My research interests are in Mathematics Education. I am particularly interested in the acquisition and use of knowledge, especially cognitive aspects of mathematics learning, geometrical reasoning, proof, computers in mathematics education, mathematical problem-solving, and mathematics teacher education and professional development. I am a member of the Collaborative Group for Research in Mathematics Education here at the University of Southampton (and since 2000 have been its director) and I currently am Head of the University of Southampton Research Centre for Mathematics and Science Education. Click here to find out a bit more about me.

In addition to my work at the University of Southampton, I instigated (and since then have co-ordinated) the Geometry Working Group for the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics (BSRLM) and I am a member of the editorial board of the journal Research in Mathematics Education, the official journal of the society. On behalf of BSRLM, I established formal links between BSRLM and the British Educational Research Association (BERA) and have regularly convened symposia on mathematics education at the BERA annual conference. As part of this, I founded the BERA Special Interest Group (SIG) on mathematics education.

During 2006 I co-edited four special issues (a complete volume) of the International Journal of Technology in Mathematics Education. Since 2005, I have been a member of the EPPI review group on mathematics education. Prior to this, in 2000-1, I co-edited a special issue of the international journal Educational Studies in Mathematics on learning about mathematical proof and proving while using dynamic geometry software (the special issue is the complete volume 44 of the journal, published in 2001). From 1999-2001, I was a member of the working group set up by the Joint Mathematical Council and the Royal Society to report on the teaching and learning of geometry pre-19 (the full report is available from the Royal Society).

From its inception in 1998, I have been a member of the thematic group on Tools and Technologies in Mathematical Didactics of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (ERME) and from 2000-3, I led the group. I am also a member of the ERME thematic groups on geometry and on proof.

See further below for details of my current projects and, even further below, for information on the courses on which I teach.

Contact details

Keith Jones, University of Southampton, School of Education, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
Telephone: +44 (0)23 8059 2449
Fax: +44 (0)23 8059 3556
e-mail: d.k.jones@soton.ac.uk

Recent and Major Publications
For a full list of publications (most in pdf format), click here.
For a list of publications on the teaching and learning of geometry (with abstracts and most in pdf format), click here.

