In this, the second issue of the 2008 online edition of Issues in Educational Research we offer our readers six articles addressing cognitive science and curriculum related pedagogical concerns.

The first paper presented in this issue is an outcome of the annual Research Conference hosted by the NSW Institute of Educational Research branch in Sydney in May. As a productive incentive in supporting early career researchers, the NSWIER Executive Board extends an invitation for Conference delegates to submit their work for publication in the IIER journal. This valuable collaboration between the state branches and the IIER is beneficial in furthering the work of scholarship in educational research across the wider research community.

In the article Goodwin reports on preliminary findings of her doctoral research investigating technological intervention in the early mathematics classroom. Goodwin's initial findings give evidence for more advanced conceptualisation of fractions present among kindergarten aged students exposed to multimedia tools as part of their learning.