I am Assistant Professor in Mathematics Education at the School of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, China (PhD, Southampton). My teaching spans mathematics and mathematics education, including advanced mathematics courses in Analytic Geometry, Probability & Statistics and Elementary Number Theory, alongside courses in mathematics education and teacher education.
My research broadly concerns the quality, equity and improvement of mathematics education. I am particularly interested in mathematics teaching and learning, teacher professional learning and development, curriculum and assessment as well as international and comparative education. A substantial strand of my current research focuses on the analysis of large-scale educational assessment and survey data, including TIMSS, PISA and TALIS.
Methodologically, I combine classroom-based and video research with advanced quantitative approaches to the analysis of complex educational data. My interests also extend to the wider field of STEM education. My scholarship spans two Routledge monographs, journal articles and book chapters, alongside papers and presentations at international conferences. I also contribute to mathematics and STEM education through research, teacher development and professional service.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Quality, Equity and Improvement in Mathematics/STEM Education
- Mathematics Teaching, Learning and Learner Development
- Mathematics Teacher Education, Professional Learning and Teacher Development
- Mathematics Curricula, Textbooks, Assessment and Evaluation
- International and Comparative Mathematics/STEM Education
- Large-Scale Educational Assessment, Survey Data and Cross-National Studies
- Philosophy, Methodology and Innovation in Educational Research
MEMBER
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- British Educational Research Association (BERA)
- British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics (BSRLM)
- Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
- National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
BOARD & SERVICE
- Invited Member of TSG 5.1 – Students’ identity, motivation and attitudes towards mathematics and its study, ICME 16 (The 16th International Congress on Mathematics Education), Prague, July 9-16, 2028.
- Invited Co-Chair of TSG 3 – The Essence of Mathematics Education in Assessment and Evaluation, EARCOME 9 (The 9th ICMI-East Asia Regional Conference on Mathematics Education), Seoul, July 2025.
- Section Editor, Jurnal Didaktik Matematika (ISSN:2548-8546), Universitas Syiah Kuala, Indonesia.
- Elected Board Member of Primary Mathematics Teaching & Learning Committee of Jiangxi Province, China.
- National External Evaluator, Undergraduate Dissertations for Academic Degrees and Graduate Examination Development Center, Ministry of Education, China.
- Examiner for Teaching Practice, the National Primary Mathematics Teacher Qualification Certificate in Jiangxi Province, China.
- Referee in the STEM specialist group, the May Red-Flower Teaching Contest for Student Teachers at Jiangxi Normal University.
Zhenzhen Miao, PhD 