After teaching mathematics and ICT in secondary schools in South Wales for 12 years I joined the Education Department at Swansea University. In addition to lecturing in Mathematics Education I was also Director of the MA programme. I transferred to SMU in 2006 where I am currently a Senior Lecturer in Education and a member of the Mathematics Education and Using ICT in support of teaching and learning Research Groups.

I lecture on the PGCE mathematics course and on the Master of Research degree (M.Res.) in Mathematics Education.

I am the co-author of 6 books in the fields of mathematics and assessment, and have published numerous journal articles. My PhD thesis researched the role of reflective discourse in the effective teaching and learning of numeracy. This informed the writing of one of my books: Developing numeracy in the secondary school.

My research interests include:

• Teaching and learning approaches based on the development of reflective discourse

• The development of metacognition

• Interactive teaching

• Thinking skills

• The teaching of numeracy

• The teaching of problem solving and mathematical modelling

• Assessment for learning

• Interaction and interactive whiteboards

Some of my recent publications including Journal articles

Journal articles

• Jones, S., & Tanner, H., (2002) Teachers' interpretations of effective whole class interactive teaching in secondary mathematics classrooms. Educational Studies, 28 (3), 265-273. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0305569022000003717)

• Jones, S., Tanner, H., & Treadaway, M. (2000). Raising standards in mathematics through effective classroom practice. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications, 19(3), 125-134. (http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/oup/teamat/2000/00000019/00000003/art00125)

• Kennewell, S., Tanner, H., Jones, S. & Beauchamp, G. (2007) Analysing the use of interactive technology to implement interactive teaching. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 23(5) (http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2729.2007.00244.x)

• Tanner, H., & Jones, S. (2007) Using video-stimulated reflective dialogue to learn from children about their learning with and without IC. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 16 (3) (in press).

• Tanner, H., and Jones, S (2007) How interactive is your whiteboard? Mathematics Teaching 200(1). (http://www.atm.org.uk/mt/)

• Tanner, H., & Jones, S., (2002) Assessing Children's Mathematical Thinking in Practical Modelling Situations. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications 21(4) 145-159. (http://teamat.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/21/4/145)

• Tanner, H., & Jones, S., (2002) Using ICT to support interactive teaching and learning on a Secondary Mathematics PGCE course. Journal of Information Technology in Teacher Education, 11, (1), 77-91. (http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content?content=10.1080/14759390200200124)

• Stables, A., Morgan, C., & Jones, S. (1999). Educating for significant events: the application of Harré's social reality matrix across the lower secondary-school curriculum. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 31(4), 449-461. (http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content?content=10.1080/002202799183089)

• Tanner, H., & Jones, S. (1994). Using peer and self assessment to develop modelling skills with students aged 11 to 16: a socio-constructive view. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 27(4), 413-431. (http://www.jstor.org/cgi-bin/jstor/logon?S1=cc99331a.11937006350&T=1&config=jstor)

Books

• Tanner, H., and Jones, S. (2006) Assessment: a practical guide for secondary teachers Continuum, London. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Marking-Assessment-Classmates-Howard-Tanner/dp/0826468942/ref=sr_1_6/202-0653880-2309400?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1189789637&sr=1-6)

• Tanner, H., and Jones, S., (2003) Marking and assessment, Continuum, London. (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1853468134/qid=1024503928/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1_1/202-3336828-3868660)

• Tanner, H., Jones, S., and Davies, A., (2002) Developing numeracy in the secondary school, David Fulton, London. (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1853468134/qid=1024503928/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1_1/202-3336828-3868660)

• Tanner, H., & Jones, S. (2000). Becoming a successful teacher of Mathematics. London: Routledge/Falmer. (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415230691/qid=982957393/sr=1-2/202-7449646-0205428)

• Tanner, H., & Jones, S. (1995). Better thinking, better mathematics. Swansea: University of Wales Swansea. (http://www.swan.ac.uk/education/pgcemaths/btbm/index.html)

• Chapters in books

• Tanner, H., & Jones, S. (2000). Scaffolding for success: reflective discourse and the effective teaching of mathematical thinking skills. In T.Rowland & C.Morgan (Eds.), Research in Mathematics Education Vol 2: Papers of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics (pp19-32). London: British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics.

• Tanner, H., & Jones, S. (1997). Teaching children to think mathematically. In E. Pehkonen (Ed.), Solving open ended problems (pp. 106-120). Helsinki: University of Helsinki.

• Papers in refereed conference proceedings

• Tanner, H., and Jones, S (2007) Learning from Children about their Learning with and without ICT using Video-Stimulated Reflective Dialogue , Proc of the conference of Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia - 29 (Hobart), (in press)

• Tanner, H., Jones, S., Kennewell, S., & Beauchamp, G. (2005) Interactive whole class teaching and interactive white Boards, Proc of the conference of Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia - 28 (Melbourne), 2, 720-727. (http://www.merga.net.au/documents/RP832005.pdf)

• Tanner, H., & Jones, S. (2003). Self-efficacy in mathematics and students` use of self-regulated learning strategies during assessment events Proceedings of the 27th conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Hawaii, 4, 275-278.

• Recent Funded research projects

• 2005/07-The Interactive Teaching and ICT research project. Funding: £119, 000 - ESRC/TLRP. (with Steve Kennewell, John Parkinson, Howard Tanner, et al).

• 2003/07-Developing an Enhanced PGCE (EPGCE) and Continuing Professional Development Programme in Mathematics Education Funding: £151,800 - Gatsby Technical Education Projects (with Howard Tanner and Sue Sanders)

• 2002/03-‘Developing strategies to help pupils improve their own learning performance in Mathematics' Funding: £16,660 - General Teaching Council for Wales (with Howard Tanner, John Felton & Belinda Gardner)

• 1998/00 ‘Raising standards in numeracy. Funding: £16,350 - National Assembly for Wales (with Howard Tanner and Mike Treadaway)

• 1998/99 ‘The degree choices of _A level mathematics students' Funding: £5,000 - the Teacher Training Agency (with Howard Tanner and Sue Sanders)

• 1993/94 ‘The development and evaluation of a mathematical thinking skills course' Funding: £27,400 - Welsh Office / University of Wales (with Howard Tanner)

• 1991/92 ‘The use and practical application of mathematics in KS4' Funding: £63,626 - Welsh Office (with Howard Tanner)

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