Professor Celia Hoyles

 Qualifications and position:
O.B.E PhD, BSc. (Hons), M.Ed, FIMA, AcSS
Professor of Mathematics Education

 Faculty:
Faculty of Children and Learning

 Department:
Culture, Communication and Media

Centre:
London Knowledge Lab

  Summary:
Interests: policy: research: students' conceptions of proof, mathematical skills in modern workplaces, computational environments for learning and sharing mathematics and systemic change in teaching mathematics 2004-2007 Government Chief Adviser for Mathematics. Director of the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics since 2007. International Commission of Mathematics Instruction (ICMI) Hans Freudenthal medal, 2004 Royal Society Kavli Education Medal 2011. Hon Doctorates awarded by the Open University 2006, Loughborough University 2008, and Sheffield Hallam University, 2011.

Teaching:
Masters and PhD teaching in Mathematics Education

Research Projects:
Justifying and Proving in School Mathematics (ESRC)
Longitudinal Study of Mathematics Reasoning (ESRC)
Animated Playgrounds for Learning (ESPRIT, EU Information Technologies)
International Comparative Study of Geometry Curricula (Qualifications &         Curricula Authority, QCA)
WebLabs new representational infrastructures for e-learning (EU, IST programme)
Techno-mathematical Literacies in the Workplace (Teaching and Learning Programme, TLRP, ESRC)
MiGEN: Intelligent Support for Mathematical Generalisation (EPSRC/ESRC, TLRP-TEL)
UPMAP: Understanding Participation rates in post-16 Mathematics and Physics (ESRC)
Intelligent Support for Mathematical Generalisation, MiGEN (EPSRC/ESRC-TLRP)
The Understanding Participation rates in post-16 Mathematics and Physics, UPMAP: (ESRC)
The National Centre for Excellence in the teaching of Mathematics, NCETM

Postgraduate Research:
Research Theses supervised (some jointly) by Prof Celia Hoyles
Sutherland, Rosamund. 1988
Robins, Keith. 1989
Bamfield, Moira Catherine. 1989
Evans, Richard. 1991
Garnier, Rowan.1992
Dowrick, Nicholas. 1992
Ursini-Legovich, Sonia. 1994
Magina, Sandra. 1994
Morgan, Candia Ruth. 1995
Correia Dias, Angela Alvares. 1996
Gomes Ferreira, Veronica Gitirana. 1997
Anakwue, Festus Onyeama. 1997
Morais de Lira, Ana Karina. 2000
Healy, Siobhan (Lulu). 2002

Professional Activities:
2003 Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications (FIMA)
2004 O.B.E (for services to mathematics education)
2004 International Commission of Mathematics Instruction (ICMI) Hans Freudenthal medal, first recipient
2006 Hon Doctorate of Philosophy, the Open University
2008 Hon Doctorate of Science, Loughborough University
2009 Academician of the Social Sciences (AcSS)
2010 Visiting Professor, University of Melbourne
2010 Canotta Distinguished Visiting Fellowship in Mathematics Education, 2009-10 University of Hong Kong
2010 Distinguished Visitor, Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education, San Diego State University
2011 Royal Society Kavli Education Medal in recognition of a distinguished contribution to science or mathematics education & outstanding contribution to research; first recipient
2011 Foreign Fellow of the Union of Bulgarian Mathematicians in recognition of her outstanding contributions to international achievement in the area of mathematics education and technology
Conferences/presentations:
2002 Herbert Spencer lecture series, University of Oxford
2005 British Congress of Mathematics Education, (BCME6) & also BCME1 in 1985
2006 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) St Louis USA
2007 First joint conference German mathematicians (DMV) and mathematics educators (GDM), Berlin
2007 Frontiers of Mathematical Education, Royal Academy of Sciences of Madrid and the Higher Council for Scientific Research
2007 Research Paradigms on Teaching and Learning of Proof, Providence,USA
2008 International Congress on Mathematical Education, (ICME) Mexico
2009 Paradigms in Mathematical Education for the 21st Century, Valencia, Casa Asia & Spanish Higher Council for Scientific Research
2010 ICMI Study on the Educational Interfaces between Mathematics and Industry (EIMI Study), Oct, Lisbon
2010 Constructing and Collaborating through ICT, two examples, two perspectives, the 15th Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics (ATCM 2010: http://atcm.mathandtech.org), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 17-21, 2010
2011 Transforming Mathematics Learning with Digital Technologies March Bulgaria

