Dr Chelsea Cutting

Senior Lecturer

School of Education

College of Education, Behavioural and Social Science

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

CUTTING, C. J. (2023). Exploring the efficacy of a spatial reasoning approach to teaching and learning fractions in the early years (Doctoral dissertation, RMIT University).

Year	Citation
2025	Cutting, C. (2025). Beyond counting: Spatial reasoning. Every Child, 31(2), 20-22.
2023	Cutting, C., & Lowrie, T. (2023). Steering STEM education develpoment through play. Research Outreach, 134(134), 1-2. DOI
2023	Cutting, C., Unsworth, P., & Trewartha, B. (2023). Unpacking a framework for activating and assessing student's prior knowledge. Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 28(2), 3-7.
2023	Cutting, C., & Lowrie, T. (2023). Bounded learning progressions: a framework to capture young children's development of mathematical activity in play-based contexts. Mathematics Education Research Journal, 35(2), 317-337. DOI
2023	Fowler, S., Kennedy, J. P., Cutting, C., Gabriel, F., & Leonard, S. N. (2023). Self-determined learning in a virtual makerspace: a pathway to improving spatial reasoning for upper primary students. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 34(2), 563-584. DOI Scopus8 WoS5
2023	Fowler, S., Cutting, C., Fiedler, S. H. D., & Leonard, S. N. (2023). Design-based research in mathematics education: trends, challenges and potential. Mathematics Education Research Journal, 35(3), 635-658. DOI WoS11
2022	Fowler, S., Cutting, C., Kennedy, J., Leonard, S. N., Gabriel, F., & Jaeschke, W. (2022). Technology enhanced learning environments and the potential for enhancing spatial reasoning: a mixed methods study. Mathematics Education Research Journal, 34(4), 887-910. DOI Scopus34 WoS28
2022	Cutting, C., & O'Keeffe, L. (2022). Supporting children to think flexibly about fractions. Australian Primary Maths Classroom, 27(3), 6-10.
2020	Cutting, C., & Larkin, K. (2020). The impact of weekly formative video feedback on pre-service teachers' experiences in online mathematics education. Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 23(1), 74-90.
2019	Fowler, S., O'Keefe, L., Cutting, C., & Leonard, S. (2019). The mathematics proficiencies: A doorway into spatial thinking. Australian primary mathematics classroom, 24(1), 36-40.
2019	Balzaretti, N., Ciani, A., Cutting, C., O'Keeffe, L., & White, B. (2019). Unpacking the potential of 360degree video to support pre-service teacher development. Research on Education and Media, 11(1), 63-69. DOI

Year	Citation
2024	Cutting, C. (2024). Learning to share fairly: the importance of spatial reasoning in early partitioning experiences. In J. Višňovská, E. Ross, & S. Getenet (Eds.), Proceedings of the 46th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (pp. 183-190). Australia: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc.
2022	Fowler, S., Cutting, C., Devis, D., & Leonard, S. N. (2022). Methodological choices made when using design based research to explore mathematics education: an updated analysis. In N. Fitzallen (Ed.), Proceedings of the 44th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (pp. 194-201). Australia: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia.
2021	Cutting, C. (2021). Spatial reasoning and the development of early fraction understanding. In Y. H. Leong, & E. el (Eds.), Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia: Excellence in Mathematics Education: Foundations and Pathways (pp. 171-178). Singapore: MERGA.
2019	Cutting, C. (2019). Re-thinking fraction instruction in primary school: the case for an alternative approach in the early years. In Mathematics Education Research: Impacting Practice (Proceedings of the 42nd annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia) (pp. 204-211). Australia: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia.

Year	Citation
2022	Fowler, S., Kennedy, J., Cutting, C., Devis, D., & Leonard, S. (2022). A data summary report on the impact of a computer aided design program on the spatial reasoning and attitudes of primary school students (Catalyst report #7). Australia: University of South Australia. DOI
2020	Kennedy, J. P., Fowler, S., Cutting, C., & Leonard, S. N. (2020). The foldback project data report no. 1: preliminary report following activities at Corroboree Innovation and creativity school June 2020. Australia: University of South Australia.
2019	Cutting, C., & Lowrie, T. (2019). Bounded learning progressions: Corporate body:SERC Team author. Australia: STEM Education Research Centre.

Early Learning STEM Australia: STEM in Schools F-2., Cwth Dept of Education, Skills & Employment, 01/01/2024 - 23/12/2024

Courses I teach

EDUC 3073 Mathematics Education 1 (2025)
EDUC 3074 Science and Mathematics Education 2 (Birth to 5 years) (2025)
EDUC 4222 Integrating Mathematics and Science for Young Children (2025)
EDUC 3073 Mathematics Education 1 (2024)
EDUC 3075 Mathematics Education 2 (2024)
EDUC 3089 Mathematics Education (Early Childhood) (2024)

Programs I'm associated with

MHEC - Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Honours)
MHPE - Bachelor of Primary Education (Honours)
MBET - Bachelor of Education

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2025	Co-Supervisor	-	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Claire Nicholls
2024	Co-Supervisor	-	-	Master	Full Time	Mr Tom Linnell

Position: Senior Lecturer
Email: chelsea.cutting@adelaide.edu.au

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