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Dr John (Mitchell) O'Toole

Work Phone	(02) 4921 6647
Fax	(02) 4921 7887
Email	Mitch.OToole@newcastle.edu.au
Office	HA74a, Hunter Building

Highlighted Publications

Year	Citation	Nova
2008	O'Toole John Mitchell, Schefter Maria, 'Patterns of student difficulty with science text in undergraduate biology courses', The International Journal of Learning, 15 133-148 (2008) [C1]
2006	O'Toole John Mitchell, 'The place of science in Christian schools', Engaging the culture : Christians at work in education, National Institute for Christian Education, Penrith, New South Wales, 207-224 (2006) [B1]
2005	Pearson Stuart Graham, Honeywood Steven James, O'Toole John Mitchell, 'Not yet learning for sustainability: the challenge of environmental education in a university', International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 14 173-186 (2005) [C1]
2004	O'Toole John Mitchell, 'What is Difficult to Read, Why Might This be So, and What Could, or Should, be Done About It?: An Overview of Section Two', Missing the Meaning The Development and Use of Print and Nonprint Text Materials in Diverse School Settings, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 162-178 (2004) [B1]
2004	O'Toole John Mitchell, O'Toole Gjyn, 'Specialist language style and supposedly adept monolingual science students', International Journal of Learning, 9 1201-1214 (2004) [C1]
2003	O'Toole John Mitchell, Absalom Douglas John, 'The Impact of Blended Learning on Student Outcomes: is there room on the horse for two?', Learning, Media & Technology, Vol 28 178-189 (2003) [C1]
2001	O'Toole John Mitchell, 'Judging science knowledge through complex communication tasks: Changing assessment patterns in NSW, Australia', Global processes, local impacts : the effects of globalization in the Pacific-Asia region : session proceedings, Guam, USA (2001) [E2]

Publications

For items published while at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.

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Books (3 outputs)

Authored - Research (A1) (1 outputs)

Authored - Other (A2) (2 outputs)

Year	Citation	Nova
2012	O'Toole John Mitchell, Burke Rachel Jean, Absalom Douglas John, Language, Literacies and Learning: A First Introduction, Boraga Academic, Seven Hills, NSW, 172 (2012) [A2]
2005	O'Toole John Mitchell, Teaching Secondary School Science, Five Senses Education, Seven Hills, NSW, 548 (2005) [A2]

Chapters In A Book (3 outputs)

Chapter in A1 Book (B1) (2 outputs)

Year	Citation	Nova
2006	O'Toole John Mitchell, 'The place of science in Christian schools', Engaging the culture : Christians at work in education, National Institute for Christian Education, Penrith, New South Wales, 207-224 (2006) [B1]
2004	O'Toole John Mitchell, 'What is Difficult to Read, Why Might This be So, and What Could, or Should, be Done About It?: An Overview of Section Two', Missing the Meaning The Development and Use of Print and Nonprint Text Materials in Diverse School Settings, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 162-178 (2004) [B1]

Chapter in A2 Book (B2) (1 outputs)

Journal Articles (16 outputs)

Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal (C1) (14 outputs)

