Ms Amy O'Brien
Lecturer in Mathematics Education
Research interests
- Mathematics
Biography
Amy is a lecturer in mathematics education on the AEP route, teaching on the PGCE, MA STEM Education and MA Education programmes, and module lead on the STEM Education placement module. Amy also supervises dissertations on the MA Education programme. Before coming to KCL, she was head of mathematics in an all-girls' independent school and a mathematics teacher.
Research interests
- Policy discourse analysis
- Numeracy across the curriculum in England
- Use of R in education research
- Quantitative methods in education research
Teaching
Amy's role at King’s College London consists of teaching on PGCE and MA modular programmes as well as involvement in other teacher training programmes offered at the university. The modules she teaches on are:
- PGCE Mathematics
- Module lead for STEM Education Placement Module
- Quantitative Methods in Education Research
- Research Methods in Education
- Research and Dissertation
- MA Education Dissertation supervisor
Research
Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (CRESTEM)
Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (CRESTEM)
News
Uncovering new educational trends as students use real-world data to learn about statistics
Brand new data from an international survey of teenagers is being used by students studying quantitative methods in educational research in the School of...
Features
Decolonising mathematics, a case for their aestheticising
The Centre for Research in Education in STEM (CRESTEM) hosted Dr Nathalie Sinclair on 26 April 2022 for its 2022 Keynote Lecture, which she delivered on the...
Research
Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (CRESTEM)
Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (CRESTEM)
News
Uncovering new educational trends as students use real-world data to learn about statistics
Brand new data from an international survey of teenagers is being used by students studying quantitative methods in educational research in the School of...
Features
Decolonising mathematics, a case for their aestheticising
The Centre for Research in Education in STEM (CRESTEM) hosted Dr Nathalie Sinclair on 26 April 2022 for its 2022 Keynote Lecture, which she delivered on the...