Sven Trenholm

Dr Sven Trenholm

School of Education

College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences

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Dr. Sven Trenholm is a lecturer of mathematics education at the University of South Australia. He received his PhD (Studentship) from Loughborough University (UK), an MSc (Distinction) from the State University of New York at Albany (US) and a Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary Mathematics) as well as BSc (Pure Mathematics) from McGill University (Canada).  He has taught mathematics full-time for more than 13 years, both at the secondary and tertiary levels, having previously been tenured within the State University of New York.
His primary research is situated in the intersection between the fields of mathematics education and instructional technology (or ICT) where he is interested in investigating the development of mathematical thinking in fully asynchronous online and otherwise computer-mediated instructional contexts.  His pioneering research in this area has led to publications in leading international journals.  He is currently collaborating with colleagues in Australia, Canada and the UK.  His funded research projects include:

Designing for Learning Together: Linking Course Design, Social Context and Academic Performance (University Research Investment – Performance Allocation; URIPA)
Health literacy, health numeracy and health information usage of parents: Towards healthier child futures (Research Themes Investment Scheme Seed Funding; RTIS)
University Learner Engagement with Mathematics e-Lectures: Performance Benefits and Learning Experiences (Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences Division Research Performance Fund; DRPF)
Measuring and Optimising the Teacher Education Effect: A Learning Analytics Project (in house funding by the School of Education

My research is situated in the intersection between the fields of mathematics education and instructional technology where my primary interest is in the development of mathematical thinking in fully asynchronous online (FAO) instructional contexts. I am largely interested in studying FAO pedagogy and interactivity, and I am currently working in the following areas: - Mathematics assessment and feedback practices in the FAO instructional context - The use of e-lecturing (aka “lecture capture”) - The role of wait time in FAO assessment discourse and computer-aided assessment interactivity - The role of the academic discipline (e.g. epistemology, ontology) in relation to FAO course and e-lecture pedagogy - Student academic dishonesty in fully online courses

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2024 Trenholm, S., & Marmolejo Ramos, F. (2024). When video improves learning in higher education. Education Sciences, 14(3, article no. 311), 1-11.
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2024 Poquet, O., Trenholm, S., & Santolini, M. (2024). Forum posts, communication patterns, and relational structures: a multi-level view of discussions in online courses. Educational technology research and development, 72(5), 2655-2678.
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2023 Quane, K., Chinnappan, M., & Trenholm, S. (2023). Draw yourself doing mathematics: developing an analytical tool to investigate the nature of young children's attitudes towards mathematics. Mathematics Education Research Journal, 35(3), 445-473.
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2022 Trenholm, S. (2022). Media effects accompanying the use of recorded lecture videos in undergraduate mathematics instruction. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 53(11), 3015-3043.
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2022 Khatin-Zadeh, O., Marmolejo-Ramos, F., & Trenholm, S. (2022). The Role of Motion-Based Metaphors in Enhancing Mathematical Thought: a Perspective from Embodiment Theories of Cognition. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, 6(4), 455-462.
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2021 Leach, M. J., Nichols, S., Trenholm, S., & Jones, M. (2021). Health literacy of parents and carers in a regional community: a cross-sectional study. International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 43(3), 275-282.
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2020 Trenholm, S., & Peschke, J. (2020). Teaching undergraduate mathematics fully online: a review from the perspective of communities of practice. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 17(1, article number 37), 1-18.
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2019 Trenholm, S., Peschke, J., & Chinnappan, M. (2019). A review of fully online undergraduate mathematics instruction through the lens of large-scale research (2000-2015). PRIMUS, 29(10), 1080-1100.
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2019 Trenholm, S., Hajek, B., Robinson, C., Chinnappan, M., Albrecht, A., & Ashman, H. (2019). Investigating undergraduate mathematics learners' cognitive engagement with recorded lecture videos. International journal of mathematical education in science and technology, 50(1), 3-24.
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2019 Trenholm, S., & Chinnappan, M. (2019). Prospective primary teachers' perceptions about the use of mathematics homework. Teacher development, 23(1), 50-63.
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2016 Trenholm, S., Alcock, L., & Robinson, C. (2016). The instructor experience of fully online tertiary mathematics: a challenge and an opportunity. Journal for research in mathematics education, 47(2), 147-161.
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2015 Trenholm, S., Alcock, L., & Robinson, C. (2015). An investigation of assessment and feedback practices in fully asynchronous online undergraduate mathematics courses. International journal of mathematical education in science and technology, 46(8), 1197-1221.
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2012 Trenholm, S., Alcock, L., & Robinson, C. L. (2012). Mathematics lecturing in the digital age. International journal of mathematical education in science and technology, 43(6), 703-716.
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2011 Inglis, M., Palipana, A., Trenholm, S., & Ward, J. (2011). Individual differences in students' use of optional learning resources. Journal of computer assisted learning, 27(6), 490-502.
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