Phuong Bui

I am an interdisciplinary researcher who is interested in exploring the intersections of educational technology, expertise development, and mathematics education.

I defended my doctoral disseratation titled “Promoting flexible mathematical thinking with growth mindset, deliberate practice, and serious games” at the Faculty of Education, University of Turku, Finland in September 2023. The overarching goal of my dissertation is to identify design principles for learning environments that foster flexible mathematical thinking, emphasizing the importance of deliberate practice and a growth mindset for achieving adaptive expertise in mathematics education. 

Central to my research interest is adaptive expertise - the ability to apply knowledge creatively and flexibly in novel, unpredictable situations. Recently, my focus has expanded to include Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and its implications for research and educational practices. My work explores how human and AI can collaborate to enhance teaching and learning across diverse educational settings. Specifically, I investigate how pre-service teachers employ Gen AI in their pedagogical development, with particular emphasis on the implications of this technology for mathematics education.

• Bui, P., Pongsakdi, N., McMullen, J., Lehtinen, E., & Hannula-Sormunen, M. M. (2023). A systematic review of mindset interventions in mathematics classrooms: What works and what does not?. Educational research review, 40, 100554.
• Bui, P., Hannula-Sormunen, M. M., Brezovszky, B., Lehtinen, E., & McMullen, J. (2022, November). Promoting adaptive number knowledge through deliberate practice in the number navigation game. In International conference on games and learning alliance (pp. 127-136). Cham: Springer International Publishing.