of a simple spreadsheet based tool that enables students to make measurements on astronomical images, Astronomy Education Review, 5, 1.

Beare, R.A. (2007) An investigation into the potential of investigative projects involving powerful robotic telescopes to inspire interest in science, International Journal of Science Education, 29, 3, 279-306.

Beare, R.A. (2008) A simple yet accurate method for students to determine asteroid rotation periods of asteroids from fragmented light curve data, International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 39, 1, 35-59.

Astronomy projects for the Faulkes Telescope Project

Mathematical modelling using spreadsheets

Beare. R.A. (1997) Mathematics in Action - Modelling the Real World Using Mathematics (With 91 Spreadsheet Models to Accompany the Text). Chartwell-Bratt, London and Studentlitteratur, Lund, Sweden.

Copies now available from the author.

Research into teaching and learning using computers - selected references

Beare. R.A. (1992) Software Tools in Science Classrooms, Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 8, 221-230.

Beare. R.A. (1996a) An Investigation of Different Approaches to Using a Graphical Spreadsheet Model of Population Dynamics, International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 27, 4, 583-598.

Beare. R.A. (1996b) Mathematical Modelling Using Spreadsheets, Teaching Mathematics and its Applications, 15, 3, 120-128

Beare. R.A. (1996c) A Spreadsheet System for Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, Computer Education, 82, 11-15.

Beare. R.A. and Barker, S. (1999) Teaching population strategies: an evaluation of approaches (Journal of Biological Education, 33, 3, 149-154)

Warwick Spreadsheet System Science Collection

Spreadsheet based simulations, models and data analysis with students' worksheets and teachers notes (with Dr John Hewitson and Dr Michael Stephen)

Warwick Spreadsheet System Science Collection

Note that the WSS Science Collection is no longer available but it is intended to bring out a new edition making use of the ImagineIT Toolbar (see above) in due course.