Dr Lisa O'Keeffe is a Senior Lecturer in Mathematics Education at the University of South Australia. Lisa holds a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education and Mathematics Teaching (Hons.), a Graduate Cert. in Further Calculus and a Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics Education. The focus of her Ph.D. research was an analysis of lower secondary school Mathematics Textbooks in an Irish context following which she was commissioned by the Irish Government body, the NCCA to conduct further textbook analysis. She has previously taught mathematics at both second and third level to a wide variety of students in both the Irish and UK contexts and has co-ordinated a successful national blended learning project for Professional Development of... Read more
About me
Dr Lisa O'Keeffe is a Senior Lecturer in Mathematics Education at the University of South Australia. Lisa holds a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education and Mathematics Teaching (Hons.), a Graduate Cert. in Further Calculus and a Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics Education. The focus of her Ph.D. research was an analysis of lower secondary school Mathematics Textbooks in an Irish context following which she was commissioned by the Irish Government body, the NCCA to conduct further textbook analysis. She has previously taught mathematics at both second and third level to a wide variety of students in both the Irish and UK contexts and has co-ordinated a successful national blended learning project for Professional Development of in-service teachers in Ireland. Lisa’s research interests are in textbook analysis, the role of mathematical language, numeracy, pre-service teacher’s mathematical knowledge, supporting pupils’ conceptual understanding of mathematics and girls in STEM. Her recent work considers the role of analysis of language for mathematical learning and assessment and she was awarded the MERGA 2016 Early Career Researcher award for her paper: A Preliminary Analysis of the Linguistic Complexity of Numeracy Skills Test Items for Pre Service Teachers. Lisa is currently working on language analysis and numeracy on both school and text based projects.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of Limerick
Graduate Certificate in Mathematics The Open University
Bachelor of Science University of Limerick
Mathematics Textbook Analysis, Pre-Service Teachers of Mathematics, Mathematical Language and Analysis, Numeracy
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Sound Scaping: A preliminary exploration of noise and its impact on student learning in situ, Australian Acoustical Society, 01/12/2019 - 31/12/2020
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID
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O’Keeffe, L. (2013), “Giving Adult Learners a ‘Head Start’: Measuring the effect of a Pre-University Mathematics Preparation course on adult learners’ self efficacy” presented at ALM 20 (Adults Learning Mathematics), Wales, July 2013.
Report:
O’Keeffe, L. & J. O’Donoghue, (2011), A Review of Secondary School Textbooks for Project Maths, Technical Report, NCE-MST
Research
Mathematics Textbook Analysis, Pre-Service Teachers of Mathematics, Mathematical Language and Analysis, Numeracy
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
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| Curtin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Department of Education | AUSTRALIA |
| Dublin Institute of Technology | IRELAND |
| Government of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Bologna | ITALY |
| University of Limerick | IRELAND |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
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MemberMathematics Education Research Group of Australasia |
2018 |
MemberMathematics Education Research Group of Australasia |
2017 |
Early Career Research AwardMathematics Education Research Group of Australasia |
2016 |
MemberAdults Learning Mathematics (ALM) |
2016 |
MemberBritish Educational Research Association (BERA) |
2016 |
MemberMathematics Education Research Group of Australasia |
2016 |
MemberNational Centre for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and Learning (NCE-MSTL) |
2016 |
MemberMathematics Education Research Group of Australasia |
2015 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
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| Connecting students to the local community through the lens of citizen science | Current |
| Developing mathematical knowledge in rural primary-aged students: the role of higher order thinking skills on long-term knowledge retention. | Current |
| Opportunities for Mathematical Thinking: An investigation of productive professional learning communities, their influence on participating primary teachers of mathematics and consequent effects on students thinking skills and learning outcomes | Current |
| The relationship between language and literacy in the context of meaningful pedagogy: bilding on children's resources in the early years of school | Current |
