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Personal profile
Biography
Peter has had a career that combines research into task design with the development of teacher support resources and classroom trialling. He was author of the Shape of the Australian Mathematics Curriculum, a paper commissioned by the National Curriculum Board to lay the foundation of the Australian curriculum. Subsequently he was appointed the “lead writer” for the development phases of the curriculum and has supported ongoing development of the documents, including consulting on the review conducted in 2015. He was also the author of the Australian Education Review publication “Teaching mathematics: Using research-informed strategies” that has now been downloaded over 240,000 times from the ACER website.
Peter was editor for seven years, and for three years chief editor of the prestigious Journal for Mathematics Teacher Education, published by Springer. He was also editor of the Mathematics Education Research Journal published by Springer. He has an extensive list of publications for teachers and researchers including books, books chapters, journal articles and conference publications.
Research interests
- Mathematics curriculum, especially National Curriculum
- Teaching and learning in Mathematics
- Student engagement
- Disadvantaged students' achievement in mathematics
Research area keywords
- Mathematics curriculum
- National Curriculum
- Teaching and learning in Mathematics
- Student engagement
- Disadvantaged students' achievement in mathematics
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Exploring mathematical sequences of connected cumulative challenging tasks
Sullivan, P., Bobis, J., Downton, A., Livy, S., Russo, J., Stenning, P. & Giannopoulos, J.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Catholic Education Melbourne, Catholic Diocese of Parramatta
3/09/19 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Turning inquiry experiences into robust learning: Exploring the potential of structured mathematics learning sequences
Livy, S., Downton, A., Russo, J., Sullivan, P., McCormick, M., Hughes, S., Bobis, J. & Cheong, S.
14/03/18 → 19/05/19
Project: Research
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Numeracy@Home: Enhancing the capacity of parents to support the learning of their children
Phillipson, S., Gervasoni, A., Sullivan, P., Miles, V., Roberts, R. & Torpy, D.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Catholic Education Commission Victoria Ltd, Department of Education (Victoria), Doveton College
31/12/14 → 30/08/18
Project: Research
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Investigating the relationship between teacher expectations, student persistence and the learning of mathematics
Sullivan, P., Cheeseman, J., Clarke, D. & Middleton, J. M.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Australian Catholic University
4/01/11 → 1/11/14
Project: Research
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Peopling Educational Policy: Realising the new Australian English and Mathematics Curricula
Sullivan, P., Albright, J., Clarke, D., Clarke, D., Farrell, L. & Freebody, P.
Australian Research Council (ARC), University of Sydney, University of Technology (UTS) Sydney, Catholic Education Melbourne, Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) (Australia), Department of Education (New South Wales), Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) (Victoria), Australian Catholic University, University of Melbourne, University of Newcastle
4/01/11 → 1/11/14
Project: Research
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Characteristics of high enjoyment teachers of mathematics in primary schools
Russo, J., Bobis, J., Downton, A., Feng, M., Hughes, S., Livy, S., McCormick, M. & Sullivan, P., 2023, In: Mathematics Education Research Journal. 35, p. 1-21 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Maths Sequences for the Early Years F-2: Challenging Children to Reason Mathematically
Sullivan, P., Bobis, J., Downton, A., Livy, S., McCormick, M. & Russo, J., 2023, 1st ed. Australia: Oxford University Press. 212 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Other
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Spotlighting: helping to spotlight the 'explore' phase when teaching with challenging tasks
Hubbard, J., Russo, J. & Sullivan, P., 2023, In: Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom. 28, 1, p. 31-37 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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From confusion to clarity: two early years teachers’ remote learning experience
Downton, A., Russo, J., Hughes, S., Bobis, J., Livy, S. & Sullivan, P., 2022, In: International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education. 14, 4, p. 475-489 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Generalist primary school teachers' preferences for becoming subject matter specialists
Russo, J., Corovic, E., Hubbard, J., Bobis, J., Downton, A., Livy, S. & Sullivan, P., 2022, In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education. 47, 7, p. 38-57 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia: Research Award
Sullivan, Peter (Recipient), Bobis, Janette (Recipient), Downton, Ann (Recipient), Livy, Sharyn (Recipient) & Russo, James (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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MERGA Research Award
Gervasoni, Ann (Recipient), Clarke, Douglas McLean (Recipient), Clarke, Barbara (Recipient), Cheeseman, Jill (Recipient), Downton, Ann (Recipient), Sullivan, Peter (Recipient), Roche, Anne (Recipient), Parish, Linda (Recipient), Rowley, Glenn (Recipient) & Mitchell, Anne (Recipient), 2 Jul 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 1 Editorial responsibility
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Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education (Journal)
Peter Sullivan (Guest editor)
Aug 2009Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility