Working Papers and Recent Publications

Science and Mathematics Education is involved in a wide range of ongoing research. This page is intended to convey both preliminary results of some of this research as well as recently published findings.

• Working Papers
• Recent Publications

Working Papers

The research described in these papers is preliminary and has not gone through the usual review process for publications. We welcome feedback from readers and encourage you to convey your comments and criticisms directly to the authors.

Pierce, R. & Chick, H. (2009). Teachers’ intentions to use national mathematics assessment data
This paper reports data from a pilot study considering factors affecting mathematics teachers’ intentions to use school assessment data from the NAPLAN testing process.

Pierce, R. & Chick, H. (2009). The Statistical literacy needed to interpret school assessment data
This paper examines the statistical literacy required interpret the graphical presentations of school assessment data for the NAPLAN testing process.

Pierce, R. & Chick, H. (2009). Teachers’ beliefs and views about statistics
This paper addresses teachers’ beliefs associated with teaching and learning statistics.

Pierce, R. & Stacey, K. (2009). Using dynamic geometry to bring the real world into the classroom
This paper reports on the use of dynamic geometry to support the use of real world contexts to enhance the learning of mathematics in the middle secondary years

Widjaja, W. Stacey, K. & Steinle, V. (2009) Locating negative decimals on the number line: Insights into the thinking of pre-service primary teachers

Pierce, R. & Stacey, K. (2008). Mapping pedagogical opportunities provided by mathematics analysis software
In this paper we propose a ‘pedagogical map’, a chart to give a visual indication of potential or actual teaching practices the pedagogical opportunities supported by mathematics analysis software

Stacey, K., Price, B., Steinle, V., Chick, H., Gvozdenko, E. (2009) SMART Assessment for Learning.
Paper to be presented at the Conference of the International Society for Design and Development in Education, Cairns, Australia, September 28 – October 1, 2009.

Price, B., Stacey, K., Steinle, V., Chick, H., Gvozdenko, E. (2009) Getting SMART about Assessment for Learning.
Paper to be presented at the Annual Conference of the Mathematical Association of Victoria, December, 2009.

Recent Publications

Ball, L., Lane, M. & Toth, G. (2009) Implementing CAS in Secondary Mathematics. Learning Matters. 14, 31-33

Chick, H. (2009) Teaching the Distributive Law: Is fruit salad still on the menu? In R. Hunter, B. Bicknell, T. Burgess (Eds). Proceedings of the 32nd annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. (vol 1, pp. 121 - 128) Wellington: MERGA

Hunting, R. & Pearn, C. (2009) Mathematical thinking of young children through the eyes of preschool practitioners. In R. Hunter, B. Bicknell, T. Burgess (Eds). Proceedings of the 32nd annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. (vol 2, pp. 654 - 657) Wellington: MERGA

Mohamad, R. (2009) Evolving mathematics classroom assessment cultures. In R. Hunter, B. Bicknell, T. Burgess (Eds). Proceedings of the 32nd annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. (vol 2, pp. 379 - 386) Wellington: MERGA

Ng, K. & Stillman, G. (2009) Applying mathematical knowledge in a design-based interdisciplinary project. In R. Hunter, B. Bicknell, T. Burgess (Eds). Proceedings of the 32nd annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. (vol 2, pp. 411 - 418) Wellington: MERGA

Pearn, C. (2009) Highlighting the similarities and differences of the mathematical knowledge and strategies of year 4 students. In R. Hunter, B. Bicknell, T. Burgess (Eds). Proceedings of the 32nd annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. (vol 2, pp. 443 - 450) Wellington: MERGA

Pierce, R. & Ball, L. (2009) Perceptions that may affect teachers' intention to use technology in secondary mathematics classes. Educational Studies in Mathematics. 71, 299-314

Pierce, R. & Herbert, S. (2009) Revealing conceptions of rates of change. In R. Hunter, B. Bicknell, T. Burgess (Eds). Proceedings of the 32nd annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. (vol 1, pp. 217 - 224) Wellington: MERGA

Pierce, R. & Stacey, K. (2009) Lesson Study with a twist: researching lesson design by studying classroom implementation. In Tzekaki, M., Kaldrimidou, M. & Sakonidis, C. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 33rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. (vol. 4, pp. 369-376) Thessaloniki, Greece: PME

Rafiepour, A. G. & Stacey, K. (2009). Applying a mathematical literacy framework to the Iranian grade 9 mathematics textbook.  In Tzekaki, M., Kaldrimidou, M. & Sakonidis, C. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 33rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. (vol. 4, pp. 433-440) Thessaloniki, Greece: PME

Stacey, K. (2009) Purposeful teaching of mathematics. Learning Matters. 14, 24-25

Steinle, V., Gvozdenko, E., Price, B., Stacey, K., Pierce, R. (2009) Investigating students’ numerical misconceptions in algebra.  In R. Hunter, B. Bicknell, T. Burgess (Eds). Proceedings of the 32nd annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. (vol 2, pp. 491 - 498) Wellington: MERGA

Stephens, M. & Wang, X. (2009) Probing some key junctures in Relational Thinking: A study of year 6 and year 7 students from Australia and China. In R. Hunter, B. Bicknell, T. Burgess (Eds). Proceedings of the 32nd annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. (vol 2, pp. 499 - 506) Wellington: MERGA

Stillman, G. & Galbraith, P. (2009) Softly, softly: Curriculum change in applications and modelling in the senior secondary curriculum in Queensland. In R. Hunter, B. Bicknell, T. Burgess (Eds). Proceedings of the 32nd annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. (vol 2, pp. 515 - 522) Wellington: MERGA

Vincent, J. & Stacey, K. (2009) Area of a trapezium: Theme and variations. Australian Mathematics Teacher. 65 (2), 13-16

Wander, R. & Pierce, R. (2009) Two approaches to one lesson: The role of algebra in a CAS-enabled classroom. In C. Hurst, M. Kemp, B. Kissane, L. Sparrow & T.Spencer (Eds). Mathematics: It's mine. Proceedings of the 22nd biennial conference of the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers. (pp. 168 - 175) Perth: AAMT

Wander, R. & Pierce, R. (2009) Marina's fish shop: A mathematically- and technologically-rich lesson. Australian Mathematics Teacher. 65 (2), 6-12

Widjaja, W., & Stacey, K. (2009) Growth of preservice teachers’ knowledge and teaching ideas about decimals and fractions.  In R. Hunter, B. Bicknell, T. Burgess (Eds). Proceedings of the 32nd annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. (vol 2, pp. 587-594) Wellington: MERGA

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