Overview
Background
I am a senior lecturer in mathematics education at the University of Queensland. My research centres around design and theorising of resources for teaching mathematics well. This includes development of classroom mathematical activities, in which students encounter significant mathematical ideas and joy of the experience; support of mathematics teachers’ work so that they can organise their classrooms for their students' meaningful engagement with mathematics; and inquiries into history of mathematics and education aimed at understanding of possibilities for change. I have served as an editor of the Australian Mathematics Education Journal and currently am the Vice President for Publications within Mathematics Eudctaion Research Group of Australasia (MERGA), and an IPC member for the International Symposium on Elementary Mathematics Teaching.
I completed a Magister degree in mathematics at Comenius University in Slovakia and a PhD in mathematics education at Vanderbilt University in the USA. Before taking my role at UQ, I have taught middle-years mathematics and lectured in mathematics and mathematics education at Comenius, Vanderbilt, and University of California, Santa Cruz. As part of my research, I regularly spend time in schools and classrooms.
Availability
- Dr Jana Visnovska is:
- Not available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Research) of Mathematics, Comenius University in Bratislava
- Graduate Certificate in Teaching (Secondary), Comenius University in Bratislava
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education, Comenius University in Bratislava
- Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Research interests
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Mathematics Education
My research is centred within mathematics education, driven by the need to teach mathematics well. I view my role as a researcher in co-development of teaching resources, and of professional discourse, capable of supporting mathematics teaching.
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Design Research
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Teaching Materials and Resources
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Teacher Professional Development
Works
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2018
Conference Publication
Designing to support teachers’ reconstruction of instructional design rationales
Visnovska, Jana and Cortina, Jose Luis (2018). Designing to support teachers’ reconstruction of instructional design rationales. Re(s)sources 2018, Lyon, France, 28 May - 1 June 2018. Lyon, France: ENS de Lyon.
2017
Book Chapter
Topic Study Group No. 38: research on resources (textbooks, learning materials etc.)
Fan, Lianghuo, Trouche, Luc, Qi, Chunxia, Rezat, Sebastian and Visnovska, Jana (2017). Topic Study Group No. 38: research on resources (textbooks, learning materials etc.). Proceedings of the 13th International Congress on Mathematical Education: ICME-13. (pp. 561-564) edited by Gabriele Kaiser. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-62597-3_65
2017
Conference Publication
Supporting teachers in planning for interactions with students’ ideas
Visnovska, Jana and Cortina, Jose Luis (2017). Supporting teachers in planning for interactions with students’ ideas. 40th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Melbourne, Australia, 2-6 July 2017. Adelaide, SA, Australia: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia.
2017
Conference Publication
Learning to support all students’ fraction understanding
Visnovska, Jana and Cortina, Jose Luis (2017). Learning to support all students’ fraction understanding. Bi-annual International Symposium on Elementary Mathematics Teaching, Prague, Czech Republic, 20-25 August 2017. Prague, Czech Republic: Charles University.
2016
Conference Publication
Reasoning with fractions: supporting pre-service teachers’ learning
Visnovska, Jana and Fry, Kym (2016). Reasoning with fractions: supporting pre-service teachers’ learning. Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 28-30 September 2016. The University of Sydney, NSW: UniServe Science.
2016
Book
Research in Mathematics Education in Australasia 2012-2015
Katie Makar, Shelley Dole, Jana Visnovska, Merrilyn Goos, Anne Bennison and Kym Fry eds. (2016). Research in Mathematics Education in Australasia 2012-2015. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-1419-2
2016
Conference Publication
Reciprocal relations of relative size in the instructional context of fractions as measures
Cortina, Jose Luis and Visnovska, Jana (2016). Reciprocal relations of relative size in the instructional context of fractions as measures. 40th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Szeged, Hungary, 3-7 August 2016. Szeged, Hungary: PME.
2016
Book Chapter
Introduction: Research in Mathematics Education in Australasia 2012–2015
Makar, Katie, Dole, Shelley, Visnovska, Jana, Goos, Merrilyn, Bennison, Anne and Fry, Kym (2016). Introduction: Research in Mathematics Education in Australasia 2012–2015. Research in Mathematics Education in Australasia 2012-2015. (pp. 1-12) edited by Katie Makar, Shelley Dole, Jana Visnovska, Merrilyn Goos, Anne Bennison and Kym Fry. City of Singapore, Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-1419-2_1
2015
Journal Article
An alternative starting point for fraction instruction
Cortina, Jose Luis, Visnovska, Jana and Zuniga, Claudia (2015). An alternative starting point for fraction instruction. International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 1-28.
2015
Journal Article
Learning about whole-class scaffolding from a teacher professional development study
Visnovska, Jana and Cobb, Paul (2015). Learning about whole-class scaffolding from a teacher professional development study. ZDM, 47 (7), 1133-1145. doi: 10.1007/s11858-015-0739-7
2015
Conference Publication
Supporting students to reason about the relative size of proper and improper fractions
Cortina, Jose Luis and Visnovska, Jana (2015). Supporting students to reason about the relative size of proper and improper fractions. 38th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Sunshine Coast, Australia, 28 June - 2 July 2015. Sunshine Coast, Australia: MERGA.
