A/Prof. Wanty Widjaja

Associate Professor Wanty Widjaja is the Associate Head of School International and Engagement of the School of Education. Wanty's research focuses on understanding complexity of classroom practices and examining ways to support teacher professional learning and student mathematical reasoning. Two recent and notable Category 1 and 2 grant successes are Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project Primary teachers adaptive expertise in interdisciplinary maths and science (2021-2024) and Secondary Mathematics and Science initiative for out-of-field teachers funded by Victorian Department of Education and Training (2020-current). In 2023, Wanty led a successful Australia Awards Fellowship 'Vietnam-Australia partnership for digital transformation in higher education' funded by Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Prior to joining Deakin in 2012, Wanty worked as a mathematics teacher educator in Indonesia and Singapore. She has continued to strengthen research partnerships with researchers from the Netherlands, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Indonesia on Lesson Study, design-based research, teacher professional learning, and STEM education.

Mathematical modelling, Educational design research, Professional noticing, Design of contextualised tasks, Realistic Mathematics Mathematics, Lesson Study, Video-based research methodology.

Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)

The Mathematical Association of Victoria (MAV)
Indonesian Mathematical Society (IndoMS)

ESM303 Primary Mathematics Lesson Study

EPM742 Fostering Primary Children's Mathematical Development 

ESM 210/211 Children and Mathematics: Developing Mathematics Concepts 

ESM 310 Teacher and Mathematics: Creating an inquiry-based classroom

ETM 709 Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics 7-10: Number 

Mathematics education, International education

Mathematics Education, Design-based research methodology, lesson study

• Education

Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasian (2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019)

South East Asean-Design Research (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024)

The World Associations of Lesson Studies (WALS) Conference (2014, 2018, 2019, 2020)

Mathematics Association of Victoria  (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)

East Asian Research Conference on Mathematics Education (2010, 2013)

Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (2013, 2017)

Associate Head of School International and Engagement (2021-present)

Course Director of the Bachelor of Education (Primary) (2017-2020)

Bachelor of Education Selection Committee (2012)

Faculty of Arts and Education Human Ethics Advisory Research Group (2014-2018)

Canada Coordinator, Global Experience Program (2013-2014)

World Association of Lesson Study Council Member (2024-present)

Editorial Board, Prime Number (2012-2015)

Editorial Board, JIMS-B journal (2012-present)

Editorial Board, MTED (2020-2021)

World Association of Lesson and Learning Studies (WALS)

Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)

Indonesian Mathematical Society (IndoMS)

2023 Faculty of Arts and Education Student and Alumni Engagement Award, Deakin University

2017 School of Education Teaching Award, Deakin University

• Winarti, D. W, Widjaja, W., & Razi, F. (2023). Promoting spatial reasoning of early childhood educators to support numeracy learning. Faculty of UIII and Deakin University joint research (2023, $4,000)
• Widjaja, W., Loong, E., Hubber, P., Arranda, G. with Tytler, R. (mentor) and Sarkim (EI). Promoting interdisciplinary secondary mathematics and science teaching through real-world tasks: A cross-national study in Australia and Indonesia. REDI RDG Project (2016, $19,819)
• Widjaja, W. Xu, L., Li, J. Jobling, W. with Vale, C. (mentor)
  Enhancing primary school teachers’ professional noticing through artefact-stimulated recall. CREFI RDG Project (2015, $15,000).
• Vale, C., Bragg, L., Herbert, S., Loong, E., Widjaja, W. Primary school teachers’ and students’ perceptions and understanding of mathematical reasoning. (2013-2014, $12,000).
• Groves, S., Doig, B., Vale, C., Widjaja, W. Implementing structured problem solving through lesson study. Faculty near missed ARC funding, Deakin University. (2013, $13,000).
• Groves, S., Doig, B., Vale, C., Widjaja, W., Implementing structured problem solving through lesson study. CREFI RDG  Deakin University. (2012, $19,700).