1992 Conference Proceedings

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

Australian Space – Pushing Back the Frontiers – Pam Harris

Bringing Theory into The Classroom: The School as a Learning Environment for Teachers – Richard R. Skemp

Doing and Construing Mathematics in Screenspace – John Mason

Students’ Understanding of Geometry: Theoretical Perspectives – John Pegg

The Australian Research Council and its Role in Supporting Education Research – M H Brennan

 

RESEARCH PAPERS

Images and Definitions of Functions in Australian Schools and Universities – Stephen Arnold

Technology Enriched Instruction in Year 9 Algebra – Gary Asp, John Dowsey & Kaye Stacey

The Structured Classroom Interactions Schedule (SCIS): A Validation Study – Bill Atweh, Clare Christensen and Tom Cooper

A Philosophical Justification for Ethnomathematics and Some Implications for Education – Bill Barton

Gaining Insights by Comparing Processes – Andy Begg

Students’ Manipulation of Algebra Symbols and their Awareness of the Corresponding Conceptual Relationships – Alan Bell and John Malone

Challenging Primary Student Teachers’ Views about Mathematics Education – Fred Biddulph

Acquisition of Concept of Variable in a Traditional and Computer Intensive Algebra Curriculum – Monique A. M. Boers

The Graphics Calculator in Tertiary Mathematics – Monique A.M. Boers and Peter L. Jones

Constructivism, Learning and Cognitive Representation; The Case of Fraction Ideas – George Booker

Mathematics Education in First Year Pre-Service Primary Teachers – Elizabeth Buckingham

Sensitising Primary Student Teachers to Young Children’s Mathematical Ideas – Ken Carr

Guided Problem Solving for First Year Tertiary Students – Rodney Carr

Professional Development and the Secondary Mathematics Teacher: A Case Study – David Clarke, Paul Carlin, & Andrea Peter

Student Response Characteristics to Open-Ended Tasks in Mathematical and Other Academic Contexts – David Clarke, Peter Sullivan and Ursula Spandel

The Other Consequences of a Problem-Based Mathematics Curriculum – David Clarke, Margarita Wallbridge & Sherry Fraser

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

Students’ Certainty and Checking Behaviour During Mathematical Problem Solving – Cecilia Del Beato and Kaye Stacey

Letting Children Design the Curriculum – Brian Doig and John Lindsey

Implications of Newman Research for the Issue of “What is Basic in School Mathematics?” – Nerida Ellerton and M.A. (Ken) Clements

Some Pluses and Minuses of Radical Constructivism in Mathematics Education – Nerida Ellerton And M.A. (Ken) Clements

Gender and Perceptions of Mathematics Achievement Amongst Year 2 Students – Helen J Forgasz

Calculus Students’ Sources of Conviction – Sandra D Frid

Assessment in Mathematics – Some Alternatives – Lindsay Grimison

From Procedural Analogy to Understanding – Neil Hall

Mathematics, Computers and “At-Risk” Preschoolers – Neil Hall & Alison Elliott

Teachers’ Attitudes Towards the Student Use of Calculators in K-6 Mathematics Classes – Peter Howard

Teachers Making Meaning in Maths Or: What Does it Mean to Learn Maths? – Betty Johnston

Knowing and Meaning in Mathematics Classrooms: Perspectives Drawn from Wittgenstein’s Philosophy of Language – Clive Kanes

Comparison of Pattern-Based and Equation-Solving Approaches to Algebra – Mollie MacGregor and Kaye Stacey

Learning Environments in Mathematics: Exploring Pupil Perceptions – Andrea McDonough

Bridging Mathematics Students: Attitudes, Autonomous Learning Behaviours, and Problem Solving – Lex Milne

Why Children Do Not Draw Parallels – Michael Mitchelmore

Constructivism: Epistemology to Practice – Judith A. Mousley

Children’s Solutions to Partition Problems – Joanne Mulligan

Factors Pertinent to Children’s Responsiveness in Spatial Problem-Solving Activities – Kay Owens

The Use of the Representativeness and Availability Heuristic in Probabilistic Reasoning by Students in the Graduate Diploma of Education QUT, 1992 – R. Peard

Transition From Senior Secondary to University Mathematics: A Case Study Introduction – Yachai Pongboriboon

Cognitive Difficulties in Early Algebra – Cyril Quinlan

Pre-Service Primary Teachers’ Attitudes to Teaching Mathematics: A Reappraisal of a Recently Developed Instrument – Joe Relich and Jenni Way

Towards a Professional Development Ethos – Mary Rice

Integrating Computers into the Teaching of Calculus: Differentiating Student Needs – Julie Ryan

Children’s Approaches to Mathematical Problem Solving – Dianne Siemon

Beliefs About Mathematics and Mathematics Education – Beth Southwell and Mon Khamis

Using Open Questions for Teaching: A Classroom Experiment – Peter Sullivan

An Analysis of Children’s Understanding of Numeration – Noel Thomas

Children’s Understanding of the Independence of Random Generators – John Truran

Perceptions of Chance Events Among R-7 Children – Kath Truran

What Research is Needed in Probability and Statistics Education in Australia in the 1990s? – Jane M Watson

To What Extent Do Grades 3 and 4 Children Make Spontaneous Use of Calculators for Computation? – Ron Welsh

Abstract Thinking in Rates of Change and Derivative – Paul White & Michael Mitchelmore

What Do Young Children Know About Linear Measurement and is it Related to Conservation? – Annette Willis

The Design of a Hypercard Stack on Introductory Calculus – Khoon Yoong Wong

The Construction of Spatial Meaning and Social Disadvantage – Robyn Zevenbergen