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

数学教育很重要，政府关注STEM管道，我们需要具有数学技能的人成为下一代工程师、科学家、教师和研究人员。数学现在是英国最近致力于为18岁以下的所有学生提供数学教育的最广泛的水平，研究机构正在刻意提高他们的教职员工和学生的技能。数学是独特的，数学文本甚至不同于科学文本，它的大部分含义包含在公式中，它的重点是演绎的论点和程序，而不是事实，它的图形图像代表的不是物理对象，而是抽象的关系。研究问题1.阅读16后数学的个体差异是有效和无效的区别？a.学生何时选择接触哪些资源，他们如何使用它们，以及这是如何受到教师的限制的影响。学生在阅读特定数学课文时的行为特征是什么？随之而来的学习效果如何？2.我们如何促进有效的数学阅读？a.改变文本设计的各个方面(如布局、突出显示、图形、颜色、符号)能否在短期和长期内改善学习？b.改变教学指导(如提供自我解释培训)能否在短期和长期内提高学习效果？c.哪种方法或方法的组合最有效？

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?