Faculty of Arts and Education

School of Education


    Susie Groves

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Position Associate Professor
Email susie.groves@deakin.edu.au
Area School of Education
Phone +61 3 924 46405
Campus Burwood
Location M 3.19
Role and profile Associate Professor in Mathematics Education
Teaching responsibilities • Strand co-ordinator for Mathematics in Bachelor of Primary Education (Mathematics) & Bachelor of Primary Education (Science)-- Malaysia
• Unit Chair ESM704 Problem Solving and Modelling
• Unit Chair ESM415 Problem Solving in the Classroom
• Unit Chair EEM301/ESM300 Numeracy Across the Curriculum
• Unit Chair EMM400 Applications of Mathematics
Research interests • Mathematics education in general
• Problem solving and modelling
• Use of technology
• Mathematics classrooms functioning as communities of inquiry
• Cross-cultural research into mathematics learning and teaching
• Lesson Study as a means of professional development
Current research projects SiMERR (The National Centre of Science,Information and Communication Technology, and Mathematics Education for Rural and Regional Australia) & Deakin University 2009: ICT Use in Primary School Mathematics, Esther Loong, Brian Doig & Susie Groves

Australian Research Council & Victorian Department of Education and Training 2003-2007: Improving Middle Years Mathematics and Science, Russell Tytler, Susie Groves, Annette Gough, with Brian Doig, Linda Darby, Christine Kakkinen

Deakin University 2004: Talking Across Cultures: An International Collaborative Study of Student’s Mathematical Explanations, Susie Groves, Brian Doig, Toshiakira Fujii, Tokyo Gakugei University, Yoshinori Shimizu, University of Tsukuba, & Julianna Szendrei, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest

Doctoral projects currently supervised:

Multi-dimensional Assessment of Student Capability in Mathematics and Science

Nurses’ Perceived and Actual Medication Calculation Behaviours

Recent doctoral completions:

Subject Cultures and Pedagogy: Comparing Mathematics and Science

The Role of Practical Activities in the Teaching of Upper Primary Science
Qualifications MSc DipEd Melb, PhD ANU, Grad Dip Ops Res Monash
Research link View Deakin associated research data

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22nd April 2013