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Peter Petocz - Publications

Viskic, D. and Petocz, P. (2006). Adult students’ views of mathematics: reflections on projects. Adults Learning Mathematics International Journal, 1(2), 6–15. Available online at http://www.alm-online.org/Journal/abstracts_1_2.htm

Reid, A. and Petocz, P. (2006). University lecturers’ understanding of sustainability. Higher Education, 51, 105–123. Abstract available at http://www.springerlink.com/(uuc1yx45keamf4euzbxlkgyg)/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,5,7;journal,3,218;linkingpublicationresults,1:102901,1

Petocz, P. and Reid, A. (2006). The contribution of mathematics to graduates’ professional working life. Australian Association for Research in Education 2005 Conference Papers. Compiled by Jeffery, P. L., AARE, Melbourne. Online at http://www.aare.edu.au/05pap/pet05141.pdf

Reid, A., Smith, G. H., Wood, L. N. and Petocz, P. (2005). Intention, approach and outcome: university mathematics students’ conceptions of learning mathematics. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 3(4), 567–586. Abstract available at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&eissn=1573-1774&volume=3&issue=4&spage=567

Chutimanutskul, W., Darendeliler, M. A., Petocz, P. and Swain, M. (2005). Physical properties of human premolar cementum: hardness and elasticity. Australian Orthodontic Journal, 21(2), 117–121. Abstract available at http://www.aso.org.au/AOJ/AOJ_docs/Past_issues/Vol_21_No_2.htm#5 (page 5).

Petocz, P. and Reid, A. (2005). Something strange and useless: service students’ conceptions of statistics, learning statistics and using statistics in their future profession. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 36(7), 789–800. Abstract available at http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk/(gwsjfw45hjmivd55fukkua2v)/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=searcharticlesresults,1,5;

Brand-Miller, J., Liu, V., Petocz, P. and Baxter, R. (2005). The glycemic index of foods influences postprandial insulin-like growth factor-binding protein responses in lean, young subjects. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 82, 350–354. Abstract available at http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/82/2/350

D’Souza, S., Petocz, P. and Wood, L. N. (2005). Students’ perceptions of using computers in mathematics. In Merrett, D., ed, Proceedings of Blended Learning: Design and Improvisation  Symposium, UniServe Science, University of Sydney, 37–42. Online at http://science.uniserve.edu.au/pubs/procs/wshop10/2005DSouza.pdf

Reid, A. and Petocz, P. (2005). What is sustainability in the arts? In Enhancing the Curricula: Towards the scholarship of teaching in art, design and communication in Higher Education, Centre for Learning and Teaching in Art & Design, University of the Arts London, London, 345–361.

Zeibots, M. and Petocz, P. (2005). The relationship between increases in motorway capacity and declines in urban rail passenger journeys: a case study of Sydney’s M4 motorway and Western Sydney rail lines. 28th Australian Transport Research Forum, Sydney, September.

Chan, E. K. M., Petocz, P. and Darendeliler, M. A. (2005). Validation of two-dimensional measurements of root resorption craters on human premolars after 28 days of force application. European Journal of Orthodontics, 27, 390–395. Abstract available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16043475&query_hl=2

Allman-Farinelli, M., Gomes, K., Favoloro, E. and Petocz, P. (2005). A diet rich in high oleic acid sunflower oil favourably alters LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and factor VIIc. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 105(7), 1071–1079. Abstract available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=15983523&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsum

Petocz, P. (2005). An upper bound on standard deviation as a function of range. Teaching Statistics, 27(2), 42–44. Abstract available at http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-9639.2005.00206.x

Petocz, P. and Reid, A. (2005). Rethinking the tertiary mathematics curriculum. Cambridge Journal of Education, 35(1), 89–106. Abstract available at http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/(5b4mxu550awj0svckawdel45)/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=searcharticlesresults,2,5;

Reid, A. and Petocz, P. (2005). The UN Decade for Sustainable Development: what does it mean for higher education? HERDSA Annual Conference, July. Online at http://www.itl.usyd.edu.au/herdsa2005/pdf/refereed/paper_087.pdf

Rex, T., Kharbanda, O. P., Petocz, P. and Darendeliler, M. A. (2005). Physical properties of root cementum: Part 4. Quantitative analysis of the mineral composition of human premolar cementum. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 127(2), 177–185. Abstract available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15750536&query_hl=1

Srivicharnkul, P., Kharbanda, O. P., Swain, M. V., Petocz, P. and Darendeliler, M. A. (2005). Physical properties of root cementum: Part 3. Hardness and elastic modulus after application of light and heavy forces. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 127(2), 168–176. Abstract available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15750535&query_hl=1

Blakesmith, S. J., Lyons-Wall, P. M., Joannou, G. E., Petocz, P. and Samman, S. (2005). Urinary isoflavonoid excretion is inversely associated with the ratio of protein to dietary fibre intake in young women. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 59, 284–290. Abstract available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15523488&query_hl=1

Petocz, P. and Reid, A. (2005). Servicing students communicating ideas about statistics. In Weldon, L. and Phillips, B. (eds.) Proceedings of the ISI/IASE Satellite on Statistics Education and the Communication of Statistics. Sydney, ISI, Voorburg, The Netherlands (on CD). Online at http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/publications/14/petocz.pdf .

