Acquiring notational expertise

PhD research being carried out by Alistair Stead, exploring the analogies between mathematics education and computer science education, to understand the ways in which competence in the use of notational systems mediates between formal conceptual knowledge and practical applied skills.

Supervised by Alan Blackwell

Collaborators, contacts and advisors include:

• Ken Ruthven
• Wai Yi Feng
• Denes Szucs
• Ian Davies
• Stuart Wray
• Ian Hosking
• Glenn Woodcock of Sparx
• Hugh Collins of Code Kingdoms
• Tim Oates of Cambridge Assessment