Dr Robyn Reaburn
Lecturer in Mathematics Education
B.App.Sci(Medical Technology) (RMIT), B.A. (Deakin University), Dip.Teach. (University of Tasmania). M.Sc. (University of Tasmania), PhD (University of Tasmania)
Contact Details
| Contact Campus |
Newnham Campus |
| Building |
Building A |
| Room Reference |
A223 |
| Telephone |
+61 3 6324 3057 |
| Fax |
+61 3 6324 3048 |
| Email |
Robyn.Reaburn@utas.edu.au |
Teaching Responsibilities
ESH120 - Personal and preofessional numeracy
ESH121 - Knowledge and pedagogy for secondary mathematics (years 7 - 10)
Publications
Journal Article
- Reaburn, R. & Edwards, S. (2003). Modelling the growth of cultured greenlip abalone (Haliotis laevigata Leach): practical modes of measurement. Aquaculture Research, 34 (3), 253-259. [Refereed Article]
Conference Publication
- Reaburn, R. (2012). Strategies used by students to compare two data sets. Mathematics Education: Expanding Horizons - Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2-6 July 2012, Singapore, pp. 633-639. [Refereed Conference Paper]
- Reaburn, R. (2008). The Hospital Problem Revisited. Tertiary Students' Perceptions of a Problem Involving the Binominal Distribution. Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia , June 28- July 01 2008, QLD, pp. 415-419. [Refereed Conference Paper]
Thesis
- Reaburn, R. (2011). Students' understanding of statistical inference: implications for teaching (Doctoral Dissertation). Tasmania: University of Tasmania.
- Reaburn, R. (2006). Methodological Issues in the Investigation of the Relationship Between Particulate Air Pollution and Visits to the Launceston General Hospital Owing to Respiratory Conditions Between 1992 and 2001 (Masters Dissertation). Tasmania: University of Tasmania.
Achievements
Robyn has taught Mathematics and Science at secondary schools and at TAFE. She also taught statistics at the University of Tasmania for 13 years. Before she turned to teaching, Robyn worked in pathology laboratories specialising in Haematology. Robyn is now a lecturer in Mathematics Education at the University of Tasmania and was joint recipient of a Federal Government award for Teaching Excellence from the Office for Learning and Teaching. Robyn’s research interests include students’ understanding of probability and statistics, and the role of Teachers’ Assistants in the teaching of mathematics.
