Matt Sexton


Contact categoryResearcher
Job titleLecturer (Education Studies/Mathematics Education)
Research instituteSchool of Education
Faculty of Education and Arts
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0856-8413

Research outputs

The professional learning leadership of school mathematics leaders after participation in a large-scale primary school mathematics improvement project : An activity theory perspective
Sexton, Matthew (Matt). (2023). The professional learning leadership of school mathematics leaders after participation in a large-scale primary school mathematics improvement project : An activity theory perspective [PhD Thesis]. Australian Catholic University https://doi.org/10.26199/acu.8z10q

PhD Thesis

Evidencing relational trust within mathematics leadership activity
Sexton, Matt and Lamb, Janeen. (2023). Evidencing relational trust within mathematics leadership activity. 45th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 02 - 06 Jul 2023 Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA). pp. 459-466

Conference paper

Leadership of strengths-based approaches for early years mathematics education : Using CHAT as a framework for educational leaders professional learning leadership
Sexton, Matt and Nuttall, Joce. (2021). Leadership of strengths-based approaches for early years mathematics education : Using CHAT as a framework for educational leaders professional learning leadership. 43rd annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. Singapore: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA). pp. 92-95

Conference paper

Object-motives of mathematics leaders’ professional learning leadership during participation in a mathematics project
Sexton, Matt. (2019). Object-motives of mathematics leaders’ professional learning leadership during participation in a mathematics project. 42nd annual conference of the mathematics education research group of Australasia. Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia 30 Jun - 04 Jul 2019 Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA). pp. 660-667

Conference paper

Using activity theory to understand a mathematics leader’s motivations and use of mathematical knowledge for teaching
Sexton, Matt and Lamb, Janeen. (2017). Using activity theory to understand a mathematics leader’s motivations and use of mathematical knowledge for teaching. 40th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. Australian Synchotron, Clayton, Victoria, Australia 02 - 06 Jul 2017 Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA). pp. 466-473

Conference paper

School mathematics leaders' perceptions of successes and challenges of their leadership role within a Mathematics Improvement Project
Sexton, Matthew and Downton, Ann. (2014). School mathematics leaders' perceptions of successes and challenges of their leadership role within a Mathematics Improvement Project. In J Anderson, M. Cavanagh and A. Prescott (Ed.). Curriculum in focus: Research guided practice (Proceedings of the 37th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia). Australia: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. pp. 581 - 588

Conference item

Demonstration lessons in mathematics education: Teachers' observation foci and intended changes in practice
Clarke, Doug, Roche, Anne, Wilkie, Karina, Wright, Vince, Brown, Jill, Downton, Ann, Horne, Marjorie, Knight, Rose, McDonough, Andrea, Sexton, Matthew and Worrall, Chris. (2013). Demonstration lessons in mathematics education: Teachers' observation foci and intended changes in practice. Mathematics Education Research Journal. 25(2), pp. 207 - 230. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13394-012-0058-z

Journal article

Powerful pedagogical actions in mathematics education
Gervasoni, Ann, Hunter, Roberta, Bicknell, Brenda and Sexton, Matthew. (2012). Powerful pedagogical actions in mathematics education. In In B Perry, T Lowrie and T Logan, A MacDonald & J Greenlees (Ed.). pp. 193 - 218 Sense Publishers.

Book chapter

Building preservice teacher capacity for effective mathematics teaching through partnerships with teacher educators and primary school communities
McDonough, Andrea and Sexton, Matthew. (2011). Building preservice teacher capacity for effective mathematics teaching through partnerships with teacher educators and primary school communities. In J. Clark, B. Kissane and J. Mousley (Ed.). Mathematics: Traditions and [new] practices: Proceedings of the 2011 AAMT-MERGA conference. Australia: AAMT and MERGA. pp. 508 - 514

Conference item

Using concept cartoons to access student beliefs about preferred approaches to mathematics learning and teaching
Sexton, Matthew. (2010). Using concept cartoons to access student beliefs about preferred approaches to mathematics learning and teaching. In L. Sparrow, B. Kissane and C. Hurst (Ed.). 33rd Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. John Curtin College of the Arts, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia 03 - 07 Jul 2010 Australia: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. pp. 515 - 522

Conference item

Using a concept cartoon to gain insight into children's calculation strategies
Sexton, Matthew, Gervasoni, Ann Maree and Brandenburg, Robyn. (2009). Using a concept cartoon to gain insight into children's calculation strategies. Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom.

Journal article

Using a concept cartoon to gain insight into children's calculation strategies
Sexton, Matthew, Gervasoni, Ann and Brandenburg, Robyn. (2009). Using a concept cartoon to gain insight into children's calculation strategies. Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom. 14(4), pp. 24 - 28.

Journal article

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