Honorary Professor Merrilyn Goos
Honorary Professor

Merrilyn Goos

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Background

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.

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Fields of research

Curriculum and pedagogy Education

Qualifications

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

Research interests

  • Mathematics and technology education

  • Teacher education

  • Sociocultural anlaysis of classroom discourse and interaction

  • Metacognition and mathematical thinking

Search Professor Merrilyn Goos’s works on UQ eSpace

274 works between 1994 and 2025
All (274) Journal Article (92) Book Chapter (43) Conference Publication (118) Book (7) Other Outputs (7) Edited Outputs (7)

161 - 180 of 274 works

2008

Conference Publication

Respecting diversity and choice in supporting professional learning: Outcomes from an initiative within a higher education context.

Goos, Merrilyn, Hughes, Clair and Webster-Wright, Ann (2008). Respecting diversity and choice in supporting professional learning: Outcomes from an initiative within a higher education context.. European Association for Research into Learning and Instruction: Professional Development, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland, 27-29th August, 2008.

Respecting diversity and choice in supporting professional learning: Outcomes from an initiative within a higher education context.

2008

Conference Publication

Critique and transformation in researcher-teacher relationships in mathematics education

Goos, Merrilyn (2008). Critique and transformation in researcher-teacher relationships in mathematics education. Symposium on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of ICMI, Rome, Italy, 5-8 March 2008. Genève, Switzerland: International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI).

Critique and transformation in researcher-teacher relationships in mathematics education

2008

Journal Article

Developing a communal identity as beginning teachers of mathematics: Emergence of an online community of practice

Goos, Merrilyn E. and Bennison, Anne (2008). Developing a communal identity as beginning teachers of mathematics: Emergence of an online community of practice. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 11 (1), 41-60. doi: 10.1007/s10857-007-9061-9

Developing a communal identity as beginning teachers of mathematics: Emergence of an online community of practice

2008

Conference Publication

Towards a sociocultural framework for understanding the work of mathematics teacher-educator-researchers

Goos, Merrilyn (2008). Towards a sociocultural framework for understanding the work of mathematics teacher-educator-researchers. MERGA31: Navigating currents and charting directions, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 28 June - 1 July 2008. Brisbane, Australia: MERGA.

Towards a sociocultural framework for understanding the work of mathematics teacher-educator-researchers

2008

Conference Publication

Productive pedagogies: Working with disciplines and teacher and student voices

Mills, M. and Goos, M. (2008). Productive pedagogies: Working with disciplines and teacher and student voices. Annual Conference of the Australian Association for Research on Education, Fremantle, W.A., 25-29 November 2007. Coldstream, Vic.: AARE.

Productive pedagogies: Working with disciplines and teacher and student voices

2008

Book Chapter

Research on the pre-service education of teachers of mathematics

Goos, M., Smith, T. and Thornton, S. (2008). Research on the pre-service education of teachers of mathematics. Research in Mathematics Education in Australasia 2004-2007. (pp. 291-312) edited by H. Forgasz, A. Barkatsas, A. Bishop and B. Clarke. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers. doi: 10.1163/9789087905019_015

Research on the pre-service education of teachers of mathematics

2008

Book Chapter

Sociocultural perspectives on learning to teach mathematics

Goos, M. (2008). Sociocultural perspectives on learning to teach mathematics. International Handbook of Mathematics Teacher Education: Vol. 4 The Mathematics Educator as a Developing Professional. (pp. 75-91) edited by B. Jaworski and T. Wood. Netherlands: Sense Publishers. doi: 10.1163/9789087905521_006

Sociocultural perspectives on learning to teach mathematics

2008

Other Outputs

The Queensland longitudinal study of teaching and learning

Mills, M., Goos, M. and Keddie, A. (2008). The Queensland longitudinal study of teaching and learning. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Education Queensland.

The Queensland longitudinal study of teaching and learning

2008

Edited Outputs

Navigating currents and charting directions: proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia

Goos, Merrilyn E., Brown, Ray and Makar, Katie eds. (2008). Navigating currents and charting directions: proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. MERGA31: navigating currents and charting directions, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 28 June-1 July 2008. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia.

Navigating currents and charting directions: proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia

2008

Conference Publication

CAS enabled devices as provocative agents in the process of mathematical modelling

Vince Geiger, Goos, Merrilyn, Redmond, Trevor, Faragher, Rhonda and Lowe, Jim (2008). CAS enabled devices as provocative agents in the process of mathematical modelling. ICME 11 - 11th International Congress on Mathematical Education, Monterrey, Mexico, 6 - 13 July 2008. not found: ICME.

CAS enabled devices as provocative agents in the process of mathematical modelling

2007

Journal Article

Problem solving and working mathematically: An Australian perspective

Clarke, D., Goos, M. E. and Morony. W. (2007). Problem solving and working mathematically: An Australian perspective. ZDM The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 39 (5-6), 475-490. doi: 10.1007/s11858-007-0045-0

Problem solving and working mathematically: An Australian perspective

2007

Other Outputs

Academic review of the Draft Standards for the Essential Learnings of the Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Framework

Gilbert, R. and Goos, M. (2007). Academic review of the Draft Standards for the Essential Learnings of the Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Framework.

