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Prof Helen Forgasz - Researcher Profile

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Maths divided by gender and equity

When Associate Professor Helen Forgasz was a second-year physics student she encountered a piece of equipment she did not know how to use. A lab assistant told her that if she couldn’t operate the equipment, she did not belong there. The incident reduced to zero Helen’s interest in continuing physics, but it also undoubtedly increased the probability that in 2011 she would be in New York to attend the UN meeting of the Commission of the Status of Women. She had been invited on the strength of her expertise in gender issues in mathematics and science education.

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“Girls are excelling in so many other areas that you get criticised for homing in on the maths and science areas,” Helen says. “But boys still predominate in the more demanding maths courses, have more positive attitudes towards mathematics, and are more likely to be going on to science and engineering courses at tertiary level and careers in those fields, and they are certainly at the top of the tree when it comes to academia.”

Her central research focus is the difference in achievement between boys and girls, particularly in mathematics education.

But Helen casts her net widely, and her research encompasses many factors that affect equity in education generally, from socio-economic or ethnic background to geographical location. The effects of ability streaming and single-sex education are other recurring themes.

A particular interest in gender differences in the use of computers and calculators in maths education led to her involvement in a current project backed by an Australian Research Council Linkages grant.

“Digital Divas” is a school intervention program conducted in single-sex classes. It is aimed at changing girls’ attitudes towards computers. The researchers are examining whether a program geared specifically to girls’ interests will result in more positive views of computing as a future career path.

Different equity issues come to the fore in Helen’s work evaluating the research in a large government-funded project called Make It Count. Its aim is to improve outcomes for Indigenous children in mathematics, using a culturally sensitive and school-based program.

For the past decade, Helen has monitored gender patterns in enrolment and achievement in maths at both year 12 and tertiary levels; her analysis for year 12s goes back to the 1980s. But although there is undoubtedly change, steady improvement remains elusive.

During the `80s and `90s, the gap between males and females narrowed, thanks in part to policy changes. But more recent signs indicate a return to old patterns.

“Since about 2006, the gap seems to be increasing in favour of boys again,” Helen says.

Lack of attention at policy level and in teacher-education programs may have some influence on this trend, but a survey Helen conducted recently suggests it is also symptomatic of community attitudes.

Not only did she find that some members of the general public still believe boys are naturally better than girls at mathematics, that view is more popular among younger people than older ones.

“So if you like the clock is turning back, in terms of both the opening gap in achievement and participation, and in attitudes and beliefs.”

Having traced many threads that contribute to the intricate web of equity issues in education, Helen is highly aware of the challenges they pose. A lasting solution, she says, is unlikely to come from a single source: “There’s no simple answer to such a complex problem.”

Research & Supervision Interests

Her central research focus is the difference in achievement between boys and girls, particularly in mathematics education.

Qualifications

PHD: Institution: Monash University; Year awarded: 1995

MEDST: Institution: Monash University; Year awarded: 1991

GRADDIPEDADMIN: Institution: Hawthorn Institute of Education; Year awarded: 1987

BED: Institution: Monash University; Year awarded: 1982

DIPED: Institution: Monash University; Year awarded: 1973

BSC: Institution: Monash University; Year awarded: 1972

Publications

Books

Forgasz, H., Rivera, F. (eds), 2012, Towards Equity in Mathematics Education. Gender, Culture, and Diversity, Springer, The Netherlands.

Forgasz, H.J., Becker, J.R., Lee, K. (eds), 2010, International Perspectives on Gender and Mathematics Education, Information Age Publishing, Inc., USA.

Forgasz, H. (ed), 2008, Garden Cuttings. Articles for The Age by Nina Crone, Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty Ltd, Kew Vic Australia.

Forgasz, H., Barkatsas, A., Bishop, A.J., Clarke, B.A., Keast, S., Seah, W.T., Sullivan, P.A. (eds), 2008, Research in Mathematics Education in Australasia, Sense Publishers, The Netherlands.

Leder, G.C., Forgasz, H. (eds), 2008, ZDM - The International Journal on Mathematics Education, Springer, Germany.

Leder, G., Forgasz, H. (eds), 2007, Stepping Stones for the 21st Century. Australasian Mathematics Education Research, Sense Publishers, The Netherlands.

Groves, S., Mousley, J., Forgasz, H., 2005, Primary Numeracy: A mapping, review and analysis of Australian research in numeracy learning at the primary school level, Department of Education, Sience and Training, Australia.

Clarke, B.A., Bishop, A.J., Cameron, R., Forgasz, H., Seah, W.T. (eds), 2003, Making Mathematicians, The Mathematical Association of Victoria, Brunswick Vic Australia.

Atweh, B., Forgasz, H., Nebres, B. (eds), 2001, Sociocultural research on mathematics education: An international perspective, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc, Mahwah NJ USA.

Book Chapters

Forgasz, H.J., 2012, Gender issues and mathematics learning: What's new 'Down Under?', in Mathematics Teacher Education in the Public Interest: Equity and Social Justice, eds Laura L. Jacobsen, Jean Mistele and Bharath Sriraman, IAP, Charlotte North Carolina, pp. 99-116.

Forgasz, H., Mittelberg, D., 2012, Israeli Jewish and Arab students' gendering of mathematics, in Towards Equity in Mathematics Education. Gender, Culture, and Diversity, eds Helen Forgasz and Ferdinand Rivera, Springer, The Netherlands, pp. 203-225.

