Adjunct Professor
Carmel Diezmann
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Teacher Education & Leadership
Biography
Professor Diezmann is particularly interested in the cognition and creativity of individuals and groups in a broad range of educational contexts. Her research includes the learning and achievement of academics, teachers, and higher degree students; the role of information graphics in mathematics instruction, investigations and assessment; curriculum innovation and assessment in mathematics and science education; and the education of gifted individuals.
In tandem with her research, Professor Diezmann is highly engaged in professional development programs in schools and in the production of quality teaching resources. She has an extensive list of publications and has received numerous educational awards including two QUT Awards for Outstanding Academic Contribution (1999, Professional Leadership; 2003, Research and Scholarship).
Personal details
Positions
- Adjunct Professor
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Teacher Education & Leadership
Keywords
assessment and evaluation, creativity, diagrams in mathematics, early childhood and primary mathematics, early childhood and primary science, gifted children, graphics, higher education, professional development, teacher education
Research field
Curriculum and pedagogy, Education systems, Specialist studies in education
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (Queensland University of Technology)
- MEd(Higher Ed)
- MEd (Queensland University of Technology)
- BEd (North Brisbane C.A.E.)
- Dip Teach (North Brisbane C.A.E.)
Professional memberships and associations
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Australian Association of Research in Education (AARE)
- International group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME)
- Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia MERGA)
- National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST)
Teaching
Publications
- Diezmann, C., (2008). On the spot assessments. Teaching Children Mathematics, 15(5), 290–294. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/18519
- Diezmann, C., (2008). Exceptional creators to the world of children: Investigating children's authors. The Journal of Creative Behavior, 42(1), 1–12. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/18518
- Diezmann, C. & Lowrie, T. (2008). Assessing primary students' knowledge of maps. Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of PME 32 and PME-NA XXX, 415–421. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/18538
- Irons, R. & Diezmann, C. (2008). Mathematics for young minds: Space and shape. ORIGO Education.
- Lowrie, T. & Diezmann, C. (2007). Middle school students' interpretation of graphing tasks: Difficulties within a graphical language. Proceedings of the 4th East Asia Regional Conference on Mathematics Education 2007, 611–617. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/10491
- Diezmann, C. & Lowrie, T. (2008). The role of information graphics in mathematical proficiency. Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 647–650. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/18535
- Diezmann, C., (2008). Graphics and the national numeracy test. Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 659–662. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/18534
- Diezmann, C., Fox, J., de Vries, E., Siemon, D. & Norris, G. (2007). Investigating the Learning of a Professional Development Team: The Years 1-3 Mathematics Probes Project. Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 8, 94–116. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/14123
- Diezmann, C., (2007). The Relationship Between TAFE Level Qualifications and Staff Recruitment in Australian Industries. Educational Practice & Theory, 29(2), 93–110. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/18443
- Diezmann, C., Lowrie, T. & Kozak, N. (2007). Essential Differences between High and Low Performers' Thinking about Graphically-Orientated Numeracy Items. Mathematics: Essential Research, Essential Practice Volume 1, 226–235. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/10489
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Carmel, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.