Mathematics, Science &amp; Technology Education Academic Group

DR Scott Cameron

MRS Kate Copping

DR Merryn Dawborn-Gundlach

DR Ryan Dunn

DR Cristina Guarrella

DR Julia L. Hill

MR John V. Hughes

DR Carmel Mesiti

A/Prof Victoria Millar

DR Catherine Pearn

DR Emily Rochette

Projects

Projects conducted by research group members

Displaying 10 projects from 25 for the research group.

Teacher Shortage in Germany and Australia

2024 - 2029

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Transforming STEM Assessment in Early Childhood Education

2024 - 2027

Active

Reimagining the Principalship: Jobcrafting for Principal Job Satisfaction and Retention

2026 - 2027

Active

Literature Review and Problem Identification for Birth to Year 10 Learning and Teaching of Science

2020 - 2025

Science Teachers’ Professional Competencies Related to Scientific Reasoning: Relationship With Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Beliefs

Best Models for Online Teaching of Maths

2022 - 2022

Investigating Teacher Noticing and Decision Making Through Identifying Teacher Classroom Decision Cues Mid-Lesson

2021 - 2022

Scholarly Works

Scholarly Works by research group members

Displaying 10 scholarly works from 692 for the research group.

Addressing the Problem of Teacher Shortage in the Australian Educational Context

Lesleigh Dawborn-Gundlach

Book Chapter | 2925

In the 21st Century, teacher shortages have become a serious challenge for education systems in countries across the globe. Some f..

A comparative study of expert, AI, and no external feedback on mathematics teacher learning outcomes in reflective practice

Y Ning, WT Seah, J Chen, J Liu, P Tan

Journal article | 2026 | Computers and Education

Feedback is crucial for teacher professional development, yet most studies focus on a single source (e.g., experts or peers). Long..

Mathematics teachers’ perceptions of teaching strategies when adopting a STEM approach

E Every, L Ball, J van Driel

Journal article | 2026 | Mathematics Education Research Journal

An integrated approach to teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is prioritised in many countries, incl..

Does Teacher Noticing Matter for Students’ Science Content Learning Outcomes? Evidence From a Large-Scale Empirical Study

KKH Chan, J She, J van Driel, X Hu

Journal article | 2026 | Journal of Teacher Education

Although teacher noticing is regarded as a critical component of teacher expertise that matters for student learning, empirical ev..

Identifying story types of PhD candidates lecturing in higher professional education: “ups and downs”, “turnaround”, “continuous growth”, and “scholarly recognition”

MA van Winkel, RM van der Rijst, W Kuijer-Siebelink, F Basten, AM Sools, RF Poell, JH van Driel

Journal article | 2026 | Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education

Purpose – Guided by the quest concept, this study aims to explore how profession-focused PhD candidates, who are concurrently lect..

Uncovering Science Education in Australian Early Childhood Teacher Qualifications

C Guarrella, C Cohrssen, N Lilley

Journal article | 2026 | Research in Science Education

Despite the existence of a national Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education agenda highlighting the impo..

Becoming-with-others: Young people's aspirations for social change in the context of community

A Humphries, M Toscano, S Arndt

Journal article | 2026 | International Journal of Educational Research

Young people today are in a constant state of becoming, yet in an individualised world, their complex interactions with peers are ..

Emotion Research in Science Teacher Education

Alberto Bellocchi, Julia Hill, Louisa Tomas, Tanya Doyle

Book | 2026

This volume provides a systematic review of research on preservice and inservice science teacher education, focusing on the growin..

Examining principals’ practices for identifying and nurturing middle leadership

R Dunn, P Thompson

Journal article | 2026 | Professional Development in Education

This study investigates how principals, as instructional leaders, support the identification and development of middle leaders in ..

Educational design research as a form of teacher professional learning: a systematic review

M Liu, D Gurr, R Dunn

Journal article | 2026 | Asia Pacific Education Review

This study examines teacher professional learning (PL) in Educational Design Research (EDR) through a systematic review, integrati..

News

News by research group members

Displaying 9 news articles from 9 for the research group.

‘I was scared’: many student teachers had bad maths experiences at school. Here’s how they can do better

Tracey Muir, Julia Hill, Sharyn Livy

What do you remember about maths at school? Did you whizz through the problems and enjoy getting the answers right? Or did you often feel l..

December 10, 2024

The challenge to retain second-career teachers

Babak Dadvand, Merryn Dawborn-Gundlach

We knew before COVID-19 hit that teacher education in Australia faced a twin challenge: there’s limited appeal for high-achieving graduates..

July 30, 2020

Students in Melbourne will go back to remote schooling. Here's what we learnt last time and how to make it better

Wee Tiong Seah, Cath Pearn, Daniela Acquaro

On Sunday, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced government school students in prep to Year 10 in metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitch..

July 12, 2020

Being a teacher during COVID-19

Natasha Ziebell, Daniela Acquaro, Wee Tiong Seah, Catherine Pearn

COVID-19 thrust our school communities into a rapid transition to remote learning which affected almost every facet of school-based educati..

July 5, 2020

Getting more women into technology careers. Now.

Joanne Blannin, Jan Van Driel

The number of women studying technology has fallen this century from one in four women to one in 10. The importance of Science, Technology,..

August 24, 2017

Realising the promise of STEM education

Jan Van Driel

The lack of students studying the so-called STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) is a perennial issue in Wester..

August 15, 2017

Lessons to learn from the International Baccalaureate

Merryn Dawborn-Gundlach

It boasts an internationally recognised accreditation and develops a broad skillset, critical thinking and cultural awareness – so it’s no ..

January 17, 2017

Container deposit laws past their use-by date

Dick Gross, Maurizio Toscano, Paul Carter

The old-fashioned approach to recycling in which consumers pay a redeemable deposit on drink containers is popular among all kinds of peopl..

June 18, 2013

Thanks to China, our carbon price is here to stay

Maurizio Toscano, Dick Gross, Paul Carter

A recent agreement between Australia and China to cooperate on climate change could be a tipping point that makes the Coalition’s pledge to..

April 17, 2013