Clarke, B.A., Barkatsas, A., Forgasz, H.J., Seah, W.T., Sullivan, P.A., 2012, Reflections on the MERGA research review 2004-2007, in Research in Mathematics Education in Australasia 2008-2011, eds Bob Perry, Tom Lowrie, Tracy Logan, Amy MacDonald and Jane Greenlees, Sense, Rotterdam The Netherlands, pp. 15-22.

Geiger, V.S., Forgasz, H.J., Tan, H., Calder, N., Hill, J., 2012, Technology in mathematics education, in Research in Mathematics Education in Australasia 2008-2011, eds Bob Perry, Tom Lowrie, Tracy Logan, Amy MacDonald, Jane Greenlees, Sense, The Netherlands, pp. 111-141.

Leder, G.C., Forgasz, H.J., 2012, The gendering of mathematics: Views from the street and from Facebook, in Mathematickunterricht im Kontext von Realitat, Kultur und Lehrerprofessionalitat. Festschrift fur Gabriele Kaiser, eds Werner Blum, Rita Borromeo Ferri, Katja Maass, Springer, Germany, pp. 166-175.

Forgasz, H.J., Leder, G.C., 2011, Equity and quality of mathematics education: Research and media portrayals, in Mapping Equity and Quality in Mathematics Education, eds Bill Atweh, Mellony Graven, Walter Secada, Paola Valero, Springer, The Netherlands, pp. 205-221.

Assude, T., Buteau, C., Forgasz, H., 2010, Factors influencing implementation of technology-rich mathematics curriculum and practices, in Mathematics Education and Technology - Rethinking the Terrain, eds Celia Hoyles and Jean-Baptiste Lagrange, Springer, New York, pp. 405-419.

Leder, G.C., Forgasz, H.J., 2010, Gender and high achievers in mathematics. Who and what counts?, in International Perspectives on Gender and Mathematics Education, eds Helen J. Forgasz, Joanne Rossi Becker, Kyeong-Hwa Lee, Olog Bjorg Steinthorsdottir, IAP, USA, pp. 315-339.

Becker, J.R., Forgasz, H.J., Steinthorsdottir, O., Lee, K., 2010, International perspectives on gender and mathematics education. An overview, in International Perspectives on Gender and Mathematics Education, eds Helen J. Forgasz, Joanne Rossi Becker, Kyeong-Hwa Lee, Olof Bjorg Steinthorsdottir, Information Age Publishing, Inc., USA, pp. 1-11.

Leder, G.C., Forgasz, H.J., 2010, Single-sex classes in a coeducational high school. Highlighting parents' perspectives, in Mathematics Education. Major Themes in Education. Volume III. Mathematics learners and learning, eds Alan J. Bishop, Routledge, UK, pp. 129-147.

Forgasz, H., 2010, Teachers' and pre-service teachers' gendered beliefs about students and computers, in Teachers of Mathematics: Recruitment and Retention, Professional Development and Identity, eds Glenda Anthony and Barbro Grevholm, Swedish Society for Research in Mathematics Education, Sweden, pp. 67-77.

Forgasz, H., Vale, C., Ursini, S., 2010, Technology for mathematics education: equity, access and agency, in Mathematics Education and Technology-Rethinking the Terrain, eds Celia Hoyles and Jean-Baptiste Lagrange, Springer, New York, pp. 385-403.

Forgasz, H., Leder, G., 2008, Beliefs about mathematics and mathematics teaching, in The International Handbook of Mathematics Teacher Education. Vol 1. Knowledge and Beliefs in Mathematics Teaching and Teaching Development, eds Peter Sullivan and Terry Wood, Sense Publishers, Netherlands, pp. 173-192.

Forgasz, H.J., 2008, Introduction. A tribute to Nina Crone, gardening writer for The Age, in Garden Cuttings. Articles for The Age by Nina Crone, eds Helen Forgasz, Australian Scholarly Publishing, North Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-15.

Forgasz, H., Barkatsas, A., Bishop, A.J., Clarke, B.A., Keast, S., Seah, W.T., Sullivan, P.A., 2008, Review of mathematics education research in Australasia 2004-2007, in Research in Mathematics Education in Australasia 2004-2007, eds Helen Forgasz, Anastasios Barkatsas, Alan Bishop, Barbara Clarke, Stephen Keast, Wee Tiong Seah, Peter Sullivan, Sense Publishers, Netherlands, pp. 1-7.

Cao, Z., Forgasz, H., Bishop, A.J., 2007, Doing surveys in different cultures: Difficulties and differences - a case from China and Australia, in Internationalisation and Globalisation in Mathematics and Science Education, eds Bill Atweh, Angela Calabrese Barton, Marcelo C. Borba, Noel Gough, Christine Keitel, Catherine Vistro-Yu and Renuka Vithal, Springer, The Netherlands, pp. 303-320.

Bishop, A.J., Forgasz, H., 2007, Issues in Access and Equity in Mathematics Education, in Second Handbook of Research on Mathematics Teaching and Learning, eds Frank Lester, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Charlotte North Carolina USA, pp. 1145-1167.

Leder, G.C., Forgasz, H.J., 2006, Affect and mathematics education, in Handbook of Research on the Psychology of Mathematics Education, eds Angel Gutierrez and Paolo Boero, Sense Publishers, Rotterdam The Netherlands, pp. 403-427.

Vale, C., Forgasz, H., Horne, M., 2004, Gender and mathematics, in Research in Mathematics Education in Australasia: 2000 - 2003, eds Bob Perry, Glenda Anthony and Carmel Diezmann, Post Pressed, Flaxton Qld Australia, pp. 75-102.

Forgasz, H.J., Leder, G.C., Thomas, J., 2003, Mathematics participation, achievement, and attitudes: What's new in Australia?, in Which way social justice in mathematics education?, eds Leone Burton, Praeger Publishers, Westport USA, pp. 241-260.

