KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
Mathematics Education as a Multicultural Field of Research and Practice: Outcomes and Challenges – Michèle Artigue
MERGA 2012: Where We’ve Been, Where We Are, and Where We’re Going – M. A. (Ken) Clements
What Can and Should We Learn from International Studies of Mathematics Achievement? – Frederick K.S. Leung
PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS AWARD
A Learning Community for Pre-service Secondary Mathematics: Learning With and From Each Other – Michael Cavanagh
SYMPOSIA
Are Online Quizzes an Effective Tool for Mastering Basic Algebra? – Wayne Read & Patrick Higgins
Monitoring and Analysing Attendance in First Year University Mathematics Tutorials – Patrick Higgins & Wayne Read
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Doing it Differently: The Ups and Downs of Peer Group Learning – Shaun Belward & Jo Balatti
Working Through the Practice Architectures of First Year University Mathematics Teaching – Jo Balatti & Shaun Belward
RESEARCH PAPERS
Exploring the Use of iPads to Engage Young Students with Mathematics – Catherine Attard & Christina Curry
Teaching Algebra Conceptually: The Process of Bringing Research to Practitioners – Megan Anakin & Ayelet Lazarovitch
Influences of Self-Perceived Competence in Mathematics and Positive Affect toward Mathematics on Mathematics Achievement of Adolescents in Singapore – Shaljan Areepattamannil & Berinderjeet Kaur
Socially Response-able Mathematics Education: Lessons from Three Teachers – Bill Atweh & Kate Ala’i
Improving First Year Mathematics Teaching Through Making Connections: An Action Research Approach -Jo Balatti & Shaun Belward
Teaching Mathematics in a Project-Based Learning Context: Initial Teacher Knowledge and Perceived Needs – Kim Beswick, Rosemary Callingham & Tracey Muir
Stories From the Classroom: The Developing Beliefs and Practices of Beginning Primary Mathematics Teachers – Kathy Brady
Teacher Subject Matter Knowledge of Number Sense – Hannah Briand-Newman, Monica Wong & David Evans
Mathematics as it Happens: Student-Centred Inquiry Learning – Chris Brough & Nigel Calder
How Does Teacher Knowledge in Statistics Impact on Teacher Listening? – Tim Burgess
An Experienced Teacher’s Conceptual Trajectory for Problem Solving – Barbara Butterfield
Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching of MERGA Members – Rosemary Callingham, Kim Beswick, Julie Clark, Barry Kissane, Pep Serow, & Steve Thornton
Emotions and the Development of Statistical Literacy – Colin Carmichael
The Effects of Creating Rich Learning Environments for Children to Measure Mass – Jill Cheeseman, Andrea McDonough & Sarah Ferguson
Developments in Pre-service Teachers’ Mathematics for Teaching of Fractions – Mohan Chinnappan, Tricia Forrester & Elise Thurtell-Hoare
Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching: Evidence from Lesson Study – Mohan Chinnappan & Ui Hock Cheah
Characteristics of Problem Posing of Grade 9 Students on Geometric Tasks – Puay Huat Chua & Khoon Yoong Wong
Alternative Starting Point for Teaching Fractions – Jose Luis Cortina, Jana Visnovska & Claudia Zuniga
Concept Cartoons as a Way to Elicit Understandings and Encourage Reasoning about Decimals in Year 7 – Samone Davidson & Mike Askew
Block Model Approach in Problem Solving: Effects on Problem Solving Performance of the Grade V Pupils in Mathematics – Niño Jose P. de Guzman & Rene R. Belecina
Constructing and Consolidating Mathematical Entities in the Context of Whole-Class Discussion – Thérèse Dooley
Male Students’ Perspectives Concerning the Relevance of Mathematics – Pilot Study Findings – Michael Easey, Elizabeth Warren & Vince Geiger
Spatial Metaphors of the Number Line – Cris Edmonds-Wathen
Reinventing the Wheel: Historical Perspectives on Theories for Interpreting Discourse Patterns in Mathematics Classrooms -Nerida F. Ellerton, Pongchawee Vaiyavutjamai & M. A. (Ken) Clements
