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Current projects include Enhancing Science and Mathematics Education; ASPIRES, a 5-year longitudinal study of the formation of student career aspirations from age 10-14; Increasing Confidence and Competence in Algebra and Multiplicative Structures, a 4-year investigation of the use of formative assessment in lower secondary mathematics; Towards Women in Science and Technology; Talking to Learn: Learning to Talk in Secondary Science; Review of provision and literature on engineering education in the UK; Family Maths for Adult Learners; and Assessing Numeracy for Nursing.
Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
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The Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (CRESTEM) brings together research in the established areas of assessment, mathematics, science and technology education, where DEPS has a world-leading reputation. This reflects the international interests in participation and attainment in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education.Current projects include Enhancing Science and Mathematics Education; ASPIRES, a 5-year longitudinal study of the formation of student career aspirations from age 10-14; Increasing Confidence and Competence in Algebra and Multiplicative Structures, a 4-year investigation of the use of formative assessment in lower secondary mathematics; Towards Women in Science and Technology; Talking to Learn: Learning to Talk in Secondary Science; Review of provision and literature on engineering education in the UK; Family Maths for Adult Learners; and Assessing Numeracy for Nursing.
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Interests:
* Initial teacher development
* Gender and urban issues related to science education
* Teacher professional development
* Gender and urban issues related to science education
* Teacher professional development
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020 7848 3542
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020 7848 3182
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Learning, disability and technology - assistive technologies - ICT and special educational needs. Inclusive education.
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020 7848 3165
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020 7848 3182
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In 1998, I began work on of the King’s-Medway-Oxfordshire- Formative Assessment project (KMOFAP), where I developed action research work with science and mathematics teachers to help them focus on and improve their formative practice. This led to a number of other national and international research projects and consultancies in the area of classroom assessment. More recently, I have developed a line of work relating to teachers’ professional learning and have been involved in classroom research investigating evidence-based practice with a focus on use of portfolios and diaries as reflective professional tools.
Interests:
My research is in mathematics education, learning, communication, activity, and cultural and historical change. To these focus points I bring knowledge of cultural-historical activity theory, critical theory and socio-cultural learning theories in order to investigate and generate new understandings of the mathematics curriculum, and to participate in development processes across the lifespan. I have participated in numerous full-scale studies within work place and school situations. For instance, I have worked on projects around assessement with schools, digital tool uptake in workplace situations, airlines, hotels and motels, etc. In these cases numeracy, the artefacts of numeracy, the reconstitution of numeracy and the relationship of this to the mathematical epistemologies privileged in policy documents, textbooks, the teaching tradition, etc, are studied.
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020 7848 3879
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020 7848 3182
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My research interests include social activity theory, effective pedagogy, ICT, the management of mathematics, and teaching and secondary mathematics
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020 7848 3855
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020 7848 3182
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I am a member of three research groups in the Department of Education & Professional Studies: the mathematics education research group, the assessment for learning group and the psychology and cognitive processes group. My research interests include:
• Mathematics teaching and learning across the age range
• Assessment
• Teachers’ professional development and subject knowledge
• Mathematics teaching and learning across the age range
• Assessment
• Teachers’ professional development and subject knowledge
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020 7848 3182
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I have three inter-related research interests:
- Teaching mathematics in multilingual classrooms
- Professional development of mathematics teachers
- Mathematical work of teaching
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020 7848 3780
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020 7848 3182
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I am currently investigating activities for use in the outdoor classroom which incorporate assessment for learning approaches and which promote cognitive conflict. The project, ‘Border Crossings’ is an extension of ‘Thinking beyond the Urban Classroom’ and is funded by the AstraZeneca Science Teaching Trust (£34k) and involves Melissa Glackin, Natasha Serret, Christine Harrison & Clive Kanes. The project is a collaborative between King’s, the Field Studies Council, Hampshire Council and Southampton University.
My research interests, generally, include environmental education and learning science in informal contexts. I have recently been responsible, together with Jonathan Osborne, Heather King and Andrés Acher (now at Northwestern University, USA) for evaluating aspects of the PENCIL project.
I also have interests in science teacher development and my PhD looked at ‘Professional Development in the Science Department and the Role of the Head of Department’
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020 7848 3096
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020 7848 3182
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Teaching, learning and assessment of mathematics / numeracy; the mathematics curriculum; public policy and numeracy / mathematics; international comparisons; professional development in numeracy / mathematics; student attitudes to university mathematics; adult basic numeracy; formative assessment.
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020 7848 3088
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020 7848 3182,
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Research interests
- Technology mediated learning in schools especially in science education
- The use of information and communications technologies in education and their effects on teacher education and children's learning
- The development and evaluation of educational software
- The development and use of computer-based assessments
- Computer-based modelling in education
- The use of ICT in science education
- The teaching and learning of ICT skills, knowledge and understanding
- Formative assessment and associated pedagogy in primary and secondary schools
- The use of web-based learning environments to support teacher education
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44-(0)207-848-3116
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44-(0)207-848-3182
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Interests:
- Outdoor science education
- Initial biology teacher training
- Teacher professional development
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020 7848 3112
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Prof Justin Dillon
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