Mary Ann Huntley
Ph.D. (1997) University of Maryland, College Park
Research Area
mathematics education
My research focuses on curricular influences on the teaching and learning of middle and high school mathematics, specifically targeting the algebra strand of the curriculum. Most recently I have been investigating issues related to fidelity of implementation.
Selected Publications
Internships as commencement: Mathematics and science research experiences as catalysts for preservice teachers’ professional development (with K. Langford), Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education 2 (1999), 277–299.
Effects of standards-based mathematics education: A study of the Core-Plus Mathematics Project algebra and functions strand (with C. L. Rasmussen, R. S. Villarubi, J. Sangtong, and J. T. Fey), Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 31 (2000), 328–361.
Operationalizing the concept of “fidelity of implementation” for NSF-funded mathematics curricula; in Proceedings of the 2005 National Science Foundation K-12 Mathematics, Science, and Technology Curriculum Developers Conference, USA, 2005, pp. 38–43.
Investigating high-school students’ reasoning strategies when they solve linear equations (with R. Marcus, J. Kahan and J. L. Miller), Journal of Mathematical Behavior 26 (2007), 115–139.
A framework for analyzing differences across mathematics curricula, Journal of Mathematics Education Leadership 10 no. 2 (2008), 10–17.
High-school students’ approaches to solving algebra problems that are posed symbolically: Results from an interview study (with J. D. Davis), School Science and Mathematics 108 (2008), 380–388.
Brief report: Measuring curriculum implementation, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 40 (2009), 355–362.
Teachers’ perspectives on fidelity of implementation to textbooks (with K. B. Chval); in The K–12 mathematics curriculum: Issues, trends, and future directions (R. Reys & B. Reys, eds.), Restin, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Yearbook, 2010, pp. 289–303.
A history of mathematics course to develop prospective secondary mathematics teachers’ knowledge for teaching (with A. Flores), PRIMUS 20 (2010), 603–616.
Student-made games to learn the history of mathematics (with A. Flores), PRIMUS 21 (2011), 567–576.
Developing tools to examine variations in mathematics textbook implementation; in Approaches to Studying the Enacted Mathematics Curriculum (I. Weiss, D. Heck, K. Chval, & S. Ziebarth, eds.), Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing (in press).
Adaptations and variations in curriculum enhancement: An illustration from implementation of a grade 7 lesson using Math Thematics instructional materials (with D. J. Heck), manuscript submitted for publication (2012).