Martha Koch

Assistant Professor
Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
Canada

Professor General Science
Biography

Martha began her career in education in the 1980s as a middle-school teacher in Ottawa. After receiving her PhD from the University of Ottawa in 2010, Martha completed a SSHRC postdoctoral fellowship at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education before joining the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba. She specializes in mathematics education and educational assessment. Through various forms of professional service, Martha works with pre-service and in-service teachers as they continue to develop their practice in inquiry-based mathematics and classroom assessment. Her research focuses on gaining a better understanding of how classroom teachers gather information about teaching and learning and use that information to guide their practice.

Research Intrest

Mathematics assessment, Mathematics curriculum revision, Teacher professional judgment

List of Publications
Koch, M.J. (2013). The multiple-use of accountability assessments: Implications for the process of validation. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 32(4), 2-15. doi: 10.1111/emip.12015
Suurtamm, C. & Koch, M.J. (2014). Navigating dilemmas in transforming assessment practices: Experiences of mathematics teachers in Ontario Canada. Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 26(3), 263-287. doi: 10.1007/S11092-014-9195-0
Koch, M. J. (2014). Approaches to integrating the provincial Grade 9 mathematics assessment into an effective classroom assessment strategy. Ontario Mathematics Gazette, 52(2), 30-34.

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