Contact Details
| Organization: | Melbourne Graduate School of Education |
| Position: | PROFESSOR - SCIENCE & MATHS EDUCATION |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.edfac.unimelb.edu.au/cgi-bin/public/staff_profile.cgi?id=1949 |
| Work: | 8344 8511 |
| Mobile: | 0402 352 005 |
| Fax: | 8344 1058 |
| Building: | Alice Hoy Building |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|
| Educational psychology; Learning; Socio-cultural models of learning | Australia |
| Mathematics education; Classroom Research; International comparative research | Australia |
| Assessment and evaluation; Open-ended tasks; Relationship between assessment and instruction | Australia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate Diploma in Education | University of Melbourne | ||
| Master of Science | University of Melbourne | ||
| Doctor of Philosophy | Monash University |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Rehabilitation and Therapy: Occupational and Physical (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321024)
- Educational Psychology (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330101)
- Sociology of Education (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330103)
- Educational Policy, Administration and Management (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330104)
- Comparative Education (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330106)
- Educational Technology and Media (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330107)
- Assessment and Evaluation (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330109)
- Education Studies not elsewhere classified (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330199)
- Curriculum Studies: Mathematics Education (CURRICULUM STUDIES) (330202)
- Curriculum Studies: Science Education (CURRICULUM STUDIES) (330203)
- Curriculum Theory and Development (CURRICULUM STUDIES) (330206)
- Curriculum Studies not elsewhere classified (CURRICULUM STUDIES) (330299)
- Teacher Education: Primary (PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS) (330302)
- Teacher Education: Secondary (PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS) (330303)
- Professional Development of Teachers not elsewhere classified (PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS) (330399)
- Other Education (OTHER EDUCATION) (339999)
- Learning, Memory, Cognition and Language (PSYCHOLOGY) (380102)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Data, image and text equipment (COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT) (671304)
- Communication equipment not elsewhere classified (COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT) (671399)
- Scientific instrumentation (INSTRUMENTATION) (671401)
- Information processing services (COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES) (700103)
- Occupational, speech and physiotherapy (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730303)
- Primary education (EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY EDUCATION) (740102)
- Secondary education (SECONDARY EDUCATION) (740201)
- Higher education (HIGHER EDUCATION) (740301)
- Continuing education (OTHER EDUCATION) (749902)
- Education across cultures (OTHER EDUCATION) (749904)
- Education policy (OTHER EDUCATION) (749906)
- Education and training not elsewhere classified (OTHER EDUCATION) (749999)
- Communication across languages and cultures (COMMUNICATION) (751005)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classroom learning project | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage International Awards | 01/01/2002 |
| VISUALGRID: GRID-ENABLED INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE ENTRY, RETRIEVAL AND ANALYSIS OF VIDEO DATA IN EDUCATION AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | ARC Special Research Initiatives E-Research | 01/01/2005 |
| Responsibility for knowledge generation in Australian and Korean mathematics classrooms: beyond the teacher-centred/student-centred dichotomy | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2005 |
| NUMERACY: EFFECTIVE PRACTICE PROJECT | Chief Investigator | DEPT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING | Research Grant | 01/03/2005 |
| Strengthening Standards of Teaching through Linking Standards and Teacher Learning: The Development of Professional Standards for Teaching School Geography | Chief Investigator | VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF TEACHING, GEOGRAPHY TEACHERS ASSOC, AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/01/2007 |
| VIDEO BROKER: A NATIONAL STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL PORTAL FOR THE CEST PROJECT (CAPTURING EFFECTIVE SCIENCE TEACHING) | Chief Investigator | VIC PARTNERSHIP FOR ADVANCED COMPUTING LTD | E-Research Program Scheme | 01/03/2007 |
| An investigation of causal relations between complex classroom practices and science learning using high capacity new research technologies and multiple theory-testing | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2008 |
| THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSROOM RESEARCH COLLABORATION | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage International Awards | 01/01/2008 |
| The International Classroom Lexicon Project | Chief Investigator | SPENCER FOUNDATION | Small Grants | 19/01/2009 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.