Young Children’s Metarepresentational Competence in Data Modelling – Lyn English
Challenges in Responding to Scaffolding Opportunities in the Mathematics Classroom – Sarah Ferguson
Using Classroom Episodes to Foster Prospective Teachers’ Didactical Knowledge: Issues for Teacher Education – Rosa Tomás Ferreira, Luís Menezes & Maria Helena Martinho
Interpreting Graphs: Students Developing an Understanding of Covariation – Noleine Fitzallen
Young Pedestrians’ Gendering of Mathematics: Australia and Spain – Helen Forgasz, Gilah Leder & Inés Ma Gómez-Chacón
The Progress of Grade 1 Students Who Participated in an Extending Mathematical Understanding Intervention Program – Ann Gervasoni, Linda Parish, Teresa Hadden, Carole Livesey, Kate Bevan, Melissa Croswell & Kathie Turkenburg
Auditing the Numeracy Demands of the Australian Curriculum – Merrilyn Goos, Shelley Dole & Vince Geiger
Gesture Types for Functions – Sandra Herbert
Evaluating Middle Years Students’ Proportional Reasoning – Annette Hilton, Geoff Hilton, Shelley Dole, Merrilyn Goos & Mia O’Brien
Singapore Students’ Performance on Australian and Singapore Assessment Items – Siew Yin Ho & Tom Lowrie
Developing Teacher Understanding of Early Algebraic Concepts Using Lesson Study – Jodie Hunter
Designing Opportunities for Prospective Teachers to Facilitate Mathematics Discussions in Classrooms – Roberta Hunter & Glenda Anthony
Professional Learning for Teaching Assistants and its Effect on Classroom Roles – Chris Hurst & Len Sparrow
Curriculum Leadership: Reforming and Reshaping Successful Practice in Remote and Regional Indigenous Education – Robyn Jorgensen (Zevenbergen)
Digital Games for Learning Mathematics: Possibilities and Limitations – Robyn Jorgensen (Zevenbergen) & Tom Lowrie
Influences of Metacognitive and Self-Regulated Learning Strategies for Reading on Mathematical Literacy of Adolescents in Australia and Singapore – Berinderjeet Kaur & Shaljan Areepattamannil
Identifying Stages in a Learning Hierarchy for Use in Formative Assessment – the Example of Line Graphs – Kaye Stacey, Beth Price & Vicki Steinle
Get Into Vocational Education (GIVE): Motivating Underperforming Students – Gillian Kidman, Tom Cooper & David Nutchey
Mathematical Proficiency and the Sustainability of Participation: A New Ball Game through a Poststructuralist Lens – Mary Klein
Developing a Culture of Collaboration – Janeen Lamb & Jana Visnovska
K-2 Make it Count Students’ Views of Mathematics – Gilah Leder & Helen Forgasz
Variation and Mathematics Pedagogy – Allen Leung
Supporting Secondary Novices’ Efforts to Implement Student- and Discourse-Centred Pedagogical Practices – Gary Lewis
The Hammer-and-Nail Phenomenon in Mathematics Education – Kien H. Lim
Impulsive-Analytic Disposition in Mathematical Problem Solving: A Survey and a Mathematics Test – Kien H. Lim & Amy Wagler
Teaching Algebra Conceptually: Student Achievement – Chris Linsell, Lynn Tozer, Megan Anakin, Anna Cox, Rachel Jones, Eric McAuslan, Donna Smith & Garry Turner
The Development of an Assessment Tool: Student Knowledge of the Concept of Place Value – Karen Major
Projects, Puzzles and other Pedagogies: Working with Kids to Solve Local Problems – Margaret Marshman
The Impact of a Professional Learning Intervention Designed to Enhance Year Six Students’ Computational Estimation Performance – Paula Mildenhall & Mark Hackling
An Exploration into Growing Patterns with Young Australian Indigenous Students – Jodie Miller & Elizabeth Warren
The Four-Three-Four Model: Drawing on Partitioning, Equivalence, and Unit-Forming in a Quotient Sub-Construct Fraction Task – Annie Mitchell
Virtual Mathematics Education: Using Second Life to Model and Reflect upon the Teaching of Mathematics – Tracey Muir
Developing Pedagogical Strategies to Promote Structural Thinking in Early Mathematics – Joanne T. Mulligan & Michael C. Mitchelmore
The Influence of Gender, Parents, and Background Variables on Perceived Usefulness of Mathematics among Grade 7 Students in Mozambique – Adelino Murimo
