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Dr Christine Ormond

Senior Lecturer

Contact Information Telephone: +61 8 6304 5712, Email: c.ormond@ecu.edu.au, Campus: Joondalup, Room: JO8.413

Staff Member Details
Telephone:	+61 8 6304 5712
Email:	c.ormond@ecu.edu.au
Campus:	Joondalup
Room:	JO8.413

Christine is a Senior Lecturer for the School of Education in the Faculty of Education and Arts.

Professional Associations

2004 - Mathematics Association of Western Australia
2004 - Association of Australian Mathematics Teachers
1994 - Mathematics Education Research Group Australasia

Awards and Recognition

University and National Teaching Awards

2012 - ECU Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Research Interests

Mathematics education (early algebra misconceptions)
Mathematics education (primary to secondary (transition) maths pedagogy)
Teacher education

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy, James Cook University, 2000.
Graduate Certificate of Education, James Cook University, 2000.
Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours), The University of Melbourne, 1979.

Research

Recent Research Grants

An Early Support Program for Mathematics and Science Teachers: Professional Mentoring for Re-training Teachers, Department of Education and Training WA, Scholarship, 2009 - 2011, $57,420.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Journal Articles

Ormond, C., (2016), Scaffolding the mathematical “connections”: A new approach to preparing teachers for the teaching of lower secondary algebra. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 41(6), 122-164, Australia, Social Science Press, DOI: 10.14221/ajte.2016v41n6.8.

Research Student Supervision

Principal Supervisor

Doctor of Philosophy, THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF WORD PROBLEMS IN BEGINNING ALGEBRA: A NIGERIAN (LAGOS STATE) STUDY
Doctor of Philosophy, EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING: ENHANCING THE TEACHING OF FRACTIONS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
Doctor of Philosophy, TEACHING FOR STUDENTS' CONFIDENT TRANSITION FROM NUMBER TO ALGEBRA

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