BA, MSc, MEd, PhD, DipEd

Senior Lecturer

Telephone: +61 2 9514 5406
Email: Anne.Prescott@uts.edu.au
Room: K2.295
Campus: Kuring-gai

Dr Prescott started her career as a secondary school teacher of mathematics. She is currently a lecturer in primary and secondary mathematics, and is a member of several faculty committees.

Teaching Areas:
Mathematics education in the primary and secondary teacher education programs, practicum.
Supervision of research students in different areas of education.

Research Areas:

Anne’s research interests and areas of doctoral supervision include:

• Mathematics education
• Teacher learning and development
• Teacher practices
• Historical development of examinations

Recent and current research projects include:

• Investigating technology-mediated, project based learning
• Retaining effective early career teachers in NSW public schools
• Investigating teachers authoring their own learning designs\
• Issues confronting pre-service and beginning teachers of mathematics as they enter the profession

Anne Prescott is a member of:

_ Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
_ Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers
_ Mathematics Association of NSW
_ NSW Institute for Educational Research
_ Australian College of Educators
_ North Sydney Region Mathematics Association
And Associate member of
Centre for Research in Mathematics and Science Education (CRiMSE) at Macquarie University www.crimse.mq.edu.au
Anne has served for a number of years on the committee of the North Sydney Region Mathematics Association.
She is the Vice President of the Australian Primary School Mathematics Olympiad.

Publications:

Thesis

Prescott, A. E. (2004). Student understanding and learning about projectile motion in senior high school. Unpublished doctoral thesis, Macquarie University, Sydney. (PDF download: 7.6mb)

Book Chapter

Kearney, M., Prescott, A. & Young, K. (2008). Investigating prospective teachers as learning design authors. In L. Lockyer, S. Bennett, S. Agostinho & B. Harper (Eds.). Handbook of research on learning design and learning objects: Issues, applications and technologies. IGI Publishing: USA

Prescott, A. & Hellstén, M. (2005) “Hanging together even with non-native speakers”: The international student transition experience. In P. Ninnes, & M. Hellstén Internationalizing Higher Education: Critical explorations of pedagogy and policy. Dordrecht: Springer

Journal articles (refereed)

Mulligan, J.T., Prescott, A., & Mitchelmore, M. (2005). Taking a closer look at young students’ images of area measurement. Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 10(2), 4-8.

Hellstén, M., & Prescott, A. (2004). Learning at University: The international student experience. International Education Journal 5(3). http://iej.cjb.net/

Mulligan, J.T., Prescott, A., & Mitchelmore, M. (2003). Taking a closer look at young students’ visual imagery. Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 8(4), 23-27.

Conference Proceedings (refereed)

Prescott, A. & Cavanagh, M.  (2008) A situated perspective on learning to teach mathematics. Proceedings of the 31st annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia.  MERGA

Prescott, A., & Cavanagh, M. (2008). A socio-cultural perspective on the first year of teaching secondary mathematics. Proceedings of the 32nd annual conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education.

Cavanagh, M., & Prescott, A. (2007) Professional experience in learning to teach secondary mathematics: incorporating pre-service teachers into a community of practice. In Proceedings of the 30th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Hobart, pp 182-191. Hobart: MERGA.

Schuck, S., Prescott, A., & Buchanan, J. (2007). Sharing and supporting through an online network: Four studies with newly appointed teachers. AARE Adelaide.

Prescott, A., & Cavanagh, M. (2006) An investigation of pre-service secondary mathematics teachers’ beliefs as they begin their teacher training. In Grootenboer, P., Zevenbergen, R., & Chinnappan, M. (Eds.) Proceedings of the 29th conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Canberra, pp 424-431). Canberra: MERGA.

Mulligan, J.T., Papic, M., Prescott, A., & Mitchelmore, M. (2006) Improving early numeracy through a Pattern and Structure Mathematics Awareness program (PASMAP). In Grootenboer, P., Zevenbergen, R., & Chinnappan, M. (Eds.) Proceedings of the 29th conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Canberra, pp 376-383). Canberra: MERGA.