Gordon, S., Reid, A. and Petocz, P. (2005). How important are communication skills for ‘good’ statistics students? – an international perspective. In Weldon, L. and Phillips, B. (eds.) Proceedings of the ISI/IASE Satellite on Statistics Education and the Communication of Statistics. Sydney, ISI, Voorburg, The Netherlands (on CD). Online at http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/publications/14/gordon.pdf .

Petocz, P. and Reid, A. (2005). Using research to inform holistic curriculum change: the case of statistics at tertiary level. Australian Association for Research in Education 2004 Conference Papers. Compiled by Jeffery, P. L., AARE, Melbourne. Online at http://www.aare.edu.au/04pap/rei04869.pdf .

Reid, A. and Petocz, P. (2004). The Professional Entity: researching the relationship between students’ conceptions of learning and their future profession. In Rust C., ed, Improving Student Learning: Theory, research and scholarship, Oxford Brookes, 145–157.

Suanpang, P., Petocz, P. and Reid, A. (2004). Relationship between learning outcomes and online accesses. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 20(3), 371–387. Online at http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet20/suanpang.html .

Reid, A. and Petocz, P. (2004). Learning domains and the process of creativity. Australian Educational Researcher, 31(2), 45–62. Online at http://www.aare.edu.au/aer/online/40020d.pdf

Suanpang, P., Petocz, P. and Kalceff, W. (2004). Student attitudes to learning business statistics: comparison of online and traditional methods. Educational Technology and Society, 7(3), 9–20. Online at http://www.ifets.info/journals/7_3/3.pdf

Crawford, P., Perryman, J. and Petocz, P. (2004). Synthetic indices: a method for evaluating aid project effectiveness. Evaluation: the International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 10(2), 29–46. Abstract available at http://evi.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/10/2/175

Darendeliler, M. A., Kharbanda, O. P., Chan, E. K. M., Srivicharnkul, P., Rex, T., Swain, M. V., Jones, A. S. and Petocz, P. (2004). Root resorption and its association with alterations in physical properties, mineral contents and resorption craters in human premolars following application of light and heavy controlled orthodontic forces. Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research, 7(2), 79–97. Abstract available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15180087&query_hl=1

Chan, E. K. M., Darendeliler, M. A., Petocz, P. and Jones, A. S. (2004). A new method for volumetric measurement of orthodontically induced root resorption craters. European Journal of Oral Sciences, 112(2), 134–139. Abstract available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15056110&query_hl=1

Reid, A. and Petocz, P. (2003). Enhancing academic work through the synergy between teaching and research. International Journal of Academic Development, 8(1/2), 111–123. (published October 2004). Abstract available at http://www.journalsonline.tandf.co.uk/(cpv1q245tsopjy45nqzcpm55)/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=searcharticlesresults,3,5;

Reid, A. and Petocz, P. (2003). Completing the circle: researchers of practice in statistics education. Mathematics Education Research Journal, 15(3), 288–300 (published June 2004).

Darendeliler, M. A., Chan, E. K. M., Kharbanda, O. P., Srivicharnkul, P., Rex, T., Swain, M. V., Jones, A. S. and Petocz, P. (2004). Changes in physical and mineral dimensions of human cementum in association with root resorption craters at different orthodontic force levels. In Z. Davidovitch and J. Mah, eds, Biological Mechanisms of Tooth Movement and Craniofacial Adaptation, Harvard Society for the Advancement of Orthodontics, Boston, Mass., 91–111.

Petocz, P. and Reid, A. (2004). Statistics – worse than a poke in the eye? In Merrett, D., ed, Proceedings of Scholarly Inquiry into Science Teaching and Learning  Symposium, UniServe Science, University of Sydney, 36–41. Online at http://science.uniserve.edu.au/workshop/scholinquiry/petocz.pdf .

Viskic, D. and Petocz, P. (2004). Using projects to enhance mathematics learning. In Gimenez, J., FitzSimons, G. and Hahn, C., eds, A Challenge for Mathematics Education: To reconcile commonalities and differences. CIEAEM54, Vilanova i la Geltru, Spain, July 2002, 122–128.

Petocz, P., Smith, G. H., Wood, L. N. and Reid, A. (2004). On becoming a mathematician: an international perspective for future professionals in the mathematical sciences. Proceedings of International Congress on Mathematics Education, ICME10, Copenhagen, July 4–11. Online at http://www.icme-organisers.dk/tsg28/ICME10_TSG28_Petocz_etal.doc .

Viskic, D. and Petocz, P. (2004). Adult students’ views of mathematics and learning. Proceedings of International Congress on Mathematics Education, ICME10, Copenhagen, July 4–11. Online at http://www.icme-organisers.dk/tsg06/Papers/PetoczP.pdf .

Kolyshkina, I., Petocz, P. and Rylander, I. (2004). Modelling insurance risk: a comparison of data mining and logistic regression approaches. In Simoff, S. J., Williams, G. J. and  Hegland, M., eds, Proceedings of the Second Australasian Data Mining Workshop, December 2003, 227–237.