Dr. Fiona Faulkner
Lecturer
Email: fiona.faulkner@tudublin.ie
Tel: +3531 2205814
Dr Fiona Faulkner is a Lecturer of Mathematics at TU Dublin. She is a qualified secondary school Mathematics and Physical Education teacher (BSc 2004- 2008) with a PhD in Mathematics Education (2008-2012), both from the University of Limerick, Ireland. She primarily lecturers in Access and International (Pathway) education. In conjunction with this she is involved in PhD research supervision and numerous collaborative mathematics education projects. Fiona was National Academic Coordinator on the Professional Diploma in Mathematics for Teaching at the University of Limerick. This programme is run out of EPI*STEM - the National Centre for STEM Education in Ireland. She continues to have active research links and pedagogy lecturing engagement with EPI*STEM. Her research interests lie in the areas of profiling at-risk students in mathematics education, curriculum change in second level mathematics education and continuous professional development, in particular focusing on out-of-field teachers of mathematics. Fiona has also won awards for her contribution to mathematics support in access education.
Research interests and projects:
Mathematics Education:
- Adult Maths Education
- Numeracy Education
- Mathematics diagnostic testing: Problem solving and procedural skills
- Profiling at risk students in mathematics
- Project Maths at second level education in Ireland
Continuous Professional Development:
- Out-of-field teachers of mathematics
- In-service and pre-service teachers of mathematics
Access Education:
- Progression factors to undergraduate education
Internationalisation of the Curriculum
Publications:
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