Jones, K. Mackrell, K. & Stevenson, I. (2010), Designing digital technologies and learning activities for different geometries. In Celia Hoyles and Jean-baptiste Lagrange (Eds), Mathematics Education and Technology: Rethinking the Terrain (ICMI Study 17). New York: Springer. [Chapter 4, pp47-60] ISBN: 9781441901453
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Jones, K. (2010), Linking geometry and algebra in the school mathematics curriculum. In Z. Usiskin, K. Andersen & N. Zotto (Eds) Future Curricular Trends in School Algebra and Geometry. Charlotte, NC: Infoage. [pp203-215] ISBN: 9781607524724
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Fujita, T. and Jones, K. (2007), Learners’ understanding of the definitions and hierarchical classification of quadrilaterals: towards a theoretical framing, Research in Mathematics Education, 9, 3-20. ISSN: 1479-4802 [journal volume also available as a book ISBN: 0953849880]
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Christou, C., Jones, K., Mousoulides, N. & Pittalis, M. (2006), Developing the 3DMath dynamic geometry software: theoretical perspectives on design, International Journal of Technology in Mathematics Education, 13(4), 168-174. ISSN: 1744-2710
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Fujita, T. and Jones, K. (2003), The place of experimental tasks in geometry teaching: learning from the textbook designs of the early 20^th century, Research in Mathematics Education, 5, 47-62. ISSN: 1479-4802 [also available as a book ISBN: 0953849848]
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Simons, H., Kushner, S., Jones, K. and James, D. (2003), From evidence-based practice to practice-based evidence: the idea of situated generalisation. Research Papers in Education, 18(4), 347-364. ISSN: 0267-1522
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Jones, K. and Mooney, C. (2003), Making space for geometry in primary mathematics. In: I. Thompson (ed), Enhancing Primary Mathematics Teaching. London: Open University Press. pp 3-15. ISBN: 0335213758 or 9780335213757
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Edwards, J. and Jones, K. (2003), Co-learning in the collaborative mathematics classroom. In: A. Peter-Koop, A. Begg, C. Breen & V. Santos-Wagner (Eds.), Collaboration in Teacher Education: Examples from the context of mathematics education. Dordrecht, NL: Kluwer. pp. 135-151. ISBN: 1402013922 or 9781402013928
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Jones, K. (2002), Issues in the teaching and learning of geometry. In: Linda Haggarty (Ed), Aspects of Teaching Secondary Mathematics. London: RoutledgeFalmer. pp 121-139. ISBN: 0415266416 or 9780415266413
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Jones, K. (2000), Providing a foundation for deductive reasoning: students' interpretations when using dynamic geometry software and their evolving mathematical explanations. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 44(1-3), pp 55-85. ISSN: 0013-1954
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Jones, K. (2000), The student experience of mathematical proof at university level. International Journal of Mathematical Education, 31(1), 53-60. ISSN: 0020-739X
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Jones, K. (2000), A regrettable oversight or a significant omission? Ethical considerations in quantitative research in education. In: H. Simons and R. Usher (Eds), Situated Ethics in Educational Research. London: Routledge, pp147-61. ISBN: 0415206669 or 9780415206662
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Jones, K.(1998), Deductive and intuitive approaches to solving geometrical problems. In: C. Mammana and V. Villani (eds), Perspectives on the Teaching of Geometry for the 21st Century. Dordrecht: Kluwer, 1998, pp78-83. ISBN: 0792349903 or 9780792349907
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Hoyles, C and Jones, K. (1998), Proof in dynamic geometry contexts. In: C. Mammana and V. Villani (Eds), Perspectives on the Teaching of Geometry for the 21st Century. Dordrecht: Kluwer, pp121-128. ISBN: 0792349903 or 9780792349907
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Current funded projects

DALEST: Developing an Active Learning Environment for Stereometry (3D geometry)
The project is funded by a grant from the EU, award: 224269-CP-1-2005-1-CY-MINERVA-M

CalGeo: teaching calculus using dynamic geometric tools
The project is funded by a grant from the EU, award: 11892-CP-1-2004-1-GR-COMENIUS-C21

Developing children's insight in geometry
The project is one part of a wider project and is funded by a University of Southampton School of Education research studentship and ORSAS award 2005037007

Motivating gifted mathematicians in the mainstream secondary classroom
The project is part-funded by an award from the UK National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth (NAGTY)

Advanced-level Mathematics Assessment

Mathematics Learning Difficulties

Further Mathematics Network
This is a collaborative effort between the University of Southampton and the four Local Authorities in the region; funding is from the DCSF.

Click here for more details of previous research projects, plus details of other research projects in the University of Southampton Collaborative Group for Research in Mathematics Education.

Current research students

Mohammad ALazmi: The Mathematics Curriculum for Gifted Pupils in Primary School
For details of this project, click here.

Raja Bahatheg: Creative Problem Solving in the Early Years
For details of this project, click here.

Recent research students

Chris Little: Contextualisation in A-level Mathematics Assessment
Thesis (PhD) - University of Southampton, School of Education, 2007.
For details of this project, click here.

Liping Ding: Teaching Geometry in Lower Secondary School
Thesis (PhD) - University of Southampton, School of Education, 2007. ORS award 2005037007
For details of this project, click here

Sean Hawkins: Replicating the clock drawing test among Year 1 and Year 2 children: what can we learn from their errors?
Thesis MPhil(Research Methodology) - University of Southampton, School of Education, 2005. ESRC Award: K42200013160

Ros Hyde: Teachers' views on the impact of ICT on the teaching and learning of secondary mathematics
Thesis MPhil(Research Methodology) - University of Southampton, School of Education, 2004

