Professor John Monaghan
Professor of Mathematics Education
Tel: +44 (0)113 3434603
Room: ECS 8.77
Email: J.D.Monaghan@education.leeds.ac.uk
Mathematics education with particular focus on upper secondary and tertiary teaching and learning; Tool use in mathematics with a particular interest in new technology.
Member of CSSME.
Interests
I worked as a school teacher for 10 years before coming to the University of Leeds in 1989. My main work interest is mathematics education. My special interest is learning and teaching mathematics at the 11-21 year old level. Going down the specialism tree my interests focus on algebra and calculus, linking school mathematics to out-of-school activities and the use of new technology (ICT as it is now known in the UK). With regard to ICT I am really interested in ICT tools especially spreadsheets, graphic packages/ calculators, interactive geometry and computer algebra systems. I am not really interested in ‘teaching machines’ as I place a great deal of importance on teachers in ICT environments. I am also very interested in tool use in mathematics (any tools and tools in general).
My work at Leeds involves
- PGCE Secondary Mathematics
- Undergraduate mathematics education courses
- Masters degrees in mathematics education
- Doctoral supervision
- Personal research
I enjoy all of these aspects of my work and do not rate one above another, they are simply different and this variation helps me enjoy my work.
Conference proceedings (from 2004)
Bingolbali, E. & Monaghan, J. (2004) ‘Identity, knowledge and departmental practices: mathematics of engineers and mathematicians’, in M.J. Høines & A.B. Fuglestad (eds.) Proceedings of the 28th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Bergen, Norway. Vol. 2, pp.127-134.
Monaghan, J. & Ozmantar, M.F. (2004) ‘Abstraction and consolidation’, in M.J. Høines & A.B. Fuglestad (eds.) Proceedings of the 28th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Bergen, Norway. Vol. 3, pp.353-360.
Monaghan, J. (2004) ‘Measuring learning in situations which attempt to link school mathematics to out-of-school mathematical activities’, pp. 75-81 in O. McNamara (ed.) Proceedings of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics, Vol. 24(2). London: BSRLM.
Professional Associations
- British Educational Research Association
- British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics
- Computer Algebra in Mathematics Education
- European Society for Research in Education
- International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
- International Society for Cultural and Activity Research
Journal involvement
- International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning
- International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education
- Teaching Mathematics and its Applications
Selected Publications
PAPERS
Bingolbali, E. and Monaghan, J. (2008). "Concept image revisited". Educational Studies in Mathematics, 68(1), 19-36. Read Abstract.
Bingolbali, E., Monaghan, J. and Roper, T. (2007). "Engineering students’ conceptions of the derivative and some implications for their mathematical education". International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 38(6), 763-777. Read Abstract.
Monaghan, J. (2007). "Linking school mathematics to out-of-school mathematical activities: student interpretation of task, understandings and goals". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 2(2), 50-71. Read Abstract.
Ozmantar, M.F. and Monaghan, J. (2007). "A dialectical approach to the formation of mathematical abstractions". Mathematics Education Research Journal, 19(2), 89-112. Read Abstract.
Monaghan, J. (2007). "Computer algebra, instrumentation and the anthropological approach". International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 14(2), 63-72. Read Abstract.
Monaghan, J. and Ozmantar, M.F. (2006). "Abstraction and consolidation". Educational Studies in Mathematics, 62, 233-258. Read Abstract.
Monaghan, J. and Ozmantar, M.F. (2006). "Comments on the co-emergence of machine techniques, paper-and-pencil techniques, and theoretical reflection". International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning, 11, 351-360. Read Abstract.
Monaghan, J. (2005). "The Didactical Challenge of Symbolic Calculators: Turning a Computational Device into a Mathematical Instrument". International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 11(4), 153-157. Read Abstract.
Monaghan, J. (2004). "Teachers’ Activities in Technology-based Mathematics Lessons". International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning, 9(3), 327-357. Read Abstract.
Magajna, Z. and Monaghan, J. (2003). "Mathematical Thinking in a Workplace". Educational Studies in Mathematics, 52(2), 101-122. Read Abstract.
Monaghan, J. (2002). "Young people’s ideas about infinity". Educational Studies in Mathematics, 48 (2-3), 239-257. Read Abstract.
CHAPTERS
Bingolbali, E. & Monaghan, J. (2008). "Cognition and Institutional Setting" in: A. Watson and P. Winbourne (Ed.) New Directions for Situated Cognition in Mathematics Education. New York: Springer. Read Abstract.
Extended list of publications.
This page last updated by John Monaghan on 30th June 2008