BSc(Hons) Biological Sciences 1982 University of Lancaster
PGCE Science Education (secondary) 1983 University of London IoE
Primary Retraining Certificate 1989 Polytechnic of North of London
MA Educational Studies (Science and Philosophy) 1992 University of London IoE
Member Society of Biology (MSB) 1995
Chartered Biologist (CBiol) 1995 Society of Biology
PhD Science Education 2004 University of London IoE
Certificate History of Art 2005 University of London Birkbeck College
Diploma History of Art 2006 University of London Birkbeck
PGC Higher Education Management 2007 Middlesex University
Chartered Science Teacher 2008 ASE/ Science Council
Fellow Institute for Learning and Teaching 2009
My key areas of research interest, for which I would welcome doctoral students are, primary student teacher confidence to teach science and assessing primary science.
Khwaja, Christine (2004) Preparing primary trainees for Ofsted. Science Teacher Education. (39). pp. 10-11. ISSN 0961-6152
Khwaja, Christine (2002) The role of subject knowledge in the effective teaching of primary science. Educate , 2 (1). pp. 8-22. ISSN 1477-5557
Khwaja, Christine (2002) Making decisions based on evidence. Science Teacher Education. (32). pp. 9-11. ISSN 0961-6152
Khwaja, Christine (2001) What primary teachers need to know to teach science effectively. Goldsmiths Journal of Education , 3 (2). pp. 41-51. ISSN 1369-3794
Khwaja, Christine and Saxton, Julie (2001) It all depends on the question you ask. Primary Science Review (68). pp. 13-14. ISSN 0269-2465
I write reviews for Primary Science, a journal of the ASE.
I am a reviewer for conference contributions for BERA