Mohammed Said Al-Ghafri: Learning to teach algebra: secondary trainee-teachers' knowledge of students' errors and difficulties
Thesis (PhD) - University of Southampton, School of Education, 2002

Taro Fujita: The reform of school geometry in the early 20th century in England and Japan: The design and influences of the textbooks by Godfrey and Siddons
Thesis (PhD) - University of Southampton, School of Education, 2002

Chronoula Voutsina: The process of behavioural, representational and conceptual change in young children's strategies when solving arithmetic tasks
Thesis (PhD) - University of Southampton, School of Education, 2002. ESRC award: R00429934454

Stephen Hegedus: Analysing the metacognitive behaviour of mathematics undergraduates solving single and multi-variable integrals
Thesis (PhD) - University of Southampton, School of Education, 1998. ESRC award: R00429524142.

Click here for more details of the research students who have completed their degrees with the University of Southampton Collaborative Group for Research in Mathematics Education.

Current Masters dissertation supervision

Tim Baguley

Francis Duah

Recent Masters dissertations supervised

Claire Austen: The gap between GCSE and A-level mathematics: what can be done to bridge it?
Dissertation, M.Sc.(MathEd.) - University of Southampton, School of Education, 2010

Sheau Wei Yong: The use of diagrams in mathematics problem solving: the case of congruence and similarity
M.Sc.(MathEd) - University of Southampton, School of Education, 2009

Mohammad ALazmi: Students' attitudes towards mathematics and levels of achievement in mathematics: an exploratory study of a sample of eighth grade students in the State of Kuwait
M.Sc.(MathEd) - University of Southampton, School of Education, 2009

Jo Lees: Designing professional development for pre-service teachers on the theme of gifted pupils in mathematics
Dissertation, M.A.(Ed.) - University of Southampton, School of Education, 2007

Catherine Murphy: Solving Linear Equations in Lower Secondary School Mathematics: A question of balance?
Dissertation, M.A.(Ed.) - University of Southampton, School of Education, 2007

Ping Peng: The current mathematics curricula reform in China: a comparison of geometry chapters in two mathematics textbooks
Dissertation, M.A.(Ed.) - University of Southampton, School of Education, 2006

Hsin-Yi Yen: A systematic review of the reliability and validity of tests of students' geometric thinking level according to the van Hiele model
Dissertation, M.A.(Ed.) - University of Southampton, School of Education, 2006

Liping Ding: The structure of mathematics lessons : researching the development of geometrical reasoning in lower secondary schools in China
Dissertation, M.A.(Ed.) - University of Southampton, School of Education, 2004

Kate Parker: Humanising mathematics: do students benefit from teaching that includes the history of mathematics?
Dissertation, M.A.(Ed.) - University of Southampton, School of Education, 2002

Donna Kerrigan: A study of children's ability to identify patterns and its relationship to mathematical achievement
Dissertation, M.A.(Ed.) - University of Southampton, School of Education, 2001

Alasdair Richardson: Set for success...? An investigation of the practice of grouping children by ability for mathematics in primary schools
Dissertation, M.A.(Ed.) - University of Southampton, School of Education, 2001

Click here (soon!) for a full list of research and masters students who have completed their degrees with the University of Southampton Collaborative Group for Research in Mathematics Education.

Teaching Commitments

I currently teach on the following units:
Curriculum Issues in Mathematics Education (EDUC6001)
Mentoring and Mathematics Teaching (EDUC6003)
Research Issues in Mathematics Education (EDUC6005)
Secondary Mathematics Pedagogy and Practice (EDUC6261)
For registered students, all these courses are supported with extensive online material, available via Blackboard.

For more details of initial teacher education (teacher training) courses at the University of Southampton, click here, for details of Masters level courses, click here, and for details of research degrees (such as PhD and our MPhil in research methodology), click here.

University of Southampton Collaborative Group for Research in Mathematics Education: CRME Homepage

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Updated: 06 August 2010