NEWS – Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai invited by the University of Oxford’s Department of Education to give a talk on his Maths Through Stories project’s international survey study

​Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai (Associate Professor of Mathematics Education, University of Reading) is invited by the University of Oxford’s Department of Education to give a talk on his Maths Through Stories project’s international survey study.
 
The talk, to be held on Wednesday 26th June 2024, is part of the Global Public Seminars in Comparative and International Education seminar series organised by the University’s Department of Education. 

​As part of his talk, Dr. Trakulphadetkrai will outline the nature of his international qualitative survey study which sets out to investigate in-service and pre-service primary school teachers’ perceived barriers to and enablers for the integration of storytelling in mathematics teaching and learning across five different countries (England, Ireland, Malta, Australia and Taiwan). In the context of this presentation, the focus will be on presenting data relating to England with some broad comparisons made with the other countries’ datasets. A thematic analysis revealed a set of perceived barriers classified under themes, such as Lack of Pedagogical Knowledge and Confidence, and Time Constraint. Moreover, the study also identified a set of perceived enablers classified under themes, such as Pedagogical Benefits and Social Norms. Findings also showed that most of the teachers in the study have never used or infrequently used storytelling as part of their mathematics teaching. The study highlights the role of professional learning and teacher training in ensuring that both in- and pre-service teachers have the necessary pedagogical knowledge, experience and confidence in using children’s literature to enrich their mathematics teaching. The presentation will then conclude with a summary of the speaker’s research impact-generating activities based on the findings so far.
 
To register to attend this talk, visit the talk’s webpage. 

​To learn more about Dr. Trakulphadetkrai’s research interests, visit his profile page here and his MathsThroughStories.org project’s website here. He tweets at @NatthapojVinceT and @MathsStories.