Emeritus Professor
Tom Cooper
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Personal details
Keywords
Algebra and generalisation, Diagnosis and remediation, Indigenous education, Mathematics education, Professional Development of teachers and teacher aides, Thinking skills & problem-solving, Vocational education and training (VET)
Research field
Curriculum and pedagogy, Specialist studies in education
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (University of Adelaide)
- DipEd (University of Adelaide)
- BSc(Hons) (University of Adelaide)
Professional memberships and associations
- School of Teacher Education and Leadership
- Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME)
- Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
- Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE)
- Queensland Association of Mathematics Teachers (QAMT) - Executive Committee, 2000-4
- Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT)
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
Teaching
- Numeracy
- Primary
- Secondary
- Mental Computation
- Algebra
- Professional Development
- Teacher Change
- Mathematics Education
- Indigenous Capacity Building - Mathematics.
Publications
- Chalmers, C., Carter, M., Cooper, T. & Nason, R. (2017). Implementing 'big ideas' to advance the teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 15, 25–43. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/103304
- Cooper, T. & Carter, M. (2016). Large-scale professional development towards emancipatory mathematics: The genesis of YuMi Deadly Maths. Opening up mathematics education research: Proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 174–181. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/99696
- Warren, E., Miller, J. & Cooper, T. (2013). Exploring young student's functional thinking (Exploracion del pensamiento funcional de estudiantes jovenes). PNA (Revista de Investigacion en Didactica de la Matematica), 7(2), 75–84. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/71235
- Ewing, B., Sarra, G. & Cooper, T. (2013). YuMi Deadly Maths Program: efficacy and collaboration. Education Today, 13(1), 28–30. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/57679
- Warren, E., Miller, J. & Cooper, T. (2012). Repeating patterns: Strategies to assist young students to generalise the mathematical structure. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 37(3), 111–120. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/60107
- Sarra, G., Matthews, C., Ewing, B. & Cooper, T. (2011). Indigenous mathematics : Creating an equitable learning environment. In HR. Bell, N. Purdie & G. Milgate (Eds.), Two way teaching and learning: Toward culturally reflective and relevant education (pp. 173–185). ACER Press. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/43819
- Cooper, T. & Warren, E. (2011). Years 2 to 6 students' ability to generalise: models, representations and theory for teaching and learning. In J. Cai & E. Knuth (Eds.), Early Algebraization: A Global Dialogue from Multiple Perspectives (pp. 187–214). Springer. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/39454
- Warren, E., Cooper, T. & Baturo, A. (2010). Pedagogies to support Indigenous students' mathematics learning in rural and remote Queensland classrooms. In J. Zajda (Ed.), Globalization, Education and Social Justice (pp. 161–184). Springer. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/14540
- Warren, E. & Cooper, T. (2009). Developing mathematics understanding and abstraction: The case of equivalence in the elementary years. Mathematics Education Research Journal, 21(2), 76–95. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/28113
- Warren, E. & Cooper, T. (2008). Patterns that support early algebraic thinking in the elementary school. In C. Greenes & R. Rubenstein (Eds.), Algebraic and Algebraic Thinking in School Mathematics (pp. 113–126). National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/15699
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Funding Award
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- Third Chief Investigator on ARC Discovery Indigenous grant, IN150100045 Unlocking the learning potential of incarcerated and low SES young people,2015-2018, Total Funding Awarded: $450,000
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Invited speaker for inaugural ATSIMA national conference, Creating Connections & Growing Understanding, on numeracy, mathematics and Indigenous learners held in Adelaide from 10-11 November 2014.
- Type
- Funding Award
- Reference year
- 2012
- Details
- First Chief Investigator on ARC Linkage grant, LP120200591 Accelerating the mathematics learning of low socio-economic status junior secondary students (2013-2015), ARC Funding $684,742
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2009
- Details
- Invited guest speaker at conferences and activities for South Australian Literacy and Numeracy Week, 23-28 August 2009
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2008
- Details
- Appointed Numeracy Ambassador for National Literacy and Numeracy Week
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2007
- Details
- Appointed Numeracy Ambassador for National Literacy and Numeracy Week
Selected research projects
- Title
- Unlocking the Learning Potential of Incarcerated and Low SES Young People
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- IN150100045
- Start year
- 2016
- Keywords
- Indigenous; Education; Incarcerated; Mathematics; Pedagogy; Numeracy; Indigenous Youth; Low SES Youth
- Title
- Accelerating the mathematics learning of low socio-economic status junior secondary students
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP120200591
- Start year
- 2013
- Keywords
- Education; Mathematics; Secondary; Numeracy
- Title
- Skilling Indigenous Australia: Effective Numeracy Learning For Employment By Regional And Remote Indigenous Students In Vocational Education And Training Courses
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP0989663
- Start year
- 2009
- Keywords
- Indigenous; Mathematics; Vocational Education and Training; Postsecondary Education; Indigenous Empowerment; Numeracy
- Title
- Young Student's Generalisation in Arithmetic and Algebra: Patterns and Mathematical Structure
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP0987737
- Start year
- 2009
- Keywords
- Generalsing Matematical Thinking; Early Algebraic Thinking; Cognitive Development; Primary Education; Structure of Matematics
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Two-Way Strong: A Study of Vertebrates Using Queensland Indigenous Knowledges and Montessori Linnaean Materials to Engage Indigenous Secondary School Students (2015)
- Co-constructing Decimal Number Knowledge (2013)
- Behavioural beliefs concerning gender and high-risk sexual behaviours in the context of HIV/AIDS in PNG: Views from within teacher education (2012)
- Leading Indigenous Education in a remote location: Reflections on teaching to be Proud and Deadly (2009)
- Knowledge Construction of 3D Geometry in Virtual Reality Microworlds (2007)
- An Investigation into a School-Based ICT PD Program (2005)
- A Study of the Cognitive and Affective Characteristics of High and Low Achievers in Year 10 Algebra (2003)
- Mathematics and Mathematics Education in Hong Kong: Pre-service Teachers' Affective Characteristics, Learning Approaches and Achievement (2003)