Leder, G.C., Forgasz, H., 2002, Measuring mathematical beliefs and their impact on the learning of mathematics: A new approach, in Mathematics Education Library / Beliefs: A Hidden Variable in Mathematics Education?, eds AJ Bishop, Kluwer Academic Publishers., The Netherlands, pp. 95-113.

Landvogt, J., Leder, G., Forgasz, H., 2002, Sugar, spice and puppy dog tails: gendered perceptions of talent and high achievement, in The Gifted Enigma A Collection of Articles, Hawker Brownlow Education, Cheltenham Vic Australia, pp. 403-431.

Forgasz, H., Leder, G.C., 2001, "A+ for girls, B for boys": Changing perspectives on gender equity and mathematics, in Sociocultural Research on Mathematics Education, eds Bill Atweh, Helen Forgasz and Ben Nebres, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah NJ USA, pp. 347-366.

Lynch, J., Leder, G., Forgasz, H., 2001, Mathematics: A dilemma for feminists, in Transforming the Disciplines A Women's Studies Primer, eds Elizabeth L MacNabb,Mary Jane Cherry,Susan L Popham,Rene Perri Prys, The Haworth Press. Inc, Binghampton NY USA, pp. 185-192.

Forgasz, H., Leder, G.C., Lynch, J., 2001, The social context and women's learning of mathematics, in Changing the Faces of Mathematics, eds Walter Secada, Judith Jacobs, Joanne Rossi Becker and Gloria Gilmer, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Reston VA USA, pp. 141-150.

Journal Articles

Forgasz, H.J., Hill, J., 2013, Factors implicated in high mathematics achievement, International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education [E], vol 11, issue 2, Springer, Netherlands, pp. 481-499.

Forgasz, H.J., Hill, J., 2012, Factors implicated in high mathematics achievement, International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education [E], vol E, Springer, Netherlands, pp. 1-19.

Mittelberg, D., Rozner, O., Forgasz, H., 2011, Mathematics and gender stereotypes in one Jewish and one Druze grade 5 classroom in Israel, Education Research International [E], vol 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, USA, pp. 1-10.

Forgasz, H., Leder, G., 2011, Mathematics, computers in mathematics, and gender: Public perceptions in context, PNA [E], vol 6, issue 1, Universidad de Granada * Grupo de Investigacion Didactica de la Matematica, Spain, pp. 29-39.

Forgasz, H.J., Tan, H., 2010, Does CAS use disadvantage girls in VCE mathematics?, Australian Senior Mathematics Journal [P], vol 24, issue 1, Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc., Australia, pp. 25-36.

Leder, G.C., Forgasz, H.J., 2010, I liked it till Pythagoras: the public's views of mathematics, New Zealand Mathematics Magazine [P], vol 47, issue 1, Auckland Mathematical Association (Inc), New Zealand, pp. 7-18.

Forgasz, H., 2010, Streaming for mathematics in Victorian secondary schools, Australian Mathematics Teacher [P], vol 66, issue 1, The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc., Adelaide SA Australia, pp. 31-40.

Forgasz, H.J., 2010, Streaming for mathematics in years 7-10 in victoria: An issue of equity?, Mathematics Education Research Journal [P], vol 22, issue 1, MERGA, Wahroonga NSW Australia, pp. 57-90.

Forgasz, H., 2009, Are girls disadvantaged by the use of calculators and computers for mathematics learning?, The Electronic Journal of Mathematics & Technology [E], vol 3, issue 3, Mathematics and Technology, LLC, USA, pp. 285-300.

Fisher, J., Lang, C., Forgasz, H., Craig, A., 2009, Digital Divas: working to change students' perceptions about ICT courses and careers, Curriculum leadership - An electronic journal for leaders in education [E], vol 7, issue 31, Curriculum Corporation Board, Australia, pp. 1-5.

Williams, J.J., Forgasz, H., 2009, The motivations of career change students in teacher education, Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education [P], vol 37, issue 1, Routledge, Australia / United Kingdom, pp. 95-108.

Leder, G., Forgasz, H., 2008, In Memoriam - Vale Leone Burton (1936-2007), ICMI Bulletin, Universite Laval, Quebec Canada, pp. 71-73.

Forgasz, H., Mittelberg, D., 2008, Israeli Jewish and Arab students' gendering of mathematics, ZDM Mathematics Education, vol 40, Springer, Germany, pp. 545-558.

Leder, G., Forgasz, H., 2008, Mathematics education: new perspectives on gender, ZDM Mathematics Education, vol 40, Springer, Germany, pp. 513-518.

Murimo, A.E., Forgasz, H., 2007, Depictions of females and males in Mozambican and Victorian (Australia) primary mathematics textbooks, Pythagoras, vol 66, Association for Mathematics Education of South Africa, South Africa, pp. 85-96.

Cao, Z., Bishop, A.J., Forgasz, H., 2007, Perceived parental influence on mathematics learning: A comparison among students in China and Australia, Educational Studies in Mathematics, vol 64, issue 1, Springer, http://springerlink.metapress.com/content/g17h61830n52/?p=75b1ec87f0c54ab19831be25223f5df0&pi=11, pp. 85-106.

Forgasz, H., Leder, G., 2006, Academic life: monitoring work patterns and daily activities, The Australian Educational Researcher, vol 33, issue 1, Australian Association for Research in Education, Inc., Coldstream Vic Australia, pp. 1-22.

