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MS LYNDA BALL



Contact Details

Organization: Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Position: LECTURER IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
Email:
Homepage: http://staff.edfac.unimelb.edu.au/~lball/
Work: 8344 8528
Fax: 8344 3742
Room: 704
Level: 07
Building: Doug Mcdonell Building
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
Mathematics and technology; Student learning; Teacher development Australia
Secondary mathematics; Student learning; Technology; Teacher development Australia
Teaching and learning with Computer Algebra Systems (CAS) Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science Education Melbourne College of Advanced Education 31-Dec-1988
Master of Education Victoria University of Technology 31-Dec-2001

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

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.

Publications in 2007

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Using technology in high-stakes assessment: How teachers balance by-hand and automated techniques
    Year: 2007
    Event name: Fourth East Asia Regional Conference on Mathematics Education [EARCOME4]: Meeting challenges of developing quality mathematics education
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of EARCOME4 2007: Meetng Challenges of Developing Quality Mathematics Education
    Page numbers: 90-97
    Publisher: School of Educational Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia
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Publications in 2006

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Coming to appreciate the pedagogical uses of CAS
    Year: 2006
    Event name: 30th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 30th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
    Volume: 3
    Page numbers: 105-112
    Publisher: Charles University in Prague(Prague)
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  • Communicating Mathematical Working in a CAS Classroom: What is important and what might change?
    Year: 2006
    Event name: Mathematics-The Way Forward
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the Mathematical Association of Victoria's Forty-Third Annual Conference:Mathematics -The Way Forwardd
    Page numbers: 32-40
    Publisher: The Mathematical Association of Victoria(Brunswick)
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Computer Software Products

  • Mathematics Developmental Continuum P-10
    Year: 2006
    Version:: 1
    Publisher: Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
    Place: ,
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Audio Visual Recordings

    Publications in 2005

    Book Chapters

    • Teaching Strategies for Developing Judicious Technology Use
      Year: 2005
      Book: Technology-supported mathematics learning environments
      Publisher: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics(Reston)
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    Journal Articles

    • Mathematics from still and moving images


      Year: 2005
      Journal: Australian Mathematics Teacher
      Volume: 61
      Issue: 3
      Page numbers: 26-31
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    Conference Publications/Papers

    • Good CAS written records: Insight from teachers
      Year: 2005
      Event name: PME 29: the 29th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
      Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 29th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
      Volume: 2
      Page numbers: 113-120
      Publisher: The University of Melbourne(Parkville)
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    • Middle School CAS: Opportunities and Challenges for Teachers and Students
      Year: 2005
      Event name: Mathematics - Celebrating Achievement: MAV's 42nd Annual Conference
      Conference Publication: Mathematics - Celebrating Achievement: Proceedings of MAV's 42nd Annual Conference
      Page numbers: 25-34
      Publisher: The Mathematical Association of Victoria(Melbourne)
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    • Students' Views on Using CAS in Senior Mathematics
      Year: 2005
      Event name: MERGA 28 2005 - the 28th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
      Conference Publication: Building Connections: Theory, Research and Practice (Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia)
      Volume: 1
      Page numbers: 121-128
      Publisher: MERGA(Sydney)
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    Publications in 2004

    Journal Articles

    • Researchers and teachers working together to deal with the issues, opportunities and challenges of implementing CAS into the senior secondary mathematics classroom
      Year: 2004
      Journal: ZDM: Zentralblatt fur Didaktik der Mathematik
      Volume: 36
      Issue: 1
      Page numbers: 27-31
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    Conference Publications/Papers

