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Dr Yates gained her Speech Pathology and teaching qualifications in New Zealand where she obtained a BA and MA (Hons) at Auckland University. She gained her MEd at Adelaide University and PhD at Flinders University. She is the recipient of 21 research grants and has published a book, five book chapters and numerous refereed articles in journals and conference proceedings. She has presented a further 42 conference papers at national and international conferences. She has authored 55 publications and papers and co-authored a further 25 papers. Her overall research is focussed on factors related to effective teaching and effective learning for students and teachers and encompasses three major research areas of Children’s Psychosocial Characteristics, Mathematics Education, and Effective Teaching and Learning. She has developed a multimedia computer based questionnaire for the early detection of pessimism in young children, funded by the Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation of South Australia and is currently investigating teacher perceptions of curriculum reforms in mathematics.
Dr Yates works predominantly with postgraduate students studying at the Masters, Doctorate of Education, and Doctor of Philosophy degree levels.
Research Interests
Dr Yates' research is concerned with children’s psychosocial development, mathematics education and effective teaching and learning.
Her current research projects are:
- Teachers' perceptions of curriculum reforms in mathematics
- Development of pessimism in young children
Areas for Postgraduate Supervision
- Children's optimism, pessimism and depression
- Self concept
- Motivation
- Teacher professional learning and development
- Mathematics education
- Effective teaching and learning
- Learning environments
- Single sex education and coeducation
Teaching Areas
- Assessment and Evaluation in Special Education
- Consultation and Counselling
- Learning, Development and Inclusive Education
- Interpersonal Communication Skills
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Recent (Selected) Publications
Yates, S. M. (2006). Elementary teachers’ mathematics beliefs and teaching practices after a curriculum reform. In J. Novotna, H. Moraova, M. Kratka & N. Stehlikova (Eds.), Refereed proceedings 30th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Vol. 5, pp. 433-440. Prague, PME.
Yates, S. M. (2006). Boys’ goal orientations, self-concept and achievement in the transition from single sex to coeducation. Refereed proceedings of the 4th International SELF conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States of America. http://self.uws.edu.au/Conferences/2006/Yates.pdf
Yates, S. M. (2002). Longitudinal measurement of student motivation and achievement in mathematics. In S. Goodchild & L. English (Eds.), Researching Mathematics Classrooms: A Critical Examination of Methodology. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger. Chapter 7, pp 155-197.
Yates, S. M. (2005) Rasch and Attitude Scales: Explanatory Style. In S.Alagumalia, D. Curtis, & N. Hungi, (Eds.), Applied Rasch Measurement: A Book of Exemplars. Dordrecht: Springer-Kluwer, Chapter 12, pp. 209-227.
Yates, S. M. (2002). The influence of optimism and pessimism on student achievement in mathematics. Mathematics Education Research Journal, 14, (1), 4-15.
For a more comprehensive list of publications, click here.
Professional Memberships
- American Education Research Association (AERA)
- European Association for Research in Learning and Instruction (EARLI)
- Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE)
- International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME)
- Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
- Editorial Board of the European Journal Educational Research Review (ISSN 1747-938X) published by Elsevier
Administrative Responsibilities
- Research Higher Degrees Coordinator
- Faculty Research Advisory Group – Higher Degrees
- Faculty Representative for the University Scholarships Committee
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