Research

My work is largely focused on teaching, learning, and assessment in technology and engineering education. I am particularly interested in the role of spatial ability in learning, the use of adaptive comparative judgement in educational assessment, and inclusivity with respect to gendered experiences and stereotypes. I also conduct meta-research with the aim of improving research practices broadly within technology and engineering education research.

Journal Articles

In Press

  • Investigating the analytical robustness of the social and behavioural sciences
    Aczel, B., Szaszi, B., … Buckley, J., … Errington, T., & Nosek, B. (In Press). Nature.
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2025

  • A holistic look at creativity: Evaluating pupils’ creative design ideation and prototypes through comparative judgment
    Zhu, C., Buckley, J., Klapwijk, R., Spandaw, J., & de Vries, M. (2025). International Journal of Technology and Design Education.

  • Analysing student motivation in challenge-based Learning in higher engineering education using the self-determination theory
    Pantzos, P., Pears, A., & Buckley, J. (2025). Innovations in Pedagogy and Technology, 1(1), 27-46. https://doi.org/10.63385/ipt.v1i1.45

  • Engineering self-efficacy development in undergraduates: Evolving sources
    Power, J., Tanner, D., Egan, V., Mooney Simmie, G, & Buckley, J. (2025). European Journal of Engineering Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2025.2468350

  • Self-efficacy development in undergraduate engineering education
    Power, J., Tanner, D., & Buckley, J. (2025). European Journal of Engineering Education. 50(1), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2024.2368149

  • The potential for spatial ability development through the Swedish Technology and Craft compulsory curricula
    Lin, T. J., Buckley, J., Gumaelius, L., & Ampadu, E. (2025). International Journal of Technology and Design Education. 35(4), 1409–1427. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10798-024-09958-7

  • The purpose of second level engineering education: An examination of curricular consistency and industry alignment
    Power, J., & Buckley, J. (2025). Australasian Journal of Engineering Education. 30(1), 37-48. https://doi.org/10.1080/22054952.2024.2430155

2024

  • An open-source adaptive comparative judgement app for technology education research and practice: Alpha version
    Buckley, J. (2024). Journal of Technology Education. 36(1), 58-82. https://doi.org/10.21061/jte.v36i1.a.4

  • Locating the potential development of spatial ability in the Swedish national curriculum
    Lin, T. J., Buckley, J., Gumaelius, L., & Ampadu, E. (2024). Heliyon, e38356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e38356

  • Spatial ability predicts short-term retention of declarative technical information in authentic engineering educational settings: An original study with two conceptual replications
    Hyland, T., Seery, N., & Buckley, J. (2024). European Journal of Engineering Education. 49(6), 1310-1332. https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2024.2405860

  • Conducting power analyses to determine sample sizes in quantitative research: A primer for technology education researchers using common statistical tests
    Buckley, J. (2024). Journal of Technology Education. 35(2), 81-109. https://doi.org/10.21061/jte.v35i2.a.5

  • Addressing the complexity of spatial teaching: A narrative review of barriers and enablers
    Bufasi, E., Lin, T.J., Benedicic, U., Westerhof, M., Mishra, R., Namsone, D., Dudareva. I., Sorby, S., Gumaelius, L., Klapwijk, R., Spandaw, J., Bowe, B., O’Kane, C., Duffy, G., Pagkratidou, M., & Buckley, J. (2024). Frontiers in Education. 9(1306189), 1-16. http://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1306189