Written by Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai. Setting the scene ... Over the past decades, research has consistently shown that mathematics ability and language ability are closely linked. In our recent research (Trakulphadetkrai, Courtney, Clenton, Treffers-Daller, & Tsakalaki, 2017), my colleagues and I, for example, found that language ability (as measured by reading … [Read more...]
Bold Beginnings: a missed opportunity?
Written by Sue Gifford Ofsted’s 2017 report, Bold beginnings: The Reception curriculum in a sample of good and outstanding primary schools, begins by arguing that the Reception Year is ‘a missed opportunity’ for many children, leaving them ‘exposed to all the painful and unnecessary consequences of falling behind their peers’. This was hardly likely to win the hearts and … [Read more...]
Integrating dynamic technologies in secondary maths – what do teachers need to know?
One of a series of blogs on ‘building and sustaining active research collaborations with teachers of mathematics’ Written by Alison Clark-Wilson and Celia Hoyles: A recent research study, Developing teachers' mathematical knowledge using digital technology funded by the Nuffield Foundation has concluded aspects of the particular new knowledge and pedagogies that are demanded … [Read more...]
Using self-video within teacher and researcher collaborative research
One of a series of blogs on ‘building and sustaining active research collaborations with teachers of mathematics’ Written by Jenni Ingram and Nick Andrews: Collaborative research within education is both rewarding and complex. The Talk in Mathematics project involved two groups of maths teachers and some colleagues at the university working together on developing students' … [Read more...]
How do teachers describe mathematics tasks?
Written by Colin Foster and Matthew Inglis: Many different adjectives are used to describe the tasks that students are given in mathematics lessons. For example, a task could be described as ‘open’, ‘inquiry-based’, ‘procedural’ or ‘rich’. But what do these words mean to teachers and do they understand them in similar ways or in a variety of different ways? This is … [Read more...]