Mathematics Teaching Seminar - Evidence in Education, Weds 13th May, 1-2pm

07 May 2020

As a busy lecturer, why should you take account of research on teaching and learning?

In this talk Professor Matthew Inglis, Professor of Mathematical Cognition at the Mathematics Education Centre at Loughborough University, argues that evaluating instruction against research evidence is the only reliable way we have to distinguish good teaching from bad. If Professor Inglis is right about that, then communicating the outcomes of research to teachers and lecturers is vital. But what are the outcomes of education research?

Professor Inglis will distinguish between two quite different approaches to research communication: one which focuses on the results of empirical studies, and one which focuses on theoretical explanations. Professor Inglis argues that although the former approach currently dominates (at least at the pre-18 level), the latter is more appropriate, especially in higher education.

A Zoom invitation will follow.