Professor Darrell Fisher FACE
Professor Darrell Fisher is the Deputy Director of SMEC and holds a PhD from Macquarie University.
Telephone: +61 8 9266 3110
Office: Building 220.108
Email: d.fisher@smec.curtin.edu.au
Research and Thesis Topics
- Teacher–student interpersonal behaviour
How teachers interact with students. Using the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction in investigating differences between boys’ and girls’ perceptions, differences between students from different cultural backgrounds, and the effects of teacher interpersonal behaviour on student outcomes.
- Classroom and school learning environments
The development and validation of questionnaires to assess students’ or teachers’ perceptions of classroom or school environments and the use of these questionnaires in investigating the effects of classroom environments on student outcomes.
- Curriculum evaluation of science innovations
Evaluation of the effectiveness of new curricula using either or both quantitative and qualitative methods.
Selected Publications
Fisher, D., & Khine, M. S. (Eds.) (2006). Contemporary approaches to research on learning environments: World views. Singapore: World Scientific.
Rickards, T., den Brok, P., & Fisher, D. (2005). The Australian science teacher: A typology of teacher–student interpersonal behaviour in Australian science classes. Learning Environments Research: An International Journal, 8, 267–287.
Khine, M. S., & Fisher, D. (Eds.) (2003). Technology–rich learning environments: A future perspective. Singapore: World Scientific.
Fisher D., & Marsh, T. (Eds.). (2003). Science, mathematics and technology education for all: Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Science, Mathematics and Technology Education. Perth: Curtin University of Technology.
Webster, B., & Fisher, D. (2003). School level environment and student outcomes in mathematics. Learning Environment Research: An International Journal, 6, 309–326.
Newby, M., & Fisher, D. (2000). A model of the relationship between university computer laboratory environment and student outcomes. Learning Environment Research: An International Journal, 3, 51–66.
Henderson, D., Fisher, D., & Fraser, B. (2000). Interpersonal behavior, learning environments and student outcomes in senior biology classes. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 37, 26–43.
Fraser, B., & Fisher, D. (1983). Use of actual and preferred classroom environment scales in person–environment fit research. Journal of Educational Psychology, 75, 303–313.
