Jamie Pyper

Assistant Professor, Graduate Faculty

Contact Information

Room: A312
Phone: 613-533-6000 x 77748
Email: pyperj@queensu.ca
Professional Profile (Teaching)

Research Interests

• Mathematics education – teacher practice and student learning
• Teacher efficacy
• Teacher professional development
• Preservice Teacher education

Recent Publications

Articles 

Mina, K. & Pyper, J. (Sept 2006). Archimedes' Pie; an Old Idea, a New Tool. Ontario Mathematics Gazette, 45(1), 37-40.

Pyper, J. (June 2005). Making effective use of our time: A tracking sheet for daily assessment of student learning. Ontario Mathematics Gazette, 43(4), 23-30.

Conference Presentations and Proceedings (listed by year)

Pyper, J. (2012). Finding a comfort zone: A new researcher’s reasoning for mixed methods. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE - CERA), May 27-30, Sir Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo.

Pyper, J. (2012).Preservice mathematics teacher efficacy: Its nature and relationship to teacher concern and orientation. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE - CATE), May 27-30, Sir Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo.  

Squalli, H., Theis, L., & Pyper, J. (2009). An inquiry into teacher practice. Working group presentation at the June 3-7, 2009 Canadian Mathematics Educators Study Group (CMESG) conference, York University, Toronto, Ontario. 

Squalli, H., Theis, L., & Pyper, J. (2009). An inquiry into teacher practice. Conference proceedings at the Canadian Mathematics Educators Study Group (CMESG) conference, June 3-7, York University, Toronto, Ontario. pp. 55-63.

Pyper, J. (2009). Preservice Teacher Efficacy Trajectories. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), May 23-26, Carlton University, Ottawa.

Ronau, R., Taylor, P. M., Dougherty, B. J., Pyper, J., Wagener, L. L., Rakes, C. R. (2009).A Comprehensive Framework for Teacher Knowledge: A lens for examining research. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA), April 13-17, San Diego, CA.

Ronau, R., Taylor, P. M., Dougherty, B. J., Pyper, J., Wagener, L. L., Rakes, C. R. (2009). Comprehensive Framework for Teacher Knowledge: A lens for examining research. Paper and presentation at the 13th Annual Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE), February 5-7, 2009. Orlando Florida.

Pyper, J. (2008). Complexity, preservice teacher efficacy, teacher concern, and teacher orientation. Ad Hoc presentation at the May 23-27, 2008 Canadian Mathematics Educators Study Group (CMESG) conference, Sherbrooke Que.

Pyper, J. (2008). The Complexity of Teacher Concern, Orientation, and Efficacy in Preservice Programs.  Conference proceedings at the Canadian Mathematics Educators Study Group (CMESG) conference, May 23-27, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke Quebec. pp. 169-170. 

Pyper, J. (2007). Preservice teachers' sense of efficacy that results from the context of mathematics methods coursework. Paper presented at the 29th Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Exploring Mathematics Education in Context, Stateline (Lake Tahoe), NV.

Symposium Proceedings contribution 

Research Spotlight Informing Pre-Service Education with Complex Frameworks for Teacher Efficacy

Gadanidis, G. Hoogland, C., & Sedig, K. (Eds.). (2004). Mathematics as Story, A symposium on Mathematics Through the Lenses of Art & Technology, Toronto:The Fields Institute for Research in Mathematics. Mathematics as story and its relation to the teaching and learning of mathematics. (pp. 98-99).

Curriculum Resources

Co-author in: Addison-Wesley. (2000). Teacher’s Resource Book, Mathematics 9, Ontario Edition. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada.

Pyper, J. (Fall 1996). Student tracking sheets. WOMA SinePost. London: WOMA.