Mulligan, J.T., Mitchelmore, M., & Prescott, A., (2006) Integrating concepts and processes in early mathematics: The Australian Pattern and Structure Awareness Project (PASMAP). In Novotna, J., Moraova, H., Kratka, M., & Stehlikova, N. (Eds.) Proceedings of the 30th conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Prague 16-21 July 2006. Vol 4, pp. 209-216. Prague: PME.

Prescott, A., & Mitchelmore, M. (2005) Teaching projectile motion to eliminate misconceptions. In Chick, H.L., & Vincent, J.L. (Eds.) Proceedings of the 29th conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Melbourne 10-15 July 2005. Vol 4, pp. 97-104. Melbourne:PME.

Mulligan, J.T., Mitchelmore, M., & Prescott, A., (2005) Case studies of children’s development of structure in early mathematics: A two-year longitudinal study. In Chick, H.L., & Vincent, J.L. (Eds.) Proceedings of the 29th conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Melbourne 10-15 July 2005. Vol 4, pp. 1-8. Melbourne:PME.

Prescott, A., & Mitchelmore, M. (2005) Student misconceptions about projectile motion. In Clarkson, P., Downton, A., Gronn, D., Horne, M., McDonough, A., Pierce, R., & Roche, A. Building connections: Research theory and practice. (Proceedings of the 28th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Melbourne, pp 633-640). Melbourne: MERGA.

Mulligan, J.T., Prescott, A., & Mitchelmore, M. (2004) Children’s development of structure in early mathematics. In M.J. Hoines & A.B. Fuglestad (Eds.), Proceedings of the 28th annual conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Bergen, Norway 14-18 July 2004. Bergen, Norway: Bergen University College.

Mulligan, J.T., & Prescott, A. (2003) First graders’ use of structure in visual memory and unitising area tasks. In L. Bragg, C. Campbell, G. Herbert, & J. Mousley (Eds.), Mathematics Education Research: Innovation, Networking Opportunities (Proceedings of the 26th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Geelong, pp 539-546). Sydney: MERGA.

Prescott, A., Mitchelmore, M., & White, P. (2002). Student difficultiesion abstracting angle concepts from physical activities with concrete materials. In B. Barton, K.C. Irwin, M. Pfannkuch, & M.O.J. Thomas (Eds.), Mathematics in the South Pacific (Proceedings of the 25th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Auckland, pp 583-591). Sydney: MERGA.

Short communication (refereed)

Prescott, A. (2001). Student misconceptions about projectile motion (Short communication at the 24th annual conference of the Mathematics Education research Group of Australasia, Sydney)

Journal articles

Mulligan, J.T., Prescott, A., & Mitchelmore, M. (2003). A framework for developing pattern and structure in early numeracy. Reflections, 28(1),7-11.

Prescott, A. (2002). Student misconceptions about projectile motion. Reflections, 27(1), 92-96.

Conference papers

Hellstén, M., & Prescott, A. (2002) Learning at Macquarie: The international student experience. In A. Reid, M. Gosper, & S. Fraser. Celebrating Teaching at Macquarie. Sydney: Macquarie University.

Edited Book

Kalman, R., Phegan, J. & Prescott, A. (Editors) (2008, 2008) Maths Olympiad Contest Problems for Primary and Middle Schools, Volume 2 (Australian Edition).  Sydney: Australasian Problem Solving Mathematical Olympiads (APSMO) Inc.

Lenchner, G. (2005) Maths Olympiad contest problems for primary and middle schools. Phegan, J. & Prescott, A. (Australian Edition Eds.) New York: Glenwood publications Inc.

Lenchner, G. (2006) Creative problem solving in school mathematics. Phegan, J. & Prescott, A. (Australian Edition Eds.) New York: Glenwood publications Inc.