Languages Spoken:
French (basic)

Selected publications

Books

Kilpatrick, J., Hoyles, C., Skovsmose, O. (eds.)† in collaboration with Valero, P. (2005), Meaning in Mathematics Education, Springer USA

Hoyles. C and Lagrange J-B (eds)† (2009) Mathematics Education and Technology-† Rethinking the terrain† Springer†

Hoyles, C. Noss, R., Kent,P. and Bakker, A. (2010)† Improving Mathematics at Work: The need for techno-mathematical literacies Routledge

Selected Research Publications: refereed journals & book chapters

Hoyles, C. (1982) ëThe pupil's view of mathematics learning'. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 13, October, 349-372.

Hoyles, C., Healy, L. and Pozzi, S. (1992) ëInterdependence and Autonomy: Aspects of Groupwork with Computers'.† In Mandel, H., De Corte, E., Bennett S.N. and Friedrich H.F (eds), Learning and Instruction, European Research in International Context. Vol. 2, 239-257.

Hoyles, C., Noss, R. and Pozzi, S. (2001), ëProportional Reasoning in Nursing Practice'. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 32, 1, 4-27.

Hoyles, C., K¸chemann, D., Healy, L. & Yang, M. (2005), ëStudents' Developing Knowledge in a Subject Discipline: Insights from combining Quantitative and Qualitative Methods'. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, Vol. 8, 3 pp225-238

K¸chemann, D. & Hoyles, C.† (2006)† Influences on students' mathematical reasoning and patterns in its development: insights from a longitudinal study with particular reference to geometry International Journal of science and maths education 4, (4), 581- 608

K¸chemann, D. & Hoyles, C.† (2009) From empirical to structural reasoning in mathematics: tracking changes over time† In Stylianou, D.A,† Blanton, M. L. &† Knuth, E.J. (Eds) Teaching and Learning Proof Across the Grades K-16 Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 171- 191

Hoyles C, & Noss, R (2009) The Technological Mediation of Mathematics and Its Learning †In Nunes,T (ed) Special Issue, ëGiving Meaning to Mathematical Signs: Psychological, Pedagogical and Cultural Processes'† Human Development, Vol 52, No 2, April, pp. 129-147

Times Educational Supplement (TES) Maths Podcast (12/11/13) 

 Cornerstone Maths research project

Research Theses supervised (some jointly) by Prof Celia Hoyles

Sutherland, Rosamund. 1988 A longitudinal study of the development of pupils' algebraic thinking in a logo environment

Robins, Keith. 1989 Mathematical language

Bamfield, Moira Catherine. 1989† Parental attitudes and involvement in learning mathematics: a study of infant schools

Evans, Richard.† 1991 A turning point in the education of women in Western Europe (1400-1600): with special reference to mathematics

Garnier, Rowan. 
1992
 Understanding logical connectives: a comparative study of language influence 


Dowrick, Nicholas. 1992 Six and seven year olds working in pairs at an arithmetic task

Ursini-Legovich, Sonia. 1994 Pupil's approaches to different characterizations of variable in logo

Magina, Sandra. 1994 Investigating the factors which influence the child's conception of angle

Morgan, Candia Ruth. 1995 An analysis of the discourse of written reports of investigative work in GCSE mathematics

Correia Dias, Angela Alvares. 1996 Ways of seeing geometrical meaning in different situations

Gomes Ferreira, Veronica Gitirana.† 1997 Exploring mathematical functions through dynamic microworlds

Anakwue, Festus Onyeama. 1997† A study of training programmes for school mathematics teachers in Nigeria

Morais de Lira, Ana Karina. 2000† Separating variables in the context of data handling

Healy, Siobhan (Lulu). 2002 Iterative design and comparison of learning systems for reflection in two dimensions