Problem Categorisation in Ratio – A Closer Look – Norhuda Musa & John Malone
Student Understanding of Large Numbers and Powers: The Effect of Incorporating Historical Ideas – Mala S. Nataraj & Michael O. J. Thomas
The Concept of Generalised Number: Valuable Lessons from the History of Algebra – Mala S. Nataraj & Michael O. J. Thomas
Mathematics Anxiety in Secondary School Students – Lay Keow Ng
Students’ Summaries of Mathematical Lectures: Comparing the Discourse of Students with the Discourse of Lectures – Magnus Österholm
Identity and Ethnomathematics Projects in Papua New Guinea – Kay Owens
Let’s Count: Evaluation of a Pilot Early Mathematics Program in Low Socioeconomic Locations in Australia – Bob Perry, Ann Gervasoni & Sue Dockett
Trialling a Professional Statistical Literacy Hierarchy for Teachers – Robyn Pierce, Helen Chick, Jane Watson, Michael Dalton & Magdalena Les
The Classicist and the Frequentist Approach to Probability within a TinkerPlots2 Combinatorial Problem – Theodosia Prodromou
Diffusion of the Mathematics Practical Paradigm in the Teaching of Problem Solving: Theory and Praxis – Khiok Seng Quek, Yew Hoong Leong, Eng Guan Tay, Tin Lam Toh & Jaguthsing Dindyal
Coordinating Known and Unknown Quantities in a Multiplicative Context: Problem Conceptualization, Affordances and Constraints – Ajay Ramful
Strategies Used by Students to Compare Two Data Sets – Robyn Reaburn
Exploring Student Reflective Practice during a Mathematical Modelling Challenge – Trevor Redmond, Raymond Brown, Joanne Sheehy & Harry Kanasa
Steps in Developing a Quality Whole Number Place Value Assessment for Years 3-6: Unmasking the “Experts” – Angela Rogers
On Diagnosis and Intervention: Helping Students with Special Needs Learn Fraction Ideas Involving Decimal Numbers – Rebecca Seah
Chinese Primary Students’ Mathematical Task Types Preferences – Wee Tiong Seah & Anastasios (Tasos) Barkatsas
Mathematical Modelling for Singapore Primary Classrooms: From a Teacher’s Lens – Cynthia Seto, Thomas Mary Magdalene, Ng Kit Ee Dawn, Chan Chun Ming Eric & Wanty Widjaja
Empirical Evidence for Niss’ Implemented Anticipation in Mathematising Realistic Situations – Gloria Stillman & Jill P. Brown
Supporting Teachers in Choosing and Using Challenging Mathematics Tasks – Peter Sullivan, Doug Clarke, Debbie Michaels, Angela Mornane & Anne Roche
Insights into Ways that teachers plan their Mathematics Teaching – Peter Sullivan, David Clarke, Doug Clarke, Peter Gould, David Leigh-Lancaster & Gerard Lewis
Students’ Ways of Knowing and Learning Mathematics and Their Ways of Interacting with Advanced Calculators – Hazel Tan
Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Mathematical Modelling Instruction – Liang Soon Tan & Keng Cheng Ang
Developing Mathematical Knowledge through Social Justice Pedagogy with Young Adult Arab Women – Mohammed Goma Tanko & Bill Atweh
Developing Mathematical Resilience among Aboriginal Students – Steve Thornton, Joanne Statton & Sophie Mountzouris
Use of Practical Worksheet in Teacher Education at the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Levels – Pee Choon Toh, Tin Lam Toh, Foo Him Ho & Khiok Seng Quek
The Effect of Small-Group Game Play Activities on Number Sense Performance – Rashidah Vapumarican & Manu Kapur
Average Revisited in Context – Jane Watson & Helen Chick
Teaching for Abstraction: Collaborative Teacher Learning – Paul White, Sue Wilson & Michael Mitchelmore
Australian Pre-Service Teachers Overseas Tour: Implications for Mathematics Teaching and Learning – Allan Leslie White
Investigating Pre-service Teachers’ Mathematics Anxiety Using the Revised Mathematics Anxiety Scale (RMARS) – Sue Wilson
A Revolving Model of Pre-service Teacher Development in Mathematics – Susanna Wilson
Nature of an Attitudes toward Learning Mathematics Questionnaire – Khoon Yoong Wong & Qian Chen
Profiling Students’ Capacities to Link Number and Algebra in Years 5, 6 and 7 in Nanjing, China – Wenbin Xu, Max Stephens & Qinqiong Zhang
