Books
Miao, Z., Bokhove, C., & Reynolds, D. (2024). Master mathematics teachers: Educational and professional excellence in Chinese primary schools. Routledge.
Miao, Z., & Reynolds, D. (2018). The effectiveness of mathematics teaching in primary schools: Lessons from England and China. Routledge.
Articles
Charalambous, C. Y., Grob, U., Praetorius, A.-K., Köhler, C., & Miao, Z. (2025). Are direct effects of cognitive activation on student outcomes enough? Exploring the role of adaptation and use of opportunities. Learning and Instruction, 100, 102176.
Charalambous, C. Y., Muijs, D., Lindorff, A., Steffensky, M., Ortega, L., & Miao, Z. (2025). Conceptualizing teaching quality: Problems, prospects, and a proposal for moving forward. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 36(2), 164-191.
Miao, Z., Bokhove, C., Reynolds, D., & Charalambous, Y. C. (2022). Rational numbers and proportional reasoning in Chinese primary schools: Patterns, latent classes, and reasoning processes. Asian Journal for Mathematics Education, 1(4), 408-436. [open access link]
Miao, Z., Reynolds, D., Harris, A., & Jones, M. (2015). Comparing performance: A cross-national investigation into the teaching of mathematics in primary classrooms in England and China. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 35(3), 392-403.
Fan, L., Zhu, Y., & Miao, Z. (2013). Textbook research in mathematics education: Development status and direction. ZDM – The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 45(5), 633-646.
Book Chapters
Reynolds, D., (2020). Extending educational effectiveness: A critical review of research approaches in international effectiveness research, and proposals to improve them. In: J. Hall, A. Lindorff, & P. Sammons (Eds.) International perspectives in educational effectiveness research. Cham: Springer.
Reynolds, D., Caldwell, B., Cruz, R. M., Miao, Z., Murillo, J., Mugendawala, H., . . . Ramon, M. R. R. (2015). Comparative educational research. In C. Chapman, D. Muijs, D. Reynolds, P. Sammons, & C. Teddlie (Eds.), The Routledge international handbook of educational effectiveness and improvement (pp. 246-282). London: Routledge.
Fan, L., Miao, Z., & Mok, I. A. C. (2015). How Chinese teachers teach mathematics and pursue their professional development: Perspectives from contemporary international research. In L. Fan, N. Y. Wong, J. Cai, & S. Li (Eds.), How Chinese teach mathematics: Perspectives from insiders (pp. 43-70). Singapore: World Scientific.
Conference Papers
Miao, Z., Charalambos, C. Y., & Reynolds, D. (2024). Cultivating mathematically confident learners: The role of sense of school belonging and teaching engagement. Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME). ICME.
Miao, Z., Bokhove, C., Charalambos, C. Y., & Reynolds, D. (2024). The relationship between metacognition and mathematics achievement: Quality of reasoning as a mediator. Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME). ICME.
Miao, Z., Bokhove, C., & Reynolds, D. (2023, May 4-5). Perceived teaching engagement and mathematics performance: The mediating role of student attitudes towards mathematics learning [Poster presentation]. The Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, USA.
Bokhove, C., Miao, Z., & Reynolds, D. (2023, April 13-17). Multilevel modelling of Chinese primary children’s metacognitive strategies in mathematics [Paper presentation]. The Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, USA.
Miao, Z., Reynolds, D., & Bokhove, C. (2021, July 12-18). First voyage of the integrated paradigm: The case of an international study on effective mathematics teaching [Paper presentation]. The 14th International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME), Shanghai, China.
Miao, Z., & Reynolds, D. (2018, January 8-12). Improving mathematics teaching in primary schools: A review of studies utilising the value-added approach (1960-2017) [Paper presentation]. The 31st Annual Conference of International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI), Singapore.
Miao, Z., & Reynolds, D. (2015, September 15-17). Uncovering classroom-level factors for the performance gap in mathematics between England and China: A synthesis of results and findings from an international teacher effectiveness study [Paper presentation]. The Annual Conference of British Educational Research Association (BERA), Belfast, GB.
Martin, H., Gallacher, A., & Miao, Z. (2015, September 15-17). Children’s mathematical reasoning: Scottish schools and the state of play [Paper presentation]. The Annual Conference of British Educational Research Association (BERA), Belfast, GB.
Martin, H., Gallacher, A., & Miao, Z. (2015, June 10-12). A review of literature on mathematics educational research in Scotland (1960-2015) [Paper presentation]. The First IMA International Conference on Barriers and Enablers to Learning Maths, Glasgow, GB.
Miao, Z., & Reynolds, D. (2014, September 23-25). The effectiveness of mathematics teaching: A cross-national investigation in primary schools in England and China [Paper presentation]. The Annual Conference of British Educational Research Association (BERA), London, GB.
Miao, Z., & Reynolds, D. (2014, August 27-29). A comparative study on the effectiveness of mathematics teaching in England and China [Paper presentation]. The European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) SIG 18 Conference, Southampton, GB.
Invited Posts
Miao, Z., & Reynolds, D. (2017). How does the Chinese maths teaching function in the class? BBC My Perfect Country Blog. Reposted: HERE
Miao, Z., & Reynolds, D. (2015, November 2). Effectiveness of mathematics teaching: The truth about China and England. BERA (British Educational Research Association) Blog. https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/effectiveness-of-mathematics-teaching-the-truth-about-china-and-england
Miao, Z., & Reynolds, D. (2014, September 26). Why China teaches children maths so well. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/how-china-teaches-children-maths-so-well-32052
Zhenzhen Miao, PhD 