    • A New Practice Evolving in Learning Mathematics: Differences in Students' Written Records with CAS
      Year: 2004
      Event name: PME28: 28th Conference of the Internatioinal Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
      Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 28th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
      Volume: 2
      Page numbers: 87-94
      Publisher: Bergen University College(Bergen)
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    • CAS: Trainer wheels for algebra using T189
      Year: 2004
      Event name: Towards Excellence in Mathematics: the Forty-first Annual Conference of the Mathematics Association of Victoria
      Conference Publication: Towards Excellence in Mathematics
      Page numbers: 13-21
      Publisher: The Mathematical Association of Victoria(Melbourne)
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    • Emerging practices for recording written solutions in a classroom
      Year: 2004
      Event name: European Conference ITEM - Intergrating Technologies into Mathematics Education
      Conference Publication: On line Proceedings of the European Conference ITEM
      Page numbers: 1-10
      Publisher: IUFM(Reims)
      Author(s):
    • Mathematics From Still and Moving Images
      Year: 2004
      Event name: Towards Excellence in Mathematics: the Forty-first Annual Conference of the Mathematics Association of Victoria
      Conference Publication: Towards Excellence in Mathematics: Proceedings of the Forty-first Annual Conference of the Mathematics Association of Victoria
      Page numbers: 13-21
      Publisher: The Mathematical Association of Victoria(Melbourne)
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    Publications in 2003

    Book Chapters

    • What Should Students Record When Solving Problems with CAS?
      Year: 2003
      Book: Computer Algebra Systems in Secondary School Mathematics Education
      Publisher: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics(Reston)
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    Journal Articles

    • Communication of mathematical thinking in examinations: Features of CAS and non-CAS student written records for a common year 12 examination question
      Year: 2003
      Journal: International Journal of Computer Algebra in Mathematics Education
      Volume: 10
      Issue: 3
      Page numbers: 183-195
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    Conference Publications/Papers

    • Communication of mathematical thinking in examinations: A comparison of CAS and non-CAS student written responses
      Year: 2003
      Event name: CAME 2003 - The Third CAME Symposium: Learning in a CAS Environment: Mind-Machine Interaction, Curriculum & Assessment
      Conference Publication: CAME 2003 - The Third CAME Symposium: Learning in a CAS Environment: Mind-Machine Interaction, Curriculum & Assessment
      Page numbers: 4-12
      Publisher: Computer Algebra in Mathematics Education(Birmingham)
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    • Recognising Equivalent Algebraic Expressions: An Important Component Of Algebraic Expectation For Working With CAS
      Year: 2003
      Event name: PME27/PME-NA25 (27th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education held jointly with the 25th Conference of PME-NA)
      Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 2003 Joint Meeting of PME and PMENA
      Volume: 4
      Page numbers: 15-22
      Publisher: College of Education, University of Hawai'i(Honolulu)
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    Publications in 2002

    Conference Publications/Papers

    • Expanding algebra by substituting CAS
      Year: 2002
      Event name: Mathematics Association of Victoria 39th Annual Conference
      Conference Publication: Valuing Mathematics in Society
      Page numbers: 348-364
      Publisher: The Mathematical Association of Victoria(Melbourne)
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    • So, what do I write down? I've solved the whole problem using CAS
      Year: 2002
      Event name: Visit-me (Vienna International Symposium on Integrating Technology into Mathematics Education)
      Conference Publication: VISIT-ME-2002
      Page numbers: 1-13
      Publisher: B K Teachware
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    Publications in 2001

    Journal Articles

    • New literacies for mathematics: A new view of solving equations
      Year: 2001
      Journal: The Mathematics Educator
      Volume: 6
      Issue: 1
      Page numbers: 55-62
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    Conference Publications/Papers

    • Assessing algebraic expectation
      Year: 2001
      Event name: Twenty-Fourth Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Incorporated
      Conference Publication: Numeracy and Beyond
      Volume: 1
      Page numbers: 66-73
      Publisher: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia(Turramurra)
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    • Solving equations: Will a more general approach be possible with CAS?
      Year: 2001
      Event name: 12th ICMI Study Conference
      Conference Publication: The Future of the Teaching and Learning of Algebra
      Volume: 1
      Page numbers: 48-52
      Publisher: Department of Science and Mathematics Education The University of Melbourne(Parkville)
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    • Teaching senior maths with CAS: Major issues for curriculum, assessment and teaching
      Year: 2001
      Event name: 2001 A Mathematical Odyssey
      Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 38th Annual MAV Conference: 2001 A Mathematical Odyssey
      Page numbers: 265-275
      Publisher: The Mathematical Association of Victoria(Brunswick)
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