Problem Posing in Mathematical Investigation – Joseph B. W. Yeo
Predictive Validity of Numeracy Entry Requirements for University: Pre-service Teachers’ Mathematics Knowledge and Attitudes – Jenny Young-Loveridge, Brenda Bicknell & Judith Mills
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
A Longitudinal Study Preparing Preservice Teachers to Learn and Teach Mathematics with Technology – Leah A. Nillas
Alleviating Maths Anxiety through Mentoring in an Emotional Intelligence Framework – Timothy Perkins
An Analysis of Students’ Strategies for Area Measurement and its Curricular Implications – Jeenath Rahaman
Classroom Goal Structure, Achievement Goals, and Achievement: A Multilevel Mediational Analysis of Longitudinal Data – Wenshu Luo & David Hogan
Critical Reflection as an Important Pathway to Pre-service Teachers’ Development (A Snapshot) – Kwee Gek Chua
Developing an Intervention Program for Students at Risk Drawing on the Strengths of Successful Existing Programs – Bernadette Long
Developing Computational Fluency in Multi-Digit Multiplication: A Learning Trajectory Approach – Kristen Tripet, Janette Bobis & Jenni Way
Developing Statistical Literacy: Student Learning and Teacher Education – Hélia Oliveira, Rosa Tomás Ferreira, Ana Henriques, João Pedro da Ponte, Carolina Carvalho, Ana Paula Canavarro & Susana Colaco
Do not Call on Me: Mathematics Anxiety among Students with Learning Differences – Michelle L.W. Bower & Suriza van der Sandt
Early Childhood Mathematics: The Case of More or Less – Mohan Chinnappan & Amy Chan
Examining Opportunities and Constraints in the Use of Context Based Experiences for Engaging Indigenous Australian Students in the Learning of Numeracy – Kate Naughtin
Harnessing the Power of Cloud Computing for Mathematical Modelling in Two Different Schools – Bock Boon Lim, Mei Chuen Chen, Trevor Redmond & Joanne Sheehy
iMPaCT-Math: Programming as a Means to Motivate Exploration of Foundational Algebraic Concepts – Kien H. Lim, Eric Freudenthal, Art Duval & Amy Wagler
Investigating the Interrelationships Between Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Student Achievement Within Vocational High School Context – Vesife Hatısaru
Problem@Web: A Project around an On-line Problem Solving Mathematical Competition in Portugal – Susana Carreira, Hélia Jacinto, Jaime Silva, Juan Rodriguez,Nélia Amado, Nuno Amaral, Rosa Tomas Ferreira, Sandra Nobre, Isa Martins & Silva Reis
Seeing is Believing: Building Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching Through Demonstration Lessons – Louise Hodgson
Teachers’ Perceptions of Student Engagement and Disengagement in Mathematics – Karen Skilling, Janette Bobis, Andrew Martin, Judy Anderson & Jenni Way
The Use of Open-Ended Tasks as an Instructional and Assessment Tool – Kum Fong Foo, Leng Low, Yen Ping Pang, Wai Leng Lye & Cherng Ginn Kenneth Lui
Transforming Children’s Mathematical and Scientific Development: A Longitudinal Study – Joanne Mulligan, Lyn English, Michael Mitchelmore & Nathan Crevensten
Translation of Word Problems by Year 6 Lower Ability Students: An Action Research Project – Min Chern Lim & Kai Kow Joseph Yeo
Using Students’ Algebraic Thinking to Support Teacher Learning – Shikha Takker
ROUND TABLES
Developing Self-Regulated Teacher Learners to Improve Student Outcomes in Mathematics – Janette Bobis, Jenni Way & Judy Anderson
Models and Modelling for the Future – Lyn D. English, Richard Lesh, Kit Ee Dawn Ng & Gloria Stillman
Professional Conversations among Mathematics Educators – Rosemary Callingham, Kim Beswick, Helen Chick, Julie Clark, Merrilyn Goos, Barry Kissane, Pep Serow, & Steve Thornton
Students’ Conceptions of Equality – Megan Anakin, Chris Linsell & Jeffrey Smith
Teachers’ Mathematical Knowledge and Practice – Mohan Chinnappan
Teaching Mathematics Respectfully: Preparing Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teachers – Robin Averill & Megan Clarkall 4 p missing
