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Grace Jefferson

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Publications

9

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Biography

Grace brings over a decade of experience in secondary and tertiary education, specialising in mathematics education, ITE, curriculum management, assessment, and learning design. Her foundation in applied mathematics drives her passion for cultivating mathematical engagement and confidence in the classroom and beyond. Grace’s research explores emergent technologies in education and seeks to address the challenges of improving mathematics education uptake, with a particular focus on dismantling barriers related to gender and otherness.

Research

Research Interests

Mathematics Education

Education

Mathematics and Gender

Mathematics, Numeracy and Engagement

Teaching

Taught Modules
[ED1491] Foundations of Mathematics and Numeracy in EducationLecturer, Coordinator
2022
[ED1491] Foundations of Mathematics and Numeracy in EducationCoordinator, Lecturer
2023
[ED2492] Junior Curriculum 1Lecturer, Coordinator
2022
[ED2492] Junior Secondary Curriculum 1Tutor
2024
[ED2493] Junior Secondary Curriculum 2Coordinator, Lecturer
2025
[ED3098] Specialist Primary Mathematics CurriculumCoordinator, Lecturer
2023
[ED3098] Specialist Primary Mathematics CurriculumCoordinator, Lecturer
2024
[ED3209] Senior Secondary Curriculum 2Lecturer
2025
[ED3210] Senior Secondary Curriculum 1Lecturer
2025
[ED4623] Teachers as Ethical and Collaborative Change AgentsLecturer, Coordinator
2022
[ED5911] Education for SustainabilityCoordinator
2025
[ED5956] Junior Secondary Curriculum ILecturer
2025
[ED5957] Junior Secondary Curriculum IILecturer
2025
[ED5958] Literacy and Numeracy for Secondary TeachersCoordinator
2025
[ED5958] Literacy and Numeracy for Secondary TeachersCoordinator
2024
[ED5958] Literacy and Numeracy for Secondary TeachersCoordinator, Lecturer
2023
[ED2493] Junior Secondary Curriculum 2Tutor
2024
[ED2493] Junior Curriculum 2Lecturer, Coordinator
2023
[ED5958] Literacy and Numeracy for Secondary TeachersCoordinator, Lecturer
2022
[ED3098] Specialist Primary Mathematics CurriculumLecturer, Coordinator
2022
[ED2492] Junior Curriculum 1Lecturer, Coordinator
2023
[ED2492] Junior Secondary Curriculum 1Lecturer, Coordinator
2025
[ED2493] Junior Curriculum 2Coordinator, Lecturer
2022

Output

Impact through research in education and studies in human society: a review of Australian Research Council 'high-for-impact' case studies
2024
Jefferson, Grace; Henry, Rosita; Heyeres, Marion; Morgan, Rhian; Tomas Engel, Louisa; Tsey, Komla; Z...
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The importance of connection: A quantitative study of students’ learning in placements completed remotely from an organisation
2023
Zuchowski, Ines; Cleak, Helen; Jefferson, Grace (2023) 'The importance of connection: A quantitative. British Journal of Social Work, 53 (4):2370-2391. [DOI] ...
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Associate symmetries: A novel procedure for finding contact symmetries
2014
Jefferson, G.E.; Carminati, J. (2014) 'Associate symmetries: A novel procedure for finding contact s. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulatio, 19 (3):431-441. [DOI] ...
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FracSym: Automated symbolic computation of Lie symmetries of fractional differential equations
2014
Jefferson, G.F.; Carminati, J. (2014) 'FracSym: Automated symbolic computation of Lie symmetries of . 185 (1):430-441. [DOI] ...
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Explicit invariant solutions associated with nonlinear atmospheric flows in a thin rotating spherical shell with and without west-to-east jets perturbations
2013
Ibragimov, Ranis; Jefferson, Grace; Carminati, John (2013) 'Explicit invariant solutions associated . Analysis and Mathematical Physics, 3 (4):375-391. [DOI] ...
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On the second-order approximate symmetry classification and optimal systems of subalgebras for a forced Korteweg-de Vries equation
2013
Jefferson, G. F. (2013) 'On the second-order approximate symmetry classification and optimal systems. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 18 (9):2340-2358. [DOI] ...
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Invariant and approximately invariant solutions of non-linear internal gravity waves forming a column of stratified fluid affected by the Earth's rotation
2013
Ibragimov, Ranis; Jefferson, Grace; Carminati, John (2013) 'Invariant and approximately invariant so. International Journal of Non-Linear Me, 51 :28-44. [DOI] ...
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ASP: Automated symbolic computation of approximate symmetries of differential equations
2013
Jefferson, G.F.; Carminati, J. (2013) 'ASP: Automated symbolic computation of approximate symmetries. 184 (3):1045-1063. [DOI] ...
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Finding higher symmetries of differential equations using the MAPLE package DESOLVII
2012
Vu, K.T.; Jefferson, G.F.; Carminati, J. (2012) 'Finding higher symmetries of differential equations. 183 (4):1044-1054. [DOI] ...
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