1993 Conference Proceedings

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

Conceptualising Cultural and Social Contexts in Mathematics Education – Alan J. Bishop

Contemplating Cultural Constructs – Bill Barton

Mathematics Learning in The Social Context: Reconciling Individual Construction with Enculturation into the Mathematical Practices of Wider Society – George Booker

PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS AWARD

Development of a Model to Enhance Managerial Strategies in Problem Solving – Margaret Taplin

RESEARCH PAPERS

Learning About Quadratics in Context – Karoline Afamasaga-Fuata’i

Linear and Quadratic Graphs with the Aid of Technology – Gary Asp, John Dowsey and Kaye Stacey

A Sociolinguistic Perspective in the Study of the Social Context in Mathematics Education – Bill Atweh

Mathematics and Children with Mild Intellectual Disabilities: The Success of a Process Oriented Instructional Model – Anne Badenhop and Joe Relich

Processes Involved in Mathematical Problem Solving in Year 12 Calculus – Anastasios N. Barkatsas

Case Methods and Teacher Change: Shifting Authority to Build Autonomy – Carne S. Barnett and Pamela A. Tyson

Metacognitive Context Cuing in Mathematical Thinking and Mathematics Education – Tony Bastick

Teaching the Understanding of Mathematics: Using Affective Contexts that Represent Abstract Mathematical Concepts – Tony Bastick

Algebraic Manipulation: Actions, Rules and Rationales – Alan Bell, Mollie MacGregor, Kaye Stacey

Children’s Questions About Geometry – Fred Biddulph

Visualisation and the Development of Mental Computation – Janette Bobis

Exam Performance and the Graphics Calculator in Calculus – M0nique A. M. Boers and Peter L. Jones

Young Children’s Representations and Strategies for Addition – Gillian M. Boulton-Lewis & Kathleen Tait

Changing Mathematics Teaching: The Case of Christine Brown – Murray S. Britt, Kathryn C. Irwin, Jill A. Ellis, Garth Ritchie

Instructional Games: A Meaningful Context for Learning – Lynn Burnett

Multimodal Functioning During Mathematical Problem Solving – K. Jennifer Campbell, Kevin F. Collis, Jane M. Watson

Influences on the Changing Role of the Mathematics Teacher – Doug Clarke

Triadic Systems in Education: Categorical, Cultural or Coincidence – David Clarke, Sandra Frid, & Carne Barnett

Social Justice and the Mathematics Curriculum: An Evaluation of One Attempt to Develop an Inclusive Curriculum – David Clarke, Will Morony, & Barry Schmitt

Modelling Teacher Change – David Clarke & Andrea Peter

The Instructional Impact of Changes in Assessment – David Clarke, Max Stephens, & Margarita Wallbridge

An Exploration of Student Responses to the More Demanding Küchemann Test Items – Carmel Coady

Mental Computation Strategies for Addition and Subtraction Algorithms – Tom Cooper, Ann Heirdsfield and Calvin Irons

Students’ Understanding of the Mathematical Concepts of Equal and Equivalence – Tom Cooper, Kylie Rixon and Lynn Burnett

Relating Social-Interaction Roles and Metacognitive Functioning in Mathematics Problem Solving – Tom Cooper and Roger Smith

Learning Mathematics at University Level: Initial Conceptions of Mathematics – K. Crawford, S. Gordon, J. Nicholas, & M. Prosser

Strategies Used by Year 9 Students to Solve Problems on Speed – Ross Cuthbert & John Pegg

Visual Imagery and Metacognition in Problem Solving – Lloyd Dawe & Judy Anderson

What Do Children Believe About Calculators? – Brian Doig

Children’s Strategies and Reasoning Processes in Solving Novel Combinatorial and Deductive Problems – Lyn English

Development of the Number Concept Through Number Words in Language – Gontran Ervynck

Constructivism and the Adult Learner: Marieanne’s Story – Gall Fitzsimons

Videotapes and Mathematics Learning: Methodological and Technical Issues – Helen L. Forgasz, Julie Landvogt, & Gilah C. Leder

Communicating Mathematics: How Language Forms Make In/Accessible Mathematically In/Appropriate Calculus Conceptualizations – Sandra D Frid

The Profession, the Public, and School Mathematics – Peter Galbraith & David Chant

An Exploration of the Different Structure of the Mathematics Register in English and Asian Languages: Some Consequences for the Teaching of ESL in Preparatory Programmes – Linda Galligan

Early Childhood Music and Mathematical Achievement: Counting the Sharps and Flats of Empirical Research – Noel Geoghegan

Explaining Mathematics – Linda L. Gerot

Identified Problems Impeding Effective Evaluation of Tertiary Bridging Mathematics Programs – Gail Godden & John Pegg

Observing Mathematical Problem Solving: Perspectives on Structured, Task-Based Interviews – Gerald A. Goldin

