Prof Mike Thomas
Professor Emeritus in Mathematics Education, Mathematics
Department Telephone: +64 9 424 8046 |
Research
interests
Mike is interested in semiotic analyses of gestures and
representations in learning mathematics, including links to the nature of advanced
mathematical thinking, the learning and teaching of algebra and calculus, the
transition from school to university and learning of undergraduate mathematics,
such as linear algebra. He also investigates the role of teacher affective
factors, including orientations and confidence, in school and university
teaching and professional development, often with an emphasis on the use of
digital technology. He has given invited research seminars in a number of
countries and is on the editorial boards of the Springer international
journals, Mathematics Education Research
Journal and Digital
Experiences in Mathematics Education. He is also an Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Research in
Undergraduate Mathematics Education, published by Springer and led a survey
team for the 2012 International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME), on
the mathematical difficulties inherent in the transition from school to
university.
Other
information
Recent publications
Recent seminars
Address
Prof M.O.J.Thomas
Department of Mathematics
The University of Auckland
Private Bag 92019, Auckland
NEW ZEALAND
Last changed 30 June 2016
Send suggestions and
queries to moj.thomas@auckland.ac.nz.