Honorary Professor Merrilyn Goos

Honorary Professor

School of Education
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Overview

My research in mathematics education focuses on mathematical thinking, technology and mathematics learning, and mathematics teacher education.

Merrilyn Goos has worked in mathematics education for 25 years as a teacher, researcher, and teacher educator. She is a Professor in the School of Education, and from 2008-2012 was Director of the Teaching and Educational Development Institute at The University of Queensland. Previously she taught pre-service and postgraduate courses in mathematics education. Her research has been guided by sociocultural theories of learning in investigating metacognition and mathematical thinking, analysing pedagogical issues in introducing educational technologies into mathematics teaching and learning, and studying how communities of practice are established and maintained in secondary mathematics classrooms and teacher education contexts.

Research Interests

  • Mathematics and technology education
  • Teacher education
  • Sociocultural anlaysis of classroom discourse and interaction
  • Metacognition and mathematical thinking

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Masters (Coursework) of Educational Studies (Adv), The University of Queensland
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Education, The University of Queensland
  • Postgraduate Diploma, Griffith University
  • Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland

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Publications

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Grants (Administered at UQ)

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Completed Supervision