Academic review of the Draft Standards for the Essential Learnings of the Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Framework

2007

Journal Article

Tutor and teacher timescapes: Lessons from a home-school partnership

Coco, A., Goos, M. and Kostogriz, A. (2007). Tutor and teacher timescapes: Lessons from a home-school partnership. Australian Educational Researcher, 34 (1), 73-87. doi: 10.1007/BF03216851

Tutor and teacher timescapes: Lessons from a home-school partnership

2007

Journal Article

Home, school and community partnerships in numeracy education: An Australian perspective

Goos, M., Lowrie, T. and Jolly, L. (2007). Home, school and community partnerships in numeracy education: An Australian perspective. The Montana Mathematics Enthusiast, Monograph 1, 7-24.

Home, school and community partnerships in numeracy education: An Australian perspective

2007

Book Chapter

Invited commentary of 'Beyond standard models: Meeting the challenge of modelling'

Goos, M. (2007). Invited commentary of 'Beyond standard models: Meeting the challenge of modelling'. Stepping Stones for the 21st Century: Australasian Mathematics Education. (pp. 184-184) edited by G. C. Leder and H. J. Forgasz. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.

Invited commentary of 'Beyond standard models: Meeting the challenge of modelling'

2007

Conference Publication

Implementing good assessment practice: A mentoring program to enhance the professional learning of course coordinators

Goos, M. E., Hughes, C. P. and Webster-Wright, A. (2007). Implementing good assessment practice: A mentoring program to enhance the professional learning of course coordinators. The Evaluation and Assessment Conference, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 29 - 30, November.

Implementing good assessment practice: A mentoring program to enhance the professional learning of course coordinators

2007

Conference Publication

Teachers researching with university academics

Novotna, J., Brown, L. and Goos, M. (2007). Teachers researching with university academics. Joint Meeting of PME 32 and PME-NA, Morelia, Michocan, Mexico, 17-21 July 2008. Morelia, Mexico: PME.

Teachers researching with university academics

2007

Conference Publication

Supporting an investigative approach to teaching secondary school mathematics: A professional development model

Goos, Merrilyn, Dole, Shelley and Makar, Katie (2007). Supporting an investigative approach to teaching secondary school mathematics: A professional development model. Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Conference, Hobart, Australia, 2-6 July 2007. Adelaide, Australia: MERGA.

Supporting an investigative approach to teaching secondary school mathematics: A professional development model

2007

Conference Publication

Technology use in secondary mathematics classrooms: A survey of Queensland teachers

Goos, M. E. and Bennison, A. B. (2007). Technology use in secondary mathematics classrooms: A survey of Queensland teachers. Engaging Pedagogies, Adelaide, SA, 27-30 November, 2006. Coldstream, Vic: AARE.

Technology use in secondary mathematics classrooms: A survey of Queensland teachers

2007

Book

Teaching Secondary School Mathematics: Research and Practice for the 21st Century

Goos, M. E., Stillman, G. and Vale, C. (2007). Teaching Secondary School Mathematics: Research and Practice for the 21st Century. 1 ed. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin.

Teaching Secondary School Mathematics: Research and Practice for the 21st Century

Past funding

  • 2015 - 2016
    Building an evidence base for best practice in mathematics education
    University of Tasmania
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Numeracy teaching across the curriculum in Queensland: Resources for teachers
    Queensland College of Teachers
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Inspiring mathematics and science in teacher education
    OLT Enhancing the Training of Mathematics and Science Teachers Program (ETMST)
    Open grant
  • 2014
    The application of standards-based assessment across school subjects and underlying learning objectives in the senior years of schooling
    Queensland Department of Education, Training and Employment
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Is Maths for me? Understanding and promoting disadvantaged students' academic aspirations for Mathematics (ARC Discovery Project led by the Australian Catholic University)
    Australian Catholic University
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2019
    The Science of Learning Research Centre
    ARC Special Research Initiative for a Science of Learning Research Centre
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Teachers using classroom data well: Identifying key features of effective practices
    Queensland College of Teachers
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Practice to academy transition
    OLT Seed Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Sustaining numeracy curriculum leadership: A whole school approach
    Archdiocese of Brisbane Catholic Education
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Enhancing numeracy learning and teaching across the curriculum
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    Enhancing proportional reasoning, a fundamental but elusive cornerstone of numeracy, through educational technology applications
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Building the culture of evidence-based practice in teacher preparation for mathematics teaching
    ALTC Competitive Grants
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Leading numeracy learning
    Archdiocese of Brisbane Catholic Education
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Framework (QCAR) Phase 2 Evaluation
    Education Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Proportional Reasoning as a Key for Numeracy: Enhancing Middle School Students' Numeracy Outcomes through Technology-Mediated Cross-Curricular Learning Activities
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Numeracy in the Learning Areas (Middle Years)
    Department of Education and Children's Services South Australia
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    Assessment policy and impact on practice: sharpening the policy review process in Australian universities
    ALTC Priority Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Longitudinal Study of Teaching and Learning in Queensland State Schools (Initial Phase): Observation of Classroom Practice and its Relationship to Student Outcome at Baseline
    Department of Education and the Arts
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Building capacity for asessment leadership via professional development and mentoring of course coordinators
    Carrick Associate Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Designing Technology-Enriched Pedagogy In Secondary Mathematics Education
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2003
    Home, School and Community Partnerships to Support Children's Numeracy
    Department of Education, Science, and Training
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2004
    The role of technology-enriched, technology-mediated learning communities in reforming mathematics teacher education
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2001
    Technology enriched teaching and learning of secondary school mathematics: Issues in the professionalisation of beginning teachers
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

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  • Collaborative learning
  • Education - mathematics
  • Education - teachers
  • Education and technology
  • Mathematics education
  • Teacher education
  • Teaching maths
  • Technology and teaching maths
  • Technology in teaching
  • University teaching

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