Investigating and improving post - 16 mathematics learning a collaboration with Oxford University Press

数学教育很重要，各国政府都很关注STEM人才储备，我们需要数学技能熟练的个人成为下一代工程师、科学家、教师和研究人员。英国最近承诺为所有18岁以下的学生提供数学教育，研究机构也在有意提高员工和学生的数学技能。数学是独特的，数学文本甚至不同于科学文本，它的大部分意义都包含在方程中，它的重点是演绎的论点和过程，而不是事实，它的图形图像代表的不是物理对象，而是抽象关系。研究questions1。阅读行为的个体差异是如何区分有效阅读和无效阅读的？学生在什么时候选择使用哪些资源，他们如何使用这些资源，以及这是如何受到教师指导的影响的。学生在阅读特定数学文本时的行为特征是什么？随后的学习效果如何？我们如何促进有效的数学阅读？改变文本设计的各个方面(例如：布局，高亮，图形，颜色，符号)促进学习，在短期和长期？从短期和长期来看，改变教学指导（例如提供自我解释培训）是否能改善学习？哪种方法或方法组合是最有效的？

Education in mathematics is important, Governments are concerned about the STEM pipeline, we needmathematically skilled individuals to become the next generation of engineers,scientists teachers andresearchers. Mathematics is now the most widely studied Alevel the UK has recently committed toproviding mathematical education for all students to age18 and research organisations are deliberatelyupskilling their staff and students.Mathematics is distinctive, Mathematical text differs even from scienc text,much of its meaning iscontained in equations,its focus is on deductive arguments and procedures rather than facts and its graphical images represent not physica objects but abstract relationships.Research questions1.What individual differences in reading behaviours distinguish effective from ineffective reading ofpost 16mathematics?a. When do students choose to engage with which resources,how do they use them and how is this influenced by teacher instrictionb. What Characterises students behaviour when reading specific mathematical texts and howeffective is the consequent learning?2.How can we promote effective mathematical reading?a.Can changing aspects of text design(e.g.layout,highlighting,graphics,colour,symbols)improve learning,in the short term and in the long term?b.Can changing instructional guidance (e.g.providing self explanation training) improvelearning,in the short term and in the long!term?c.Which approach or combination of approaches is the most effective?