Research

Stefan's research has been published in conference proceedings and by several journals, including The Australian Music Teacher and The Studio. 

Roberts, S. (in press). Talk the talk BUT walk the walk? Inconsistencies between teachers’ motivational beliefs and their classroom instructional practices in student self-reflection in music performance learning. 

Roberts, S. (in press). High-Stakes Testing: Friend or Foe? Implications impacting secondary music teachers’ use of student self-reflection instructional and assessment practices in music performance learning. 

Roberts, S. (in press). Contextual factors influencing secondary music teachers’ use of student self-reflection instructional and assessment practices in music performance learning. 

Roberts, S. (in press). Motivating factors influencing secondary music teachers’ use of student self-reflection instructional and assessment practices in music performance learning. 

Roberts, S. (2011). Metacognition in Music Performance: Theoretical frameworks within an Assessment for Learning paradigm. XVIII National Australian Society for Music Education (ASME) conference proceedings, Making Sound Waves: Diversity, Unity, Equity, Gold Coast, Queensland.

Roberts, S. (2001). Chopin and Liszt: A 

Comparison of Their Teaching and Influence on Piano Playing (Part 2). The Australian Music Teacher, 8(6), 15-23. 

Roberts, S. (2001). Chopin and Liszt: A Comparison of Their Teaching and Influence on Piano Playing (Part 1). The Australian Music Teacher, 8(5), 40-50. 

Roberts, S. (2001). The New Standards-Referenced HSC and the Music Performance Teacher. The Studio, 7(2). 

Roberts, S. (1999). The Keyboard Essercizi of Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti. The Studio, 5(2), 39-49. 

Roberts, S. (1999). Coming to Terms with the Fortepianos Associated with Beethoven. The Australian Music Teacher, 7(1), 30-37.  

Roberts, S. (1999, July 3-7). Mendelssohn’s Songs Without Words: Emotional impressions or language associations, Classic or Romantic? Fourth Australian National Piano Pedagogy conference proceedings, Embracing the New Millennium, University of Western Australia, Nedlands.

In 2002, Stefan was awarded a Focus On Learning research grant from the Catholic Education Office (Parramatta) to investigate assessment in musical performance and, in 2003-2004, presented papers and workshops as part of the Focus On Learning conference at Stadium Australia. 

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