Learning by stories: from the evolutionary perspective

From evolutionary educational psychology, learning biologically secondary knowledge (i.e., knowledge taught in schools or Universities) could be enhanced by applying biologically primary knowledge (the knowledge we are born to have). Story telling has long history during human's development, which may be a type of biologically primary knowledge, therefore, we may design stories to teach mathematics knowledge taught in schools as biologically secondary knowledge. This project aims to design some stories to teach early-year mathematics (such as 1-digit addition or subtraction), by running a series of experiments.

Entry requirements:

Applicants should have at least a 2:1 honours degree (or equivalent international qualification) in a relevant field.

Students need to have strong quantitative research skills with good English writing skill, also students with cognitive/educational psychology background are preferred.

English language requirements

Applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements. Further details are available on the International website.

How to apply

All applications should be made online. Under programme name, select *Mathematics Education*. Please quote the advertised reference number: * ME/OC-Un1/2023 * in your application.

To avoid delays in processing your application, please ensure that you submit the minimum supporting documents.