Select Publications
Conference Papers
2009, 'School mathematics and mathematicians’ mathematics: Teachers’ beliefs about the nature of mathematics'
,2009, 'Students’ perceptions of the impacts of parents, teachers and teaching upon their anxiety about and learning of fractions'
,2009, 'Which is bigger? 250 tonnes or 17%: A tale of salt'
,2008, 'Fostering creativity by establishing the conditions for complex emergence', in Velikova E; Andzans A (ed.), roceedings of Discussion Group 9 of the 11th International Congress on Mathematics Education held in Monterrey, Mexico, Monterrey, Mexico, presented at 11th International Congress on Mathematics Education, Monterrey, Mexico, http://dg.icme11.org/tsg/show/10
,2008, 'Improving middle school students’ proportional reasoning'
,2008, 'Lessons from an initial trial of a mathematics software package in a rural secondary school'
,2008, 'Middle school mathematics teachers’ knowledge for teaching'
,2008, 'Recollections of mathematics education: Approaching graduation and 5 years later'
,2008, 'Teachers’ and their students’ perceptions of their mathematics classroom environments'
,2007, 'What you expect is what you get: The impact of mathematics teachers’ beliefs about students’ capabilities on their practice.', Armidale, presented at Narrowing the Gap: Addressing educational disadvantage. Conference of SIMERR Australia, Armidale, 26-28 April, Armidale
,2007, 'Describing mathematics departments: The strengths and limitations of complexity theory and activity theory'
,2007, 'Instruction to support mental computation development in young children of diverse ability'
,2007, 'Numeracy in a reform-based learning environment'
,2007, 'Proceedings of the 30th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia: Mathematics- Essential research, essential practice.'
,2007, 'Student change associated with teachers’ professional learning'
,2006, 'Applying complexity science to belief systems: Implications for learning and teacher change', in Hewitt D (ed.), London, presented at Conference of the British Society for Research into the Learning of Mathematics, London
,2006, 'Teachers’ confidence and beliefs and their students’ attitudes to mathematics'
,2006, 'Teachers’ knowledge of their students as learners and how to intervene'
,2005, 'It depends on the students: Teachers’ beliefs about the ends and means of numeracy teaching'
,2005, 'Preservice teachers’ understandings of relational and instrumental understanding'
,2005, 'Repertoires for diversity: Effective higher order pedagogies for inclusive practice'
,2005, 'Where did I go wrong? Students’ success at various stages of the problem-solving process'
,2004, 'Developing an instrument to assess the number sense of young children', Australian Association for Research in Education, Melbourne, presented at 2004 Annual conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education, Melbourne, 28 November 2004 - 02 December 2004, https://www.aare.edu.au/data/publications/2004/bes04625.pdf
,2004, 'Talking and writing about the problem solving process', in Putt I; Faragher R; McLean M (eds.), Mathematics education for the third millennium: Towards 2010: Proceedings of the 27th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, MERGA Inc, Townsville, pp. 95 - 102, presented at The 27th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Townsville, 27 June 2004 - 30 June 2004
,2004, 'Factors preventing one mathematics teacher from changing her beliefs and practice'
,2004, 'The impact of teachers’ perceptions of student characteristics on the enactment of their beliefs'
,2003, 'Why they continue: Factors influencing girls to study mathematics at senior secondary level and beyond', in Whitten D; Perry B; Dockett S (eds.), Proceedings of the Continuity and Change: Educational Transitions International Conference, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, presented at Continuity and Change: Educational Transitions International Conference, Sydney, 27 November 2003 - 28 November 2003
,2003, 'Accounting for the contextual nature of teachers’ beliefs in considering their relationship to practice', in Bragg L; Campbell C; Herbert G; Mousley J (eds.), Mathematics education research: Innovation, networking, opportunity: Proceedings of the 26th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, MERGA Inc, Deakin University, presented at The 26th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Deakin University, 06 July 2003 - 10 July 2003
,2002, 'Maths anxiety self-assessment as a quality assurance measure', in Barton B; Irwin KC; Pfannkuch M; Thomas MOJ (eds.), MERGA Inc, University of Auckland, presented at The 25th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, University of Auckland, 07 July 2002 - 10 July 2002
,2002, 'Teacher beliefs: Probing the complexities', in Barton B; Irwin KC; Pfannkuch M; Thomas MOJ (eds.), Mathematics education in the South Pacific: Proceedings of the 25th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, MERGA Inc, University of Auckland, presented at The 25th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australia, University of Auckland, 07 July 2002 - 10 July 2002
,2001, 'Developing ten facts with prep grade students: A teaching experiment', in Bobis J; Perry B; Michael M (eds.), Numeracy and Beyond: The twenty-fourth annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, MERGA Inc, The University of Sydney, pp. 186 - 193, presented at The 24th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, The University of Sydney, 30 June 2001 - 04 July 2001, https://www.merga.net.au/Public/Publications/Annual_Conference_Proceedings/2001_MERGA_CP.aspx
,2001, 'Dispelling the myths: Influencing the beliefs of preservice primary teachers', in Bobis J; Perry B; Mitchelmore M (eds.), Numeracy and Beyond: The twenty-fourth annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, MERGA Inc, The University of Sydney, pp. 95 - 102, presented at The 24th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, The University of Sydney, 30 June 2001 - 04 July 2001
,Reports
2023, Rural and Regional Education Project: Final Report, https://education.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/main-education/teaching-and-learning/regional-rural-remote/reports/rural-and-regional-education-project-final-report.pdf
,2021, Principals as STEM leaders: Building the evidence base for improved STEM learning, Department of Education, Skills and Employment, Canberra, ACT, http://dx.doi.org/10.25959/100.00038498, https://eprints.utas.edu.au/38498/
,2016, Nothing left to chance: Characteristics of schools successful in mathematics, Canberra
,2016, Teaching mathematics in secondary schools: A report on the professional learning program for teachers of secondary mathematics, 2014 and 2015, Hobart
,2015, Action now: Classroom Ready Teachers (Report of the Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group)., Canberra
,2015, Development of mathematical pathways for VET students to articulate to related higher education courses, Launceston, http://ecite.utas.edu.au/104984
,2013, Delivering the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics in a project-based learning context: Interim report, Launceston
,2008, Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Education with honours: Self review report, Launceston
,2006, Being Numerate in the Middle Years: An Evaluation Report on the Department of Education Tasmania targeted professional learning numeracy program for teachers of students Grades 5-8, August to November, 2005, Hobart
,2005, Being Numerate in the Middle Years:An Evaluation Report on the Department of Education Tasmania targeted professional learning numeracy program for teachers of students Grades 5-8, August to November, 2004, Hobart, http://ecite.utas.edu.au/38355
,2005, Repertoires for diversity: Effective literacy and numeracy in inclusive schools, Canberra, http://ecite.utas.edu.au/38373
,2004, Numeracy for students with particular learning requirements An Evaluation Report on the Australian Government Quality Teacher Program project, September-November, 2004, Launceston, http://ecite.utas.edu.au/41122
,Theses / Dissertations
2003, The impact of secondary mathematics teachers’ beliefs on their practices and the classroom environment, Curtin University of Technology
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