Forgasz, H.J., Griffith, S.D.E., 2006, Computer algebra system calculators: gender issues and teachers' expectations, Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, vol 20, issue 2, Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc., Adelaide SA Australia, pp. 18-29.

Forgasz, H., 2006, Factors that encourage or inhibit computer use for secondary mathematics teaching, Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, vol 25, issue 1, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, USA, pp. 77-93.

Forgasz, H., 2006, Reflections: past/future intersections, Mathematics Education Research Journal, MERGA, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-2.

Forgasz, H., 2006, Teachers, equity, and computers for secondary mathematics learning, Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, vol 9, Springer, The Netherlands, pp. 437-469.

Forgasz, H., Leder, G.C., 2006, Work patterns and stressors of experienced and novice mathematics teachers, The Australian Mathematics Teacher, vol 62, issue 3, Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc., Adelaide SA Australia, pp. 36-40.

Forgasz, H., 2005, Editorial: Gender and mathematics: re-igniting the debate, Mathematics Education Research Journal, vol 17, issue 1, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Inc. (MERGA), Adelaide SA Australia, pp. 1-2.

Forgasz, H., 2005, Editorial: The future: MERJ and "quality", Mathematics Education Research Journal, vol 17, issue 3, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Inc. (MERGA), Adelaide SA Australia, p. 1.

Forgasz, H., 2005, Gender and mathematics: re-igniting the debate, Mathematics Education Research Journal, vol 17, issue 1, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, (inc) MERGA, Pymble NSW, pp. 1-2.

Forgasz, H., 2005, Teachers' and pre-service teachers' gendered beliefs: students and computers, The Australian Mathematics Teacher, vol 61, issue 2, Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc., Australia, pp. 17-21.

Leder, G.C., Forgasz, H.J., 2004, Australian and international mature students: the daily challenges, Higher Education Research & Development, vol 23, issue 2, Carfax Publishing Ltd, http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/07294360.asp, pp. 183-198.

Forgasz, H., 2004, Editorial, Mathematics Education Research Journal, vol 16, issue 2, M E R G A, Australia, pp. 1-2.

Forgasz, H., 2004, Editorial: transitions, Mathematics Education Research Journal, vol 16, issue 1, M E R G A, Australia, pp. 1-2.

Forgasz, H.J., Leder, G.C., Kloosterman, P., 2004, New perspectives on the gender stereotyping of mathematics, Mathematical Thinking and Learning, vol 6, issue 4, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., New Jersey USA, pp. 389-420.

Groves, S., Mousley, J., Forgasz, H., 2004, Primary numeracy: a review of Australian research, Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, vol 9, issue 4, Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc., Australia, pp. 10-13.

Cox, P.J., Leder, G., Forgasz, H.J., 2004, Victorian Certificate of Education: mathematics, science and gender, Australian Journal of Education, vol 48, issue 1, Australian Council for Educational Research, Australia, pp. 27-46.

Forgasz, H., Prince, N.P., 2002, Software Used for Mathematics Learning, Vinculum, The Mathematical Association of Victoria, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 18-19.

Forgasz, H., 2002, Teachers and computers for secondary mathematics, Education and Information Technologies, vol 7, issue 2, Springer, New York NY USA, pp. 111-125.

Barkatsas, A., Forgasz, H., Leder, G., 2002, The stereotyping of mathematics:gender and cultural factors, Themes in Education [P], vol 3, issue 2, Leader Books S.A, Greece, pp. 199-215.

Forgasz, H., Leder, G.C., 2001, The Victorian Certificate of Education - a gendered affair?, Australian Educational Researcher, vol 28, issue 2, Australian Association for Research in Education, Australia, pp. 53-66.

Forgasz, H., Leder, G., Gardner, P.L., 1999, The Fennema-Sherman Mathematics as a Male Domain Scale re-examined, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, vol 30, issue 3,, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Reston VA USA, pp. 342-348.

Forgasz, H., Leder, G., Barkatsas, A., 1998, Mathematics: for boys? for girls?, Vinculum [P], vol 35, issue 3, The Mathematical Association of Victoria, Brunswick, Vic Australia.

Conference Proceedings

Murimo, A.E., Forgasz, H.J., 2013, Students' beliefs and attitudes towards mathematics in Mozambique: Influence of parents, economic resources, and cultural factors, Proceedings of the 21st Annual Meeting of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 14 - 17 January 2013, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town South Africa, pp. 3-13.

Forgasz, H.J., Mittelberg, D., 2012, Australian and Israeli teachers' gendered views of mathematics, ICME-12, 8-15 July 2012, International Commission on Mathematical Instruction, Korea, pp. 5987-5995.

Kestel, E., Forgasz, H.J., 2012, Investigation of a targeted intervention program delivered by personal videoconferencing for primary and middle school students with mathematical learning difficulties, ICME-12, 8-15 July 2012, International Commission on Mathematical Instruction, Korea, pp. 1593-1603.

Leder, G.C., Forgasz, H.J., 2012, K2 Make it Count students' views of mathematics, Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2-6 July 2012, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc. 2012, Australia, pp. 425-436.

Forgasz, H.J., Leder, G.C., Gomez-Chacon, I.M., 2012, Young pedestrians' gendering of mathematics: Australia and Spain, Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2-6 July 2012, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc. 2012, Australia, pp. 298-306.

Hill, J., Forgasz, H., 2011, Calculator technologies and females' mathematics learning: A pilot study, AARE International Education Research Conference, 28 November - 2 December 2010, AARE, Coldstream Vic, pp. 1-8.

Craig, A., Fisher, J.L., Forgasz, H.J., Lang, C., 2011, Evaluation framework underpinning the Digital Divas programme, Proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, 27 June 2011 to 29 June 2011, Association for Computing Machinery, New York NY USA, pp. 313-317.

