Short articles and opinion pieces in professional/practitioner journals and magazines

Keith's publications include:

Taber, K. S. (2021). A 'compound' of learning impediments: alternative conceptions of the chemical bond. Chimica nella Scuola (2), 10-12. [Download the article] [View the talk on which the article was based]

Taber, K. S. (2014). Developing expertise in chemistry. Education in Chemistry, 51(1), 13. [https://edu.rsc.org/cpd/developing-expertise-in-chemistry/2000005.article]

Taber, Keith S. (2014) Trainee teachers need scholarship. Education in Chemistry, 50(5). [Read on-line version]

Taber, K. S. (2013). The right medicine for educational research? Education in Chemistry, 50(3), 8.

Taber, K. S., Billingsley, B., Riga, F., & Newdick, H. (2012). Thinking about 'big questions': a website to support teaching about how science works. Education in Science (246), 16-17.

Taber, K. S. (2011). Goodbye school science experiments? Education in Chemistry. https://edu.rsc.org/opinion/goodbye-school-science-experiments/2021026.article

Taber, K. S. (2011). Goodbye school science experiments? RSC News (July 2011), 21. [adapted from an Opinion article in the June issue of the RSC's magazine Education in Chemistry]

Taber, K. S. (2011). Initial comments on the Government White Paper (extract from 'Valuing the gold standard in teacher education': http://cambridge.academia.edu/KeithTaber/Blog/5557/Valuing-the-gold-standard-in-teacher-education). Science Teacher Education (60), 11-13.

Taber, K. S., Billingsley, B., & Riga, F. (2010). How should science teachers respond to the 'science and religion' debate? Education in Science (236), 20-21.

Billingsley, B., Taber, K. S., & Riga, F. (2010). The silent treatment. Research Intelligence (112), 14.

Taber, K. S. (2010). Building a better lecturePhysics World, 23(6), 44. [Download a manuscript version of this article or access on-line version]

Taber, K. S. (2010). Wave goodbye to three types of radioactivity. Physics Education, 45(1), 11-13.

Taber, K. S. (2009). Keeping all of the balls in the air. Physics Education, 44(6), pp.567-569.

Taber, K. S. (2009). Having faith in sound knowledgePhysics Education, 44 (5), pp.450-453.

Taber, K. S. (2009). Don't test pupils, talk to themEducation in Chemistry, 46 (5), p.160.

Taber, K. S. (2009) Maths should be the last thing we teachPhysics Education, 44 (4), pp. 336-338.

Taber, K. S. (2009) Spaced-out teaching and hard-nosed sciencePhysics Education, 44 (3), pp. 223-225.

Taber, K. S. (2009) Beware discontinuities in learningPhysics Education, 44 (2), pp.117-119.

Taber, K. S. (2009) Curriculum research mattersEducation in Chemistry, 46 (1), p.32.

Taber, K.S. (2009) Testing levels of understandingPhysics Education, 44 (1), pp.8-10.

Taber, K. S. (2008) Blind scientists take a God's-eye viewPhysics Education, 43 (6), pp. 564-566.

Taber, K. S. (2008). Wanting it both ways – non-citable literature in the public domain. Research Intelligence, (102), 18-19.

Taber, K. S. (2008) Clockwise, physics is on top of the worldPhysics Education, 43 (5), pp. 464-465.

Taber, K. S. (2008) There's danger in folk pedagogyPhysics Education, 43 (4), pp. 346-348. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0031-9120/43/4/F01/pdf. [Download the manuscript version of the article]

Taber, K. S. (2008) A sound idea of string theory?Physics Education, 43 (3), pp. 243-244.

Taber K. S. (2008) An opportunity that must not be squanderedEducation in Science, 228, p.28.

Taber, K. S. (2008) Crazy things that we teach in physicsPhysics Education, 43 (2), pp.122-123.

Taber, K. S. (2008) Physics exams should be made easierPhysics Education, 43 (1) pp.17-19.

Taber, K. S. (2007) Helping learners make sense of 'stuff'Education in Chemistry, 44 (5), p.160.

Taber, K. S. (2007) Spontaneous and induced conceptions, Physics Education, 42 (6) pp.554-557.

