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    Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Research Community

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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Research Community

About this research community

Our vision for the SoTL Research Community is one that engages in scholarly inquiry into the reciprocal relationship between teaching and learning in higher education, to enhance the student experience. We examine current issues in teaching and learning, design investigations informed by contemporary educational theory, and use the findings to improve teaching approaches and methods.

Our vision and purpose for the SoTL research community is to enhance teaching through evidence-based practices, sharing insights, and contributing to collective understanding of effective pedagogies, to benefit both learners and educators.

Research community leaders

Impactful Publications and Resources

Book Chapters

  • Roberts, P., Knaus, M. (2023). Play-Based Learning: Play Pedagogies for Technology Education. The Bloomsbury Handbook of Technology Education (274-287). Bloomsbury Academic. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350238442.0029.
  • Cowie, B., Mildenhall, P. (2022). Exploring STEM Learning in Primary Classrooms: In Support of Social Justice Agendas. Education in the 21st Century STEM, Creativity and Critical Thinking (49-62). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85300-6_4.
  • Singh, K. (2022). Designing Multimedia for Improved Student Engagement and Learning: Video Lectures. Online Distance Learning Course Design and Multimedia in E-Learning (1-36). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9706-4.ch001.

Journal Articles

  • Valcan, D., Malpique, A., Pino-Pasternak, D., Asil, M., Teo, T. (2024). The contributions of executive functioning to handwritten and keyboarded compositions in Year 2 children. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 77(Article in press), Article number 102272. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2024.102272.
  • Pengelley, J., Whipp, PR., Malpique, A. (2024). A testing load: a review of cognitive load in computer and paper-based learning and assessment. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2024(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1080/1475939X.2024.2367517.
  • Malpique, A., Pino-Pasternak, D., Ledger, S., Valcan, D., Asil, M. (2024). The effects of automaticity in paper and keyboard-based text composing: An exploratory study. Computers and Composition, 72(2024), article number 102848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compcom.2024.102848.
  • Malpique, A., Asil, M., Pino-Pasternak, D., Ledger, S., Teo, T. (2024). The Contributions Of Transcription Skills To Paper-Based And Computer-Based Text Composing In The Early Years. Reading and Writing, 2024(Article in Press), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-024-10543-6.
  • Jones, M., Geiger, V., Falloon, G., Fraser, S., Beswick, K., Holland-Twining, B., Hatisaru, V. (2024). Learning contexts and visions for STEM in schools. International Journal of Science Education, 2024(Article in press), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2024.2323032.
  • Hatisaru, V. (2024). Non-specialist secondary mathematics teachers learning in study groups by engaging with activities of algebra. Journal on Mathematics Education, 15(1), 131-150. https://doi.org/10.22342/jme.v15i1.pp131-150.
  • Milford, S., Vernon, L., Scott, J., Johnson, N. (2024). Parent Self-Efficacy and Its Relationship with Children’s Screen Viewing: A Scoping Review. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 2024(Article in press), Article number 8885498. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/8885498.
  • Lambert, K., Penney, D. (2023). ‘It was just as political as it was pragmatic’: the (in)formal roles and policy work of ‘curriculum leaders’ in a federated education context. Research Papers in Education, 38(4), 636-660. https://doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2022.2065519.
  • Hatisaru, V. (2023). Mathematical connections established in the teaching of functions. Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications, 42(3), 207-227. https://doi.org/10.1093/teamat/hrac013.
  • Rott, B., Barton, L., Hatisaru, V. (2023). What do mathematics lessons look like? Analyses of primary students’ drawings. Frontiers in Psychology, 14(2023), Article number 1019299. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1019299.
  • Hatisaru, V., Falloon, G., Seen, A., Fraser, S., Powling, M., Beswick, K. (2023). Educational leaders’ perceptions of STEM education revealed by their drawings and texts. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 54(8), 1437-1457. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2023.2170290.
  • Striepe, M., Thompson, P., Robertson, S., Devi, M., Gurr, D., Longmuir, F., Taylor, A., Cunningham, C. (2023). Responsive, adaptive, and future-centred leadership in response to crisis: Findings from Australia, Fiji, and New Zealand. School Leadership and Management, 43(2), 104-124. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2023.2171005.
  • Boylan, F., Barblett, L., Knaus, M. (2023). I think I can, I think I can’t: design principles for fostering a growth mindset in the early years. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2023(Article in press), 22 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/10901027.2023.2251924.
  • Boylan, F., Barblett, L., Lavina, L., Ruscoe, A. (2023). Transforming transitions to primary school: using children’s funds of knowledge and identity. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2023(Article in Press), 15 pages. https://doi.org/10.1080/1350293X.2023.2291354.
  • Devlin, M., Zhang, L., Edwards, D., Withers, G., McMillan, J., Vernon, L., Trinidad, S. (2023). The costs of and economies of scale in supporting students from low socioeconomic status backgrounds in Australian higher education. Higher Education Research and Development, 42(2), 290-305. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2022.2057450.
  • Falloon, G., Powling, M., Fraser, S., Hatisaru, V. (2022). Shaping science, technology, engineering and mathematics curriculum in Australian schools: An ecological systems analysis. Australian Journal of Education, 66(2), 171-195. https://doi.org/10.1177/00049441221083347.
  • Hatisaru, V. (2022). How to develop a structural conception of algebra in school students. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 7(1), 56-66. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworks2022-2026/1442.
  • Hatisaru, V. (2022). The knowledge produced through student drawings. Frontiers in Psychology, 13(2022), article number 1042383. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1042383.
  • Thomas, DP., Hopwood, B., Hatisaru, V., Hicks, D. (2022). Gender differences in reading and numeracy achievement across the school years. The Australian Educational Researcher, 2022(article in press), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-022-00583-8.
  • Hatisaru, V. (2022). Investigating secondary mathematics teachers’ analogies to function. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2022(Article in Press), 20. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2022.2032440.
  • Falloon, G., Stevenson, M., Hatisaru, V., Hurrell, D., Boden, M. (2022). Principal Leadership and Proximal Processes in Creating STEM Ecosystems: An Australian Case Study. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2022(article in press), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/15700763.2022.2094810.
  • Striepe, M., Cunningham, C. (2022). Gatekeepers, guides and ghosts: intermediaries impacting access to schools during COVID-19. Ethnography and Education, 2022(Article in Press), 18p. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457823.2022.2049332.
  • Striepe, M., Cunningham, C. (2022). Understanding educational leadership during times of crises: A scoping review. Journal of Educational Administration, 60(2), 133-147. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEA-03-2021-0057.
  • Cunningham, C., Zhang, W., Striepe, M., Rhodes, D. (2022). Dual leadership in Chinese schools challenges executive principalships as best fit for 21st century educational development. International Journal of Educational Development, 89(March 2022), Article number 102531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2021.102531.
  • Milford, S., Vernon, L., Scott, J., Johnson, N. (2022). An Initial Investigation into Parental Perceptions Surrounding the Impact of Mobile Media Use on Child Behavior and Executive Functioning. Human Behaviour and Emerging Technologies, 2022(16 March 2022), Article number 1691382. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/1691382.
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