The TURS project:
Promoting Teachers’ Understanding of Risk in Socio-Scientific Issues
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Professor
Dave Pratt became Professor of
Mathematics Education at the Institute of Education in January 2007,
after being Director of the Centre for New Technologies Research in
Education at the University of Warwick. His particular research focus
is on the relationship between such tools and mathematical thinking. In
particular, using a design research methodology, he has developed a
number of microworlds to support research and learning in knowledge
domains such as probability, mechanics and geometry. He supervises a
large group of doctoral students whose research is deepening
understanding of the potential and limitation of technology in learning
situations.
Dr Ralph Levinson has been Lecturer in
Science Education at the Institute of Education since 1998, and is
currently course leader in the MA in Science Education. He has run many
professional development courses on the teaching of socio-scientific
issues, including international workshops at the National Science
Learning Centre. His particular research interests are in the teaching
of controversial socio-scientific issues; citizenship, the arts and
sciences; and explaining science in the classroom. He was the co-author
of the ‘Valuable Lessons’ report, published by The Wellcome Trust, on
the teaching of controversial issues and is leading a research project
into the teaching of historical, ethical and philosophical aspects of
science. He has published widely on the teaching of socio-scientific
issues, and has appeared on Teachers’ TV as a consultant on the
teaching of issues in biomedical science.
Dr Phillip Kent is a senior research
officer at the Institute of Education, since 2001. His PhD was in
applied mathematics, though his research career for 15 years has been
in mathematics education, mainly at undergraduate level and in
workplace and vocational/professional learning. He is a specialist in
the research and design of novel mathematical learning environments,
using technologies such as computer algebra systems and spreadsheets,
and in recent work, physical microelectronic devices.
Cristina Yogui is working part-time on
research for the project. She has a background in education, and holds
an MA in Mathematics Education from the Institute of Education. Before
this project, she worked for several Brazilian publishing houses as an
editor of mathematics textbook series, and of mathematics content for
science teaching materials. She has also worked in primary and
secondary schools in Brazil and the UK.
Dr Ramesh Kapadia is
a Visiting Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Education since
2008, a specialist in statistics and probability education, and forner
Her Majesty's Inspector for Mathematics.
TURS Project | Department of Geography, Enterprise, Mathematics and
Science
Institute of
Education | University of London
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