Taber, K. S. & Johnson, S. (2007) Helping science teachers to challenge gifted students.Science Teacher Education, 49, p.12.

Taber, K. S. (2007) If you can't take the heat don't enter the classroomPhysics Education, 42 (5) pp.430-431.

Taber, K. S. & Johnson, S. (2007) Developing science activities for gifted science studentsEducation in Science, No. 222, p.18.

Taber, K. S. (2007) Wave properties–a little light revisionPhysics Education, 42 (4) pp.325-326.

Taber, K. S. (2007) The strange case of the balloon that stuck to an uncharged wallPhysics Education, 42 (3), pp.230-231. [Download article]

Taber, K. S. (2007) The continuing relevance of thinking logicallyPhysics Education, 42 (2), pp.120-121.

Taber, K. S. (2007) Documentaries can only mean one thingPhysics Education, 42 (1), pp.6-7.

Taber, K. S. (2006) Reclaiming 'assessment for teaching'Physics Education, 41 (6), pp.484-485.

Taber, K. S. (2006) Layers of resistance impede the flow of understandingPhysics Education, 41 (5), pp.368-370.

Taber, K. S. (2006) The return of the prodigal sciencesEducation in Chemistry, 43 (5), p.144.

Taber, K. S. (2006) Conceptual integration: a demarcation criterion for science education?Physics Education, 41 (4), pp.286-287.

Taber, K. S. (2006) The physics education of superheroesPhysics Education, 41 (3), pp.202-203.

Taber, K. S. (2006) Teaching physics, physical processes, whatever… Physics Education, 41 (2) pp.101-102.

Taber, K. S. (2006) Physics and pupil thinking – poles apartPhysics Education, 41 (1), pp.10-11.

Taber, K. S. (2005) The limits to discovery learning: an open letter to a headmasterPhysics Education, 40 (6), pp.496-497.

Taber, K. S. (2005) Destructive associations disrupt the learning construction zonePhysics Education, 40 (6), pp.403-404.

Taber, K. S. (2005) What's in a name? Looking at physics as a curriculum subjectPhysics Education, 40 (5), pp.311-312.

Taber, K. S. (2005) Lessons for physics teachers based on Einstein's wisdomPhysics Education, 40 (3), pp.202-203.

Taber, K. S. (2005) Weak foundations undermine teaching 'scaffolding', Physics Education, 40 (2), pp.115-116.

Taber, K. S. (2005) Mind your language: metaphor can be a double-edged swordPhysics Education, 40 (1), pp.11-12.

Taber, K. S. (2004) Oversimplification of 'the truth' can act as a barrier to learningPhysics Education, 39 (6), pp.461-462.

Taber, K. S. (2004) Understanding, assessment and 'elliptical' thinkingPhysics Education, 39 (4), pp.318-9.

Taber, K. S. (2004) A challenge for chemistry teachersEducation in Chemistry, 41 (3), pp.79-80.

Taber, K. S. (2004) Intuitive physics: but whose intuition are we talking about?Physics Education, 39 (2), pp.123-124.

Taber, K. S. (2004) Staring the obvious in the face: the case of the pitch-black roomPhysics Education, 39 (1), pp.20-21.

Taber, K. S. (2004) Discovering students' interests opens doors to their learningPhysics Education, 39 (5), pp.378-9.

Taber, K. S. (2002) Chemistry in a nut shell?Education in Chemistry, 39 (2), p.56.

Taber, K. S. (2001) The campaign to stop molecules reactingEducation in Chemistry, 38 (1), p.28.

Taber, K. S. (1996) Do atoms exist? Education in Chemistry, 33 (1), p.28.

Taber, K. S. (1995) The octet rule: a pint in a quart pot? Education in Chemistry, 32 (3), p.84.

Taber, K. S. (1995) Time to be definitive? Education in Chemistry, 32 (2), p.56.

Taber, K. S. (1984) Activation energy without heating: two potential hazardsEducation in Science, No. 109, September 1984, p.25.

Taber, K. S. (1984) Gas evolved on the formation of aqueous solutions: competition between solutes, or simply a load of mouthwash? School Science Review, 65 (232), p.594.