supporting
the development of 14-19 mathematics pathways
Latest News
EMP is now in its eighth and
final stage. The full stage 7 report
is available on request. The Executive Summary will be available to
view here shortly.
16.11.10
We have recently conducted a survey
of GCSE Mathematics centres. The results will be available
here shortly.
02.11.10
We have recently completed
a national survey of students
on the GCE Use of Mathematics
pilot.
03.06.10
In March 2010 the EMP team
led a seminar for examiners
on the assessment of problem
solving at GCSE.
03.06.10
Dr Alison Kington
Dr Alison Kington is a Senior Research Fellow in the Teacher and Leadership Research Centre in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham. She is a member of the College of Teachers (MCoT) and a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society (FRSS). Alison has contributed to the success of a range of international and national research projects since she joined Nottingham in January 2003. She has been principal researcher on a four-year research project funded by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) investigating variations in the work and lives of teachers, and co-directed a two-year study of effective classroom practice funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
She has extensive experience of and expertise in designing and conducting mixed methods research in education. Her research interests are in three main areas; teachers (including professional identity, work and lives, relationships with pupils, interactions, and effectiveness), children (including relationships with teachers, peer relationships, classroom interaction, and self-efficacy), and mixed methodologies (including the use of narrative, observational techniques, and repertory grid interviews).
Alison teaches on the EdD in Educational Leadership, as well on postgraduate research methods courses at the University of Nottingham's Graduate School, and supervises PhD and EdD research students.
