Dr Judi Humberstone
BA (Hons); PGCE; PhD
Tutor Coordinator, Lecturer & Registered Psychologist
Contact details:
| email:judih AT unimelb.edu.au | |
| telephone: +61 3 8344 6366 / Rm 912 Redmond Barry Building | |
Mathematics Cognition Lab |
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Research Interests:
My research is focused on answering the question: “How do children acquire mathematical understanding?”
The aim of my research is to identify the cognitive and educational bases of children's mathematical reasoning. Specifically, I am interested in the conceptual changes that occur as children acquire mathematical competence. I am especially interested in identifying different patterns of mathematical understanding and the ways in which these patterns change or remain stable over time. In association with colleagues, I am currently conducting research on:
- individual differences in students’ acquisition of algebraic ability;
- using interactive assessment to evaluate children's mathematical learning potential in rational number and algebra;
- the relationships between the development of mathematical, language and general cognitive concepts across the primary-school years;
- individual differences in the development of primary-school aged children's addition concepts.
Professional Associations & Memberships:
- Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency – AHPRA
- Victorian Institute of Teaching
Publications:
Book Chapters:
Humberstone, J. & Reeve, R.A. (under review). Conceptual Change and Mathematics: Challenges for Instruction in a Technological Culture in Fostering Conceptual Change with Technology: Asian Perspectives.
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Humberstone, J. & Reeve, R.A. (2008). Profiles of Algebraic Competence. Learning and Instruction, 18, 354–367.
Humberstone, J. & Reeve, R.A. (2011) Dyscalculia in Young Children – Cognitive and Neurological Bases in Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning.
Reeve, R.A. & Humberstone, J. (2011). Five- to 7-Year-Olds’ Finger Gnosia and Calculation Abilities. Frontiers in Cognition (in press).
Reeve, R.A., Reynolds, F.J., Humberstone J. & Butterworth, B.L. (under review). Stability and Change in Markers of Core Numerical Competencies
Publication Work in Progress
Humberstone, J. & Reeve, R.A. – Relationships between Arithmetic and Algebraic Referential Mapping Abilities.
Reeve, R.A., Humberstone, J., Reynolds, F.J., & Butterworth, B.L. Single-digit Addition Strategy Change over Time.
Conference Presentations:
- August, 2004: Paper presentation – the Acquisition of Algebraic Competence – the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, biennial conference, Nicosia, Cyprus;
- April, 2005: Poster presentation – Children’s Algebraic Abilities – The American Educational Research Association conference, San Francisco, USA;
- June, 2006: Paper presentation – Conceptual Changes in the Transition from Arithmetic to Algebra – the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction Cognitive Change conference, Stockholm, Sweden;
- January/February, 2007: Cognitive Development Laboratory at the University of Athens working with Professor Stella Vosniadou as the principal researcher. I presented a two-hour seminar – Students’ Profiles of Algebraic Abilities – to members of the Cognitive Development Lab and other invited academics from the University of Athens;
- May, 2007: Paper presentation – Conceptual Changes in the Acquisition of Fractional Number Understanding – EuroCogSci07, Delphi, Greece;
- October, 2007: Paper presentation –Profiles of Algebraic Competence – Rutgers Center for Cognitive Science (RuCCS).
- August, 2008: Paper presentation – Understanding Algebraic Equivalence: The Role of Cognitive Conflict – the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction Cognitive Change conference, Turku, Finland;
- March, 2009: Co-presenter with Associate Professor Robert Reeve – Relationships Between Core Number Abilities and Mathematical Outcomes: Findings from the Melbourne Longitudinal Study – European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction Advanced Study Colloquium, Bruges, Belgium.
- August, 2009: Paper presentation – Developing an Understanding Algebraic Equivalence: Possible Barriers and Indices of Change – the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, biennial conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands;
- March, 2010: Paper presentation – Is there conceptual overlap in symbol-referent mapping abilities in arithmetic and algebra? – the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction Cognitive Change conference, Leuven, Belgium.
- March 2011: Paper presentation – Do Young Children’s Arithmetic Mapping Abilities Scaffold Subsequent Algebraic Problem Solving? – Society for Research into Child Development, Montreal, Canada.
- April 2011: Paper Presentation – Is There Conceptual Overlap in Symbol-Referent Mapping Abilities in Arithmetic and Algebra? – American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, USA.