Forgasz, H., Leder, G., Tan, H., 2011, Facebook and gendered views of ICT, Proceedings of the Global Learn Asia Pacific 2011 conference, 28 March - 1 April 2011, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1718-1727.

Tan, H., Forgasz, H., 2011, Students' ways of using handheld calculators in Singapore and Australia: Technology as master, servant, partner and extension of self, Proceedings of the AAMT-MERGA Conference, 3-7 July 2011, The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc., Adelaide SA Australia, pp. 628-735.

Forgasz, H., Leder, G., Tan, H., 2011, The gendering of mathematics among facebook users in English speaking countries, Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 20-23 October 2011, University of Nevada, Reno, USA, pp. 207-214.

Leder, G., Forgasz, H., 2011, The public's views on gender and the learing of mathematics: Does age matter?, Proceedings of the AAMT-MERGA Conference, 3-7 July 2011, The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc., Adelaide SA Australia, pp. 446-454.

Lang, C., Craig, A., Fisher, J.L., Forgasz, H.J., 2010, Creating Digital Divas - Scaffolding perception change through secondary school and university alliances, Proceedings of the 2010 ACM SIGCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, 26 June 2010 to 30 June 2010, Association for Computing Machinery, New York NY USA, pp. 38-42.

Lang, C., Craig, A., Fisher, J.L., Bennetts, K.S., Forgasz, H.J., 2010, Dualisms: What women say about working in ICT, Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Conference on Information Systems, 01 December 2010 to 03 December 2010, AIS Library, Brisbane Qld Australia, pp. 1-7.

Forgasz, H.J., Leder, G.C., 2010, Gender and high achievers in mathematics: who and what counts?, AERA Annual Meeting 2010, 30 April - 4 May 2010, AERA, USA, p. 333.

Forgasz, H.J., 2010, Gender equity: are we there yet?, Research Presession of NCTM and SIG/RME of AERA, 19-21 April 2010, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, USA, p. 11.

Leder, G.C., Forgasz, H.J., 2010, I liked it till Pythagoras: The public's views of mathematics, Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 3-7 July 2010, MERGA Inc., Fremantle, Australia, pp. 328-335.

Forgasz, H.J., Leder, G.C., 2010, Mathematics, computers in mathematics, and gender: Public perceptions in context, Proceedings of the 34th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 18-23 July 2010, PME, Brazil, pp. 361-368.

Forgasz, H.J., 2010, Teaching mathematics for an ethical citizenry, MERGA33, 3-7 July 2010, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc., Fremantle Australia, p. 761.

Leder, G.C., Forgasz, H., 2009, Publishing in mathematics education: A matter of gender?, Crossing Divides. Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 5-9 July 2009, MERGA, Palmerston North, New Zealand, pp. 315-322.

Forgasz, H., 2009, Single-sex groupings for mathematics teaching in Grades 7-10, PME 33. Proceedings of the 33rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 19-24 July 2009, International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Greece, p. 375.

Forgasz, H., Tan, H., 2009, 'Streaming' for mathematics in Victorian secondary schools, Crossing Divides. Proceedings of the 32nd Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 5 - 9 July 2009, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Incorporated, Palmerston North, New Zealand, p. 1.

Forgasz, H., 2008, Gender, school settings, and high achievers, Proceedings of the 11th International Congress on Mathematical Education, ICME, Mexico.

Forgasz, H., 2008, Gender, socio-economic status, and mathematics performance among high achievers, Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of PME 32 and PME-NA XXX, 17-21 July 2008, Cinvestav-UMSNH, Mexico, pp. 25-32.

Forgasz, H., Mittelberg, D., 2008, Gendered beliefs about mathematics among Australian and Israeli grade 9 students, Paper presented at AARE, 25-29 November 2007, AARE, Coldstream Vic Australia, pp. 1-8.

Forgasz, H., 2008, Positioning gender and mathematics education research, Proceedings of the Symposium on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of ICMI - Working Group #5, 5 - 8 March 2008, ICMI, Rome, pp. 1-5.

Forgasz, H., Leder, G., Taylor, C.A., 2008, Research versus the media: Mixed or single-gender settings?, AARE 2007, 25-29 November 2007, AARE, Coldstream Vic Australia, pp. 1-5.

Forgasz, H., 2008, Stars, compass and GPS: Navigating currents and charting directions for mathematics education research on gender issues, MERGA Conference Proceedings 2008, 28 June - 1 July 2008, MERGA, Australia, pp. 5-15.

Forgasz, H., Mittelberg, D., 2007, The gendering of mathematics in Israel and Australia, PME31. Proceedings of the 31st Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 8 July 2007 to 13 July 2007, The Korea Society of Educational Studies in Mathematics, The Republic of Korea, pp. 233-240.

Forgasz, H.J., 2006, Australian year 12 "intermediate" level mathematics enrolments 2000-2004: trends and patterns, Identities, Cultures and Learning Spaces Volume 1: Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 1 July 2006 to 5 July 2006, MERGA Inc., Adelaide SA Australia, pp. 211-220.

Cao, Z., Forgasz, H., 2006, Exploring students' attitudes towards mathematics in China and Australia, Mathematics - the Way Forward, 7 December 2006 - 8 December 2006, Mathematical Association of Victoria, Brunswick Vic Australia, pp. 56-65.

Forgasz, H.J., Griffith, S.D.E., Tan, H., 2006, Gender, equity, teachers, students and technology use in secondary mathematics classrooms, Technology Revisited: Proceedings of the 17th ICMI Study Conference:, 3 December 2006 to 8 December 2006, International Congress of Mathematics Instruction, Hanoi University of Technology, pp. 1-8.

Tan, H., Forgasz, H.J., 2006, Graphics calculators for mathematics learning in Singapore and Victoria (Australia): teachers' views, Mathematics in the Centre: Proceedings of the 30th Conference of the International group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 16 July 2006 to 21 July 2006, International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Prague Czech Republic, pp. 249-256.

Steinthorsdottir, O.B., Becker, J.R., Forgasz, H., 2006, Mathematics and gender: setting research agendas, Mathematics in the Centre. PME 30. Proceedings of the 30th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 16 July 2006 to 21 July 2006, Charles University, Prague Czech Republic, p. 195.

Leder, G.C., Forgasz, H.J., Taylor, P.J., 2006, Mathematics, gender, and large scale data: new directions or more of the same?, Mathematics in the Centre: Proceedings of the 30th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 16 July 2006 to 21 July 2006, International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Prague Czech Republic, pp. 33-40.

Forgasz, H., Leder, G.C., 2006, Work patterns of experienced and novice mathematics teachers, Education Research in the Public Interest. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting 2006, 7 April 2006 to 11 April 2006, AERA, Washington USA, p. 1.

Cao, Z., Forgasz, H., Bishop, A.J., 2005, A comparison of perceived parental influence on mathematics learning among students in China and Australia, Proceedings of the 29th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 10/07/2005 to 15/07/2005, PME, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 209-215.

Forgasz, H., Mousley, J., Groves, S., 2005, A decade of Australian primary numeracy research: findings that matter, MAV Annual Conference 2005, 01 December 2005 to 02 December 2005, The Mathematical Association of Victoria, Brunswick Vic Australia, pp. 93-101.

Becker, J.R., Forgasz, H., 2005, Mathematics and gender: should the world still care?, Proceedings of the 29th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 10/07/2005 to 15/07/2005, University of Melbourne, Melbourne Vic Australia, p. 1-205.

Forgasz, H.J., Leder, G.C., 2005, Mathematics teachers: a study of life inside school and beyond, Proceedings of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc., 7July 2005 to 9 July 2005, MERGA Inc., Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 361-368.

Forgasz, H., 2005, Teachers and computer use for secondary mathematics teaching: encouraging and inhibiting factors, AARE 2004 Conference Papers, 29 November 2004 to 2 December 2004, AARE, http:www.aare.edu.au/confpap.htm, pp. 1-10.

Forgasz, H.J., 2005, Why study grade 11 mathematics? What have computers got to do with it?, Proceedings of the 4th International Mathematics Education and Society Conference, 2 July 2005 to 6 July 2005, Centre for Learning Research, Griffith University, http://www.gu.edu.au/conference/mes2005/, pp. 166-175.

Forgasz, H., 2004, Computers for mathematics learning and gender stereotypes, TAA: Teachers of mathematic: recruitment and retention, professional development and identity, 04/07/2004 to 11/07/2004, ICME, http://www.icme-10.dk/, pp. 1-9.

Forgasz, H.J., Hart, K., 2004, DG01: examining theses, Proceedings of the 28th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 14 July 2004 - 18 July 2004, Bergen University College, Bergen, p. 1 - 259.

Forgasz, H.J., 2004, Equity and computers for mathematics learning: access and attitudes, Proceedings of the 28th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 14/07/2004 to 18/07/2004, Bergen University College, Bergen Norway, pp. 399-406.

Forgasz, H., Leder, G., 2004, Gathering evidence on what evidence academics (Faculty) do, AERA 2004 Annual Meeting Program, 12/04/04 to 16/04/04, AERA, http://convention.allacademic.com/aera2004/schedule.html, p. 1.

Forgasz, H., 2004, Showcasing recent Australian research in gender and mathematics, IOWME Newsletter, 4 July 2004 to 11 July 2004, Klewer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht The Netherlands, pp. 5-17.

Forgasz, H., 2004, Teachers' and pre-service teachers' gendered beliefs about students and computers, TA A: Teachers of mathematics: recruitment and retention, professional development and identity, 04/07/2004 to 11/07/2004, ICME, http://www.icme-10.dk/, pp. 1-7.

Forgasz, H., 2004, Techniques for 'tricky' topics, Towards Excellence in Mathematics, 2 December 2004 to 3 December 2004, The Mathematical Association of Victoria, Brunswick Vic Australia, pp. 121-130.

Forgasz, H., 2004, Year 11 students' beliefs about computers for mathematics learning, TSG 24: Students' motivation and attitudes towards mathematics and its study, 04/07/2004 to 11/07/2004, ICME, http://www.icme-10.dk/, pp. 1-10.

Forgasz, H., Leder, G., 2003, Academics: how do they spend their time?, Educational Research, Risks, and Dilemmas, 29/11/2003 to 03/12/2003, Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE), http://www.are2003.org.nz, pp. 1-16.

Forgasz, H., 2003, Achievements self-rating and the gender stereotyping of mathematics, Mathematics Education Research: Innovation, Networking, Opportunity: Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 06/07/2003 to 10/07/2003, Deakin University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 476-483.

Forgasz, H.J., 2003, Equity and beliefs about the efficacy of computers for mathematics learning, Proc. of the 27th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 13/07/2003 to 18/07/2003, International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Honolulu Hawaii, pp. 2-381-2-388.

Forgasz, H.J., 2003, Equity, mathematics learning and computers: who gets a fair deal in Australian secondary schools?, Proceedings of the 2003 Joint Meeting of PME and PMENA, 13/07/2003 to 18/07/2003, Int. Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Honolulu Hawaii USA, pp. 1-139-1-143.

Hart, K., Forgasz, H., 2003, Examining Theses, Proceedings of the 2003 Joint meeting of PME and PMENA, 13-18 July 2003, University of Hawaii, Hawaii USA, p. 185.

Forgasz, H., 2003, Girls, boys and computers for mathematics learning, Making Mathematicians, The Mathematics Association of Victoria, Brunswick Vic Australia, pp. 346-361.

Forgasz, H., 2003, Professional development for Mathematics education researchers, MERINO. Mathematics Education Research: Innovation, Networking, Opportunity. Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 6-10 July 2008, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc., Pymble NSW Australia, p. 828.

Vale, C., Leder, G., Forgasz, H., 2003, RF2: Equity, mathematics learning and technology, Proceedings of the 2003 joint meeting of PME and PMENA, 13-18 July 2003, International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Hawaii, pp. 137-138.

Cao, Z., Forgasz, H., Bishop, A.J., 2003, Students' attitudes towards Mathematics: some findings from Victorian schools, Making Mathematicians, 4-5 December 2003, The Mathematics Association of Victoria, Brunswick Vic Australia, pp. 320-328.

Forgasz, H.J., 2003, Teachers' and students' beliefs about the benefits of computer use for secondary mathematics learning, Mathematics ~ Making Waves. Proceedings of the Nineteenth Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of MathematicsTeachers, 13 January 2003 to 17 January 2003, The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc., Adelaide SA Australia, pp. 77-85.

Forgasz, H., 2002, Computers for learning Mathematics: Equity considerations, Mathematics Education in the South Pacific. Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 7-10 July 2002, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc., Pymble NSW Australia, pp. 260-267.

Forgasz, H., 2002, Computers for learning Mathematics: gendered beliefs, Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 21-26 July 2002, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom, pp. 368-375.

Forgasz, H., Prince, N.P., 2002, Why and how are computers used for teaching mathematics?, Valuing Mathematics in Society., 5-6 December 2002, The Mathematics Assocation of Victoria, Brunswick Vic Australia, pp. 41-51.

Barkatsas, A., Forgasz, H., Leder, G., 2001, The gender stereotyping of Mathematics: Cultural dimensions, Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc., 30 June - 4 July 2001, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc., Turramurra NSW Australia, pp. 74-81.

Forgasz, H., Leder, G., Barkatsas, A., 1999, Of course I cant ['t'] do mathematics: ethnicity and the stereotyping of mathematics, Making the Difference: Proceedings of the Twenty-second Annual Conference of The Mathematics Educational Research Group of Australasisa Incorporated, 4 July 199 to 7 July 1999, The Mathematics Educational Research Group of Australasia, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 200-206.

Other

Forgasz, H., 2012, Educating women: Cracks in the glass ceiling, Article in 'Opinions', Monash University Monash Memo, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia.

Forgasz, H., Rivera, F., 2012, Equity and biology, Introduction to Part IV of Towards Equity in Mathematics Education. Gender, Culture, and Diversity, Springer, The Netherlands.

Rivera, F., Forgasz, H., 2012, Equity and culture, Introduction to Part II of Towards Equity in Mathematics Education. Gender, Culture, and Diversity, Springer, The Netherlands.

Rivera, F., Forgasz, H., 2012, Equity and curriculum diversity, Introduction to Part III of Towards Equity in Mathematics Education. Gender, Culture, and Diversity, Springer, The Netherlands.

Rivera, F., Forgasz, H., 2012, Introduction, Introduction to Towards Equity in Mathematics Education. Gender, Culture, and Diversity, Springer, The Netherlands.

Mittelberg, D., Forgasz, H., 2012, Preface to "Israeli Jewish and Arab students' gendering of Mathematics", Preface to chapter in Towards Equity in Mathematics Education. Gender, Culture, and Diversity, Springer, The Netherlands.

Forgasz, H., 2011, Education: The lowdown on art vs. science, Helen Forgasz quoted in Melbourne Weekly, Fairfax Media, Australia.

Forgasz, H., 2011, Numbers point to maths 'gap'. Interview with Helen Forgasz, Article in The Age newspaper 2 May 2011, Syme Pty Ltd, Melbourne Vic Australia.

Forgasz, H.J., 2010, Girls still behind boys in maths. Interview with Helen Forgasz in article in The Age about her study of the gender gap in Year 12 maths subjects, The Age, Syme Publications, Victoria Australia.

Forgasz, H., 2010, Series Preface, Series preface mention of Helen Forgasz as Editorial Board member of Advances in Mathematics Education, Springer, The Netherlands.

Lee, K.H., Becker, J.R., Forgasz, H., Steinthorsdottir, O., 2009, International perspectives: gender and mathematics education, Working Session presentation at PME 33, International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Greece.

Forgasz, H., 2008, "Ability" grouping for secondary mathematics learning., Guest speaker address at Head of mathematics faculties (independent schools) meeting. Scotch College, Melbourne..

Snyder, I.A., Forgasz, H., 2008, A study of factors contributing to HDR completion and non-completions at Monash University, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-47.

Forgasz, H.J., 2008, Close to home, Section 3 Introduction of Garden Cuttings, Edited by Helen Forgasz, Australian Scholarly Publishing, North Melbourne Vic Australia.

Becker, J.R., Forgasz, H., Lee, K., Steinthorsdottir, O., 2008, Mathematics and gender: discovering new voices in PME, Convenors' paper for Discussion Group in Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of PME32 and PME-NA XXX, Cinvestav-UMSNH, Mexico.

