Colin Foster

  • Reader in Mathematics Education

I am a Reader in Mathematics Education in the Department of Mathematics Education at ºÚÁÏÍø.

Before ºÚÁÏÍø, I was an Associate Professor and Director of Research in the  at the , and before that I was an Assistant Professor in the  at the . Previously, I taught mathematics in secondary schools for 12 years. My first degree and PhD are from , and I obtained my PGCE from the .

I am a , a Fellow of the  and a Senior Fellow of the .

I was President of the  (2022-23).

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My research interests in mathematics education focus on the learning and teaching of mathematics in ways that support students’ conceptual understanding.

I am particularly interested in the design and use of rich tasks in the mathematics classroom, and in finding ways to enable students to develop the necessary fluency in mathematical processes to support them in solving mathematical problems. I am also exploring the use of confidence assessment as a tool for formative assessment.

I am a Co-Director of the .

  • I am Editor-in-Chief of the .
  • I was President of the  (2022-23)
  • I am a Fellow of the .
  • I am a Senior Fellow of the .