Merrilyn Goos | |
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Born | Merrilyn Goos |
Nationality | Australian |
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Institutions | University of Limerick |
Merrilyn Goos is an Australian mathematics educator. From October 2017 to June 2021, she was Professor of STEM Education and Director of EPI*STEM at the University of Limerick, Ireland. [1] She then returned to Queensland to take up a position at the University of the Sunshine Coast. [2]
From 2012-2017 Goos was professor and head of the School of Education at the University of Queensland, [3] [4] and prior to this was Director of the Teaching and Educational Development Institute at The University of Queensland. [3] She has taught in mathematics education and in 2003 she received the university's Award for Excellence in Teaching. [3] [5]
Goos has Associate and Licentiate Teachers Diplomas in Speech and Drama from Trinity College London, a B.Sc., Diploma, Master's degree in educational studies, and Ph.D. from the University of Queensland, and a Graduate Diploma in Reading from Griffith University. [3]
Goos was president of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, past vice-president of the Queensland Association of Mathematics Teachers, and past chair of the Queensland Studies Authority's Mathematics Syllabus Advisory Committee. [6]
In 2004 she won an Office for Learning and Teaching teaching award for her work as a mathematics teacher educator, and in 2006 was awarded national fellowships to investigate assessment leadership in higher education institutions. [7]
Merrilyn Goos | |
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Born | Merrilyn Goos |
Nationality | Australian |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Limerick |
Merrilyn Goos is an Australian mathematics educator. From October 2017 to June 2021, she was Professor of STEM Education and Director of EPI*STEM at the University of Limerick, Ireland. [1] She then returned to Queensland to take up a position at the University of the Sunshine Coast. [2]
From 2012-2017 Goos was professor and head of the School of Education at the University of Queensland, [3] [4] and prior to this was Director of the Teaching and Educational Development Institute at The University of Queensland. [3] She has taught in mathematics education and in 2003 she received the university's Award for Excellence in Teaching. [3] [5]
Goos has Associate and Licentiate Teachers Diplomas in Speech and Drama from Trinity College London, a B.Sc., Diploma, Master's degree in educational studies, and Ph.D. from the University of Queensland, and a Graduate Diploma in Reading from Griffith University. [3]
Goos was president of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, past vice-president of the Queensland Association of Mathematics Teachers, and past chair of the Queensland Studies Authority's Mathematics Syllabus Advisory Committee. [6]
In 2004 she won an Office for Learning and Teaching teaching award for her work as a mathematics teacher educator, and in 2006 was awarded national fellowships to investigate assessment leadership in higher education institutions. [7]