1999 Conference Proceedings

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

Making Sense of Primary Mathematics – Gillian M. Boulton-Lewis

Research in Mathematics Education in Australia: What it was – What it is – What it might be – J.P. Keeves

Seeking a Rationale for Particular Classroom Tasks and Activity – Peter Sullivan

 

PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS AWARD

Successful Percent Problem Solving for Year 8 Students Using the Proportional Number Line Method – Shelley Dole

 

RESEARCH PAPERS

Differences Between the Sexes in Mathematics Achievement in Australia – Tilahun Mengesha Afrassa & John P. Keeves

Cumulative and Exploratory Talk in a Collaborative Learning Classroom – Mary Barnes

A Case Study of Teacher Endorsement of an Integrated Learning System – Annette R. Baturo, Tom J. Cooper, Campbell J. McRobbie & Gillian C. Kidman

Enactivism and Mathematics Education – Andy Begg

The Writing of Explanations and Justifications in Mathematics: Differences and Dilemmas – Brenda Bicknell

The Mathematical Achievement of Children in the Count Me In Too Program – Janette Bobis & Peter Gould

Mathematics, ICT and Effective Teaching – Rod Bramald & Steve Higgins

Mathematics Teachers and the VCE: Broadening the Educational Landscape – Christine Brew, Gilah Leder & Glenn Rowley

An Exploration of Gender Differences in Subject Choice and Beliefs Among Year 12 Students – Peter C Brinkworth

Speaking With Authority in Episodes of Mathematical Discourse – Raymond A J Brown & Peter Renshaw

Do Games Help the Learning of Probability? – Tim Burgess

Invented Algorithms: Teachers Face the Challenge – Anne Buzeika

Developing Performance Assessment Tasks in Mathematics: A Case Study – Rosemary A. Callingham

Children’s Informal Composite and Truncated Partitioning Strategies – Kathy Charles & Rod Nason

Jumping to Conclusions: Data Interpretation by Young Adults – Helen L. Chick

The Use of Concept Mapping Procedure to Characterise Teachers’ Mathematical Content Knowledge – Mohan Chinnappan, Michael Lawson & Rod Nason

Conceptual Modelling of Functions by an Experienced Teacher – Mohan Chinnappan & Mike Thomas

Equals, Expressions, Equations, and the Meaning of Variable: A Teaching Experiment – Tom T. Cooper, Annette R. Baturo & Anne M. Williams

Assessing Diagram Quality: Making a Difference to Representation – Carmel M Diezmann

Enhanced Mathematics Learning: Does Technology Make a Difference? – Katherine Dix

Of Course I Can(‘t) do Mathematics: Ethnicity and the Stereotyping of Mathematics – Helen J Forgasz, Gilah C Leder & Tasos Barkatsas

Student Participation: Phenomenon and Analysis – Patricia A. Forster

A Tale of Two Cities: When Mathematics, Computers, and Students Meet – Peter Galbraith, Chris Haines & Mike Pemberton

Technology, Mathematics, and People: Interactions in a Community of Practice – Peter Galbraith, Peter Renshaw, Merrilyn Goos & Vince Geiger

Teachers Exploring Numeracy Learning & Teaching in the Early Years of Schooling – Ann Gervasoni

Understanding Mathematical Text Through Peer Explanations – Merrilyn Goos

Emerging Themes in Statistics Education – Sharon Gunn

Mental Addition and Subtraction Strategies: Two Case Studies – Ann Heirdsfield

The Development of a Framework of Growth Points to Monitor Students’ Comprehension of Algebra in Grades 7-9 – Marj Horne

Influences on Secondary Mathematics Curriculum in Victoria – John Horwood

Deaf Students Solving of Arithmetic Word Problems – Merv Hyde, Des Power & Robyn Zevenbergen

Mathematical Knowledge in a Mathematics Teaching Episode – Clive Kanes

Learning Styles in Secondary Mathematics Classrooms – Stephen Keast

Grade 4, 6 and 8 Students’ Strategies in Area Measurement – Gillian C. Kidman

Agency/Numeracy: A Poststructuralist Analysis of the Relationship Between Classroom Mathematics and Numeracy in New Times – Mary Klein

Assessment Of Students’ Understanding in Geometry: The Difficulties in Writing Good Questions – Christine Lawrie & John Pegg

Extended Common Assessment Tasks in VCE Mathematics: Validity, Reliability and Other Issues – David Leigh-Lancaster & Ken Rowe

Free Problem-Posing: Year 3/4 Students Constructing Problems for Friends to Solve – Tom Lowrie

Children’s Generated Word Problems: A Case Study – K. J. Maguire

The Learning Networks of Isolated Teachers: The Use of Audiographics Communication Technology to Build a Virtual Mathematics Department – H Elaine Mayo & Kevin Hannah

An Analysis of the Teacher’s Proactive Role in Supporting the Development of Symbolizations – Kay McClain & Paul Cobb

Learning Calculus with Supercalculators – Barry McCrae, Gary Asp & Margaret Kendal

Teacher Mediation of Student Constructions of Algebra Knowledge – Brenda Menzel & David Clarke

How to Teach Generalisations in Mathematics? – Michael Mitchelmore

The Conjunction Fallacy and Longitudinal Development of Chance Expression – Jonathan B. Moritz & Jane M. Watson

Perceptions of Mathematical Understanding – Judith A. Mousley

Graphics Calculators in the Public Examination of Calculus: Misuses and Misconceptions – Ute Mueller & Patricia A. Forster

Secondary Mathematics Teachers’ Responses to Computers and Their Beliefs About the Role of Computers in Their Teaching – Stephen Norton

Visual Representations in First Year Statistics – Lynne Outhred & Pamela F. Shaw

An Analysis of Year 12 Students’ Performances on Basic Algebra Questions – John Pegg & Robyn Hadfield

Some Language Issues in the Assessment of Secondary Mathematics – Bob Perry, Peter Howard, & Brian Miller

Computer Algebra Systems Facilitate Positive Learning Strategies – Robyn Pierce

The Conflict Between Teachers’ Beliefs and Classroom Practices – Mal Shield

Understanding Decimals: The Path to Expertise – Kaye Stacey & Vicki Steinle

Accessibility of Applications Tasks – Gloria Stillman

Choices of Computational Strategies – Paul Swan & Jack Bana

Reducing the Incidence of Mathematical Misconceptions in ‘Middle Band’ Students – Philip Swedosh

Children’s Understanding of the Number System – Noel Thomas & Joanne Mulligan

The Cross-Cultural Perspective of Teachers’ Beliefs and their Influence on Teaching Practices: A Case Study of Two Teachers Teaching Secondary Mathematics in Australia and Indonesia – Theresia Tirta Gondoseputro

Graphics Calculators in Victorian Secondary Schools: Teacher Perceptions of Use – Patrick Tobin, Alia Routitsky & Peter Jones

Cabri Geometry: A Catalyst for Growth in Geometric Understanding – Jill Vincent & Barry McCrae

The Relationship Between the Purported Use of Assessment Techniques and Beliefs about the Uses of Assessment – Elizabeth Warren & Steven Nisbet

Longitudinal Understanding of Conditional Probability by School Students – Jane M. Watson &. Jonathan B. Moritz

Mathematics: More Time, More Ticks! – Martin Watts, Leo Crameri & Suzanne Millar

Teacher Action Theories and the Use of Group Work in Upper Primary Mathematics Classrooms – Allan White

Exploring Diversity: Year 2 Students’ Responses to Questions Concerning Simple 2D Shapes – Jacquelyn Whitland & John Pegg

Novice Students’ Conceptual Knowledge of Statistical Hypothesis Testing – Anne M. Williams