Forgasz, H.J., 2008, Plants, Section One introduction to Garden Cuttings, Edited by Helen Forgasz, Australian Scholarly Publishing, North Melbourne Vic Australia.

Forgasz, H.J., 2008, Preface, Preface to Garden Cuttings, Edited by Helen Forgasz, Australian Scholarly Publishing, North Melbourne Vic Australia.

Forgasz, H., 2007, Looking at both sides of a co-educational debate., The Education Age, The Age, Fairfax, Melbourne.

Forgasz, H., 2007, Nina Crone's writings, Nina Crone's garden writings in The Age presented in Australian Garden History Vol. 19, No.2, Australian Garden History Society, Melbourne Vic Australia.

Fisher, J.L., Lang, C., Craig, A., Forgasz, H., 2007, Report on the effectiveness of 'Girls Only' computer clubs in Australia, Victorian ICT for Women Network, http://www.vicictforwomen.com.au/www/html/201-computer-club-for-girls.asp, pp. 1-11.

Forgasz, H., 2006, Australian Year 12 Mathematics Enrolments: Patterns and Trends - Past and Present, University of Melbourne, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-107.

Forgasz, H., 2006, Interview with Helen Forgasz in Higher Education Supplement of The Australian on 9 August 2006 on article by Helen Forgasz and Gilah Leder in The Australian Educational Researcher, Higher Education Supplement, The Australian, Canberra ACT Australia.

Forgasz, H., 2005, Girls, boys, and computers for learning secondary mathematics, Proceedings of the 28th Conference of Mathematics Education, The Korea Society of Education Studies in Mathematics (KSESM), Seoul.

Forgasz, H., 2005, Technology for the teaching of secondary mathematics, Invited address to Department of Mathematics Education, Korea National University of Education, Chongju, South Korea, November 7.

Groves, S., Mousley, J., Forgasz, H., 2004, Primary numeracy. A mapping, review and analysis of Australian research in numeracy learning at the primary school level, Report, DEST, Canberra ACT Australia.

Leder, G., Forgasz, H., 2002, Two new instruments to probe attitudes about gender and mathematics, La Trobe University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-29.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: A longitudinal analysis of three main factors that affect Chinese high school students' mathematics achievement.
Supervisors:: Forgasz, H (Main), Hopkins, S (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Affects and mathematics education in Mozambique: gender, parents, social and economic factors.
Supervisors:: Forgasz, H (Main).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: An investigation of a targeted intervention program delivered by personal videoconferencing for primary and middle school students with Mathematical Learning Difficulties..
Supervisors:: Forgasz, H (Main), Clarke, B (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Gender and mathematics and literacy learning with iPads - A case study.
Supervisors:: Forgasz, H (Main), Leder, G (Associate).

Program of Study:: (MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Mathematics Anxiety in Australian Schools.
Supervisors:: Forgasz, H (Main), Gindidis, M (Associate).

Program of Study:: (MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Maths.
Supervisors:: Forgasz, H (Main).

Program of Study:: (MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Modern educational models and the different sexes.
Supervisors:: Leder, G (Main), Forgasz, H (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Primary/Secondary education impact on females studying science/engineering at Tertiary level?.
Supervisors:: Forgasz, H (Joint-co), Hopkins, S (Joint).

Program of Study:: (MASTER'S BY COURSEWORK).
Thesis Title:: Providing teachers professional development to develop engagin technology rich education for students.
Supervisors:: Forgasz, H (Main).

Program of Study:: (MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Teaching and learning maths in the upper primary school.
Supervisors:: Forgasz, H (Main), Leder, G (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: The role of streaming or setting on affective characteristics of weaker students of mathematics.
Supervisors:: Askew, M (Main), Forgasz, H (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: What effects do community attitudes have on outcomes of ICT intervention programs?.
Supervisors:: Forgasz, H (Main).

Program of Study:: (MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: What impact does physical education have on the cognitive and empotional development/well-being of girls between the ages of 10 and 11.
Supervisors:: Forgasz, H (Main).

Program of Study:: (MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Young men's experiences of transition to higher education.
Supervisors:: Clemans, A (Main), Forgasz, H (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:: Cao, Z.
Program of Study:: AN INVESTIGATION OF STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS MATHEMATICS IN CHINA AND AUSTRALIA. (PHD) 2004.
Supervisors:: Forgasz, H (Main), Bishop, A (Associate).
Student:: Cheeseman, J.
Program of Study:: Challenging children to think: an investigation of the behaviours of highly effective teachers that stimulate children to examine their mathematical understandings. (PHD) 2008.
Supervisors:: Clarke, B (Main), Forgasz, H (Associate).
Student:: De Fazio, T.
Program of Study:: "Cold hard words in cyberspace": a space of non-traditional and traditional distance students, their lecturers and academic learning support. (PHD) 2006.
Supervisors:: Snyder, I (Main), Forgasz, H (Associate).
Student:: Farrell, D.
Program of Study:: The Relationship between Numeracy and Literacy at Year 7. (Masters) 2007.
Supervisors:: Forgasz, H (Main).
Student:: Mennen, J.
Program of Study:: Reliability and validity of promotional examinations in Victoria Police. (Masters) 2004.
Supervisors:: Forgasz, H (Main), Gardner, P (Associate).
Student:: Steel, R.
Program of Study:: University of Melbourne Extension Program UMEP Mathematics. (PHD) 2010.
Supervisors:: Brown, J (Main), Forgasz, H (Associate).
Student:: Williams, J.
Program of Study:: Constructing new professional identities: career change students in teacher education. (PHD) 2007.
Supervisors:: Forgasz, H (Joint-Co).