Regular biography
Deborah King is the Director – Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours) at The University of Melbourne's Department of MATH. Her role involves overseeing the advanced honours program within the mathematics department. No additional details regarding her research, publications, or professional achievements are provided.
Scholar-generated biography
Deborah M King is a mathematics educator whose research focuses on undergraduate mathematics education, with an emphasis on understanding students' conceptual understanding and misconceptions in mathematics. Her work explores the impact of assumed knowledge entry standards on teaching practices and investigates students' perceptions of graduate learning outcomes. She also examines the role of learning analytics in supporting personalized learning and institutional adoption of educational technologies. Her research includes case studies of teachers' experiences with student-and teacher-centered learning platforms and the development of assessment practices in mathematics education. Her publications highlight the importance of addressing misconceptions, such as pronumeral misunderstandings, and the dynamics of group impression formation in educational settings.