Year	Citation	Nova
2012	Khoboli B, O'Toole John Mitchell, 'The concerns-based adoption model: Teachers' participation in action research', Systemic Practice and Action Research, 25 137-148 (2012) [C1]
2011	Aminian Gholamreza, O'Toole John Mitchell, 'Undergraduate prosthetics and orthotics programme objectives: A baseline for international comparison and curricular development', Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 35 445-450 (2011) [C1]
2011	Khoboli Benedict, O'Toole John Mitchell, 'Learner-centred science in Lesotho : Adapting the ideal to adjust classroom practice', African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 15 80-91 (2011) [C1]
2011	O'Toole John Mitchell, King Robert Arthur, 'The deceptive mean: Conceptual scoring of cloze entries differentially advantages more able readers', Language Testing, 28 127-144 (2011) [C1]
2010	O'Toole John Mitchell, King Robert Arthur, 'A matter of significance: Can sampling error invalidate cloze estimates of text readability?', Language Assessment Quarterly, 7 303-316 (2010) [C1]
2010	O'Toole John Mitchell, King Robert Arthur, 'Reading by the numbers: Reconsidering numerical estimates of reading difficulty', The International Journal of Learning, 17 181-194 (2010) [C1]
2009	Kusmawan Udan, O'Toole John Mitchell, Reynolds Ruth Margaret, Bourke Sidney Frederick, 'Beliefs, attitudes, intentions and locality: The impact of different teaching approaches on the ecological affinity of Indonesian secondary school students', International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 18 157-169 (2009) [C1]
2008	Ma Angela Kit Fong, O'Toole John Mitchell, Keppell Michael, 'An investigation of student teachers' attitudes to the use of media triggered problem based learning', Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 24 311-325 (2008) [C1]
2008	O'Toole John Mitchell, Schefter Maria, 'Patterns of student difficulty with science text in undergraduate biology courses', The International Journal of Learning, 15 133-148 (2008) [C1]
2007	Kusmawan Udan, Reynolds Ruth Margaret, O'Toole John Mitchell, 'Developing action competence in environmental education: An Indonesian case study', The Social Educator, 25 1-7 (2007) [C1]
2005	Pearson Stuart Graham, Honeywood Steven James, O'Toole John Mitchell, 'Not yet learning for sustainability: the challenge of environmental education in a university', International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 14 173-186 (2005) [C1]
2004	O'Toole John Mitchell, Absalom Douglas John, 'Language variation in established contexts', International Journal of Learning, 9 639-651 (2004) [C1]
2004	O'Toole John Mitchell, O'Toole Gjyn, 'Specialist language style and supposedly adept monolingual science students', International Journal of Learning, 9 1201-1214 (2004) [C1]
2003	O'Toole John Mitchell, Absalom Douglas John, 'The Impact of Blended Learning on Student Outcomes: is there room on the horse for two?', Learning, Media & Technology, Vol 28 178-189 (2003) [C1]

Non Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal (C2) (1 outputs)

Year	Citation	Nova
2005	O'Toole John Mitchell, 'Weak in the head or soft on the scriptures: Science (in general), evolution (in particular) & Christian schools', The Christian Teacher's Journal, 13 20-24 (2005) [C2]

Non Refereed Article in a Professional Journal (C3) (1 outputs)

Year	Citation	Nova
2011	O'Toole John Mitchell, 'A Review of 'An Introduction to Qualitative Research Synthesis: Managing the Information Explosion in Social Science Research'', The Journal of Educational Research, 104 72 (2011) [C3]

Conference Publication (8 outputs)

Full Written Paper - Refereed (E1) (1 outputs)

Year	Citation	Nova
2012	Edge Kenneth R, Reynolds Ruth Margaret, O'Toole John Mitchell, ''Typical HSIE pedagogy' - Quality Teaching in NSW HSIE Classrooms', AARE 2012 Conference Proceedings & Program, Sydney, NSW (2012) [E1]

Full Written Paper - Non Refereed (E2) (4 outputs)

Year	Citation	Nova
2008	O'Toole John Mitchell, 'Making connections: Helping young people to gain access to specialist writing', 1st Pan African TVET and FET Conference: Value of Work in Social Change and Education: Papers and Presentations, Cape Town, SA (2008) [E2]
2007	Kusmawan Udan, Reynolds Ruth Margaret, O'Toole John Mitchell, 'Environmental beliefs and attitudes: An analysis on ecological affinity among the secondary science students in Indonesia', Proceedings of the Australian Association for Research in Education 2006 Annual Conference, Adelaide (2007) [E2]
2004	Pearson S, Honeywood S, O'Toole John Mitchell, 'Not learning for sustainability - the challenge of environmental education in a university', Concurrent Paper Session, Sydney (2004) [E2]
2001	O'Toole John Mitchell, 'Judging science knowledge through complex communication tasks: Changing assessment patterns in NSW, Australia', Global processes, local impacts : the effects of globalization in the Pacific-Asia region : session proceedings, Guam, USA (2001) [E2]

Extract of Paper (E3) (3 outputs)

Year	Citation	Nova
2009	O'Toole John Mitchell, Xioxiang Li, 'Approaching specialist styles of English in Chinese universities', IAACS 2009, Stellenbosch University, South Africa (2009) [E3]
2007	O'Toole John Mitchell, 'Undergraduate student difficulties with science text: a view from the North Pacific', Learning Conference 2007: 14th International Conference on Learning. Abstracts, Johannesburg, South Africa (2007) [E3]
2005	O'Toole John Mitchell, 'Grading Scheme Format Effects in Standards - Referenced Assessment Contexts', The First International Conference on Enhancing Teaching and Learning through Assessment, Hong Kong (2005) [E3]