2015
Book Chapter
Developing statistical numeracy: the model must make sense
Lamb, Janeen and Visnovska, Jana (2015). Developing statistical numeracy: the model must make sense. Mathematical modelling in education research and practice: cultural, social and cognitive influences. (pp. 363-373) edited by Gloria Ann Stillman, Werner Blum and Maria Salett Biembengut. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-18272-8_30
2014
Journal Article
Equipartation as a didactical obstacle in fraction instruction
Cortina, Jose Luis, Visnovska, Jana and Zuniga, Claudia (2014). Equipartation as a didactical obstacle in fraction instruction. Acta Didactica Universitatis Comenianae Mathematics (14).
2013
Journal Article
Classroom video in teacher professional development program: community documentational genesis perspective
Visnovska, Jana and Cobb, Paul (2013). Classroom video in teacher professional development program: community documentational genesis perspective. ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 45 (7), 1017-1029. doi: 10.1007/s11858-013-0523-5
2013
Book Chapter
On comparing mathematical models and pedagogical learning
Lamb, Janeen and Visnovska, Jana (2013). On comparing mathematical models and pedagogical learning. Teaching mathematical modelling: connecting to research and practice. (pp. 457-466) edited by Gloria Ann Stillman, Gabriele Kaiser, Werner Blum and Jill P. Brown. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-6540-5_39
2013
Journal Article
La equipartición como obstáculo didáctico en la enseñanza de las fracciones
Cortina, Jose Luis, Zuniga, Claudia and Visnovska, Jana (2013). La equipartición como obstáculo didáctico en la enseñanza de las fracciones. Educacion Matematica, 25 (2), 7-29.
2012
Conference Publication
Developing a culture of collaboration
Lamb, Janeen and Visnovska, Jana (2012). Developing a culture of collaboration. MERGA 2012, Singapore, 2-6 July, 2012. Adelaide, South Australia: MERGA.
2012
Conference Publication
Planning for building models of situations: what is involved?
Visnovska, J. and Lamb, J. (2012). Planning for building models of situations: what is involved?. International Congress on Mathematical Education, Seoul, Korea, 8 - 15 July 2012.
2012
Book Chapter
Mathematics teachers as instructional designers: What does it take?
Visnovska, Jana, Cobb, Paul and Dean, Chrystal (2012). Mathematics teachers as instructional designers: What does it take?. From text to 'lived' resources: Mathematics curriculum materials and teacher development. (pp. 323-341) edited by Ghislaine Gueudet, Birgit Pepin and Luc Trouche. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-1966-8_17
2012
Conference Publication
Alternative starting point for teaching fractions
Cortina, Jose Luis, Visnovska, Jana and Zuniga, Claudia (2012). Alternative starting point for teaching fractions. MERGA 2012, Singapore, 2-6, July, 2012. Adelaide, South Australia: MERGA.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Jana Visnovska is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Differentiating instruction in early secondary mathematics
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Stephen Heimans
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Doctor Philosophy
The Effectiveness of Storytelling in Improving the Mastery of Primary School Students in Fractions Based on the Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) Theory
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Emily Ross
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Doctor Philosophy
Institutional language policies, academic literacies and power: a collaborative investigation of practices in higher education in Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Stephen Heimans
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Doctor Philosophy
An Epistemology of Practice for Political and Existential Citizenship
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Stephen Heimans
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Doctor Philosophy
Stones, Cracks, and Gold: Resisting, Reimagining, and Acknowledging Higher Education in the Shadows of (post?)Neoliberalism - Possibilities of Pluriversity
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Stephen Heimans
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Master Philosophy
Designing mathematics instructions and tasks for green education
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Katie Makar
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Doctor Philosophy
Preservice Teachers' Competence in Open Ended Tasks: Inquiry Based Learning Perspective
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Katie Makar
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Doctor Philosophy
An Epistemology of Practice for Political and Existential Citizenship
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Stephen Heimans
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Master Philosophy
Integrating mathematics and sustainability to raise students¿ awareness and action: A case study
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Katie Makar
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
The landscape of mathematics vocabulary in Australian secondary school mathematics classrooms
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Merrilyn Goos
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Mathematics Textbooks as Curriculum Resources: Exploring How the Ministry-Published Textbook Supports Indonesian Teachers in Implementing a Student-Centred Teaching Approach
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robyn Gillies
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding different approaches to mathematics teaching and resulting mathematical classroom discourses in Iran
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Katie Makar
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Supporting Numeracy Development for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Karen Moni
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2023
Master Philosophy
Exploring the design of a framework for embedding arts phenomena in secondary school mathematics instruction
Associate Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Chinese Tertiary Teachers' Motivation, Their Use of Motivational Strategies, and Their Students' Achievement within the Context of Studying English as a Foreign Language
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Monica Cuskelly
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the Impact of Inquiry Learning on Students' Beliefs and Attitudes towards Mathematics
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Katie Makar
Media
Enquiries
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- Ambitious and equitable teaching of mathematics
- Classroom mathematical conversations
- Professional development of mathematics teachers
- Purposes of mathematics education
- Teaching early number
- Teaching fractions
- Teaching Numeracy across curriculum
- Teaching problem solving
- Teaching proportional reasoning
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