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Title: Working, short term and long
term memory: Their influence on success and motivation in maths
Event Date: Wednesday
4 May 2016
Venue: The Thomas Hardye School,
Dorchester
Time: 16:30-18:00
Description
Three of the key factors that contribute to low achievement in maths calculations: long term memory for basic facts and procedures, working memory and short
term memory. As well as their direct impact on success in terms of calculation, these factors are exacerbated by anxiety and the demand for answering questions quickly.
This session will analyse the demands made by activities involving mathematical calculations and explore strategies to address some of the issues.
Speaker biography:
Steve Chinn PhD FRSA
Steve received a PhD in applied physics in 1967. In 1986 he founded a school for dyslexics which received Beacon School status from the Government and the Independent
Schools’ Association’s ‘Award for Excellence’. Through Beacon School funding he designed and delivered the UK’s first PG Certificate course on dyslexia and maths difficulties.
Steve’s many research papers, articles and books include the award-winning ‘The Trouble with Maths’. He was editor and compiler of ‘The International Handbook of Dyscalculia and Mathematical Learning Difficulties’ (2015). The 4th edition of ‘Mathematics for
Dyslexics: A Teaching Handbook’ will be published this year. He has recently produced an on-line series of tutorial videos.
He chairs the British Dyslexia Association’s dyscalculia group and is a member of ESRC Peer Review College.
He has lectured in 30 countries, has done consultation work for the Ministry of Education, Singapore and is a Visiting Professor at the University of Derby. He will be a speaker, for the second year, at the Festival of Education in June.
www.stevechinn.co.uk
www.mathsexplained.co.uk
To book please see the link below:
http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/working-short-term-and-long-term-memory-their-influence-on-success-and-motivation-in-maths-tickets-20889018617
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PhD research –
The experiences of adult students with dyslexia enrolled on ‘Access to Higher Education’ programmes
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