Metacognitive Decisions and Their Influence on Problem Solving Outcomes – Merrilyn Goos

Attitudes of Some N.S.W. Secondary Mathematics Teachers to Alternative Methods of Assessment in Mathematics – Lindsay Grimison

Young Children’s Number Concepts – The Effect of Calculator Use on Teacher Expectations – Susie Groves & Jill Cheeseman

Teaching Mathematics Using the Procedural Analogy Theory – Neil Hall

A Metacognitive Approach to Teaching Mathematics Through Computer Supported Environments – Neil Hall & Alison Elliott

On The Role of Didactic Materials in Teaching and Learning Mathematics – Robert P. Hunting

How Much is Enough in Designing Clinical Tasks for Mathematics Assessment? – Robert P. Hunting, Brian A. Doig & Sandra J. Gibson

Determining the Educational Potential of Computer Based Strategies for Developing an Understanding of Sampling Distributions – Peter Jones & Kay Lipson

Language, Speech and Semiosis: Approaches to Post-Constructivist Theories of Learning in Mathematics – Clive Kanes

A Comparative Analysis of Research Questions, Methods, and Methodologies in Mathematics Education: 1979 and 1993 – Clive Kanes & Bill Atweh

“Constructivism” in Pre-Service Teacher Education: Panacea or Pandora’s Box? – Mary Klein

Some Problems Identified with Mayberry Test Items in Assessing Students’ Van Hiele Levels – Christine Lawrie

Charting a Fraction Environment for Classroom Learning – Eleanor Long

An Evaluation of the Effects of the Victorian Certificate of Education on Mathematics Teachers – Peter Martin

Writing in Mathematics: Some Influential Variables – L. Diane Miller and John A. Malone

Abstracting the Angle Concept – Michael Mitchelmore

Assessment and Reporting Practices in Mathematics – An Introduction to a National Sample Study for the 1991 Report on Schooling – Will Morony and Kevin Olssen

NUDIST: A Qualitative Research Tool or a Mirror of our Own Pedagogical Theories? – Judith Mousley, Peter Sullivan and Andrew Waywood

6th Graders Understanding of Multiplicative Structures: A 5 Year Follow Up Study – Joanne Mulligan

Intensive Mathematics Instruction for Mathematics Disabled Students: The Mathematics Learning Centre Approach – John Munro

Strategy Training and Mathematics Learning Disabilities – John Munro

PRODIGY: A Simulation System for Diagnosis and Remediation Within the Domain of Common Fractions – Rod Nason, Christopher Martin and Deborah Sibbeck

Children’s Perception of Mathematical and Musical Patterns – Steven Nisbet

Teaching Children to Represent Rectangular Arrays – Lynne Outhred

Cooperative, Competitive, and Individualised Learning Preferences: Maths Teachers are Different – Why? – Lee Owens

The Concept of Fairness in Simple Games of Chance – Robert F. Peard

Multiple Perspectives on Teacher Change – Andrea Peter & David Clarke

Secondary Mathematics Teacher Education: Report on a Developing Project – Maxine Pfannkuch & Bill Barton

Affective Development in Primary Students: An Instrument for Teacher and Student Use in the Measurement of Affective Development in Primary School Students – Ian J. Putt and Frederick R. Annesley

The Psychology of Problem Solving as a Vehicle for the Analysis of Professional Development of Inservice Teachers – Ted Redden & John Pegg

Recent Efforts at Popularising Mathematics in Brunei Darussalam (A Case Study) – Jathiratne Ruberu

Changing Children’s Approaches to Mathematical Problem Solving – Dianne Siemon

Metacognitive Awareness and Mathematical Problem Solving in the Senior School – Gloria Stillman

Describing Teaching: Categories From Teacher Educators’ Descriptions of Quality Practice – Peter Sullivan & Judith Mousley

Investigating the Methods Used by Queensland Mathematics Teachers to Obtain Curriculum Information – Kevan V. Swinson

Concepts and Contexts in Learning Mathematics – Dianne Tomazos

Sex Difference in Achievement in VCE Mathematics – Colleen Vale

Algebra: Beyond Manipulating Symbols – Elizabeth Warren

Initial Considerations Concerning the Understanding of Probabilistic and Statistical Concepts in Australian Students – Jane M. Watson and Kevin F. Collis

Development of Positive Attitudes to Mathematics: The Perspective of Pre-Service Teachers – Jenni Way and Joe Relich

Is a Pass Good Enough in Tertiary Statistics? – Anne Williams

Students’ Ideas About Mathematics – Leigh N. Wood & Narelle F. Smith

Mathematics in the Lower Primary Years: A Research-Based Perspective on Curricula and Teaching Practice – Bob Wright

Learning Mathematics: A Gendered Practice – Robyn Zevenbergen