2021-04-09 - Ernest Ampadu SPOTLIGHT seminar

The Higher Seminar on Friday the 9th April 2021 is a SPOTLIGHT seminar, meaning that we focus on a researcher. 

The SPOTLIGHT this time is on Ernest Ampadu who joined the Department of Learning in January 2021 as Associate Professor in Mathematics Education. Before joining KTH, Ernest worked as a senior lecturer and Head of the Department of Teacher Education Education, University of Ghana. He also worked at the Richmond International University in London as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics and as a lecturer of mathematics and mathematics education at Anglia Ruskin University and Leeds Becket University in the United Kingdom.

In the seminar, Ernest will introduce his research including plans for the future. He will also present a favourite paper that he wishes he had written.

To prepare for the seminar, please read one of Ernest's papers:

• Ampadu, E., Butakor, P.K., Amponsah, S. & Yeboah, R. (2021). Exploring the professional identities of pre-service teachers' studying at the University of Ghana. International Journal of Education Economics and Development 12(1), 27-44.
• Davis, E. K., Carr, M. E., & Ampadu, E. (2019). Valuing in mathematics learning amongst Ghanaian students: What does it look like across grade levels? In P. Clarkson, W. T. Seah, & J. S. Pang (Eds.), Values and valuing in mathematics education (pp. 89–102). Springer Nature Switzerland.
• Ampadu, E, & Danso, A. (2018) Constructivism in Mathematics Classrooms: Listening to Ghanaian Teachers’ and Students’ Views, Africa Education Review, 15(3), 49-71

And here is Ernest's favourite article (actually two):

• Boaler, J., & Selling, S. K. (2017) Psychological Imprisonment or Intellectual Freedom? A Longitudinal Study of Contrasting School Mathematics Approaches and Their Impact on Adults’ Lives
• Phelps, G., Corey, D., DeMonte, J., Harrison, D., & Loewenberg Ball, D. (2012). How Much English Language Arts and Mathematics Instruction Do Students Receive? Investigating Variation in Instructional Time. Educational Policy. 26(5), 631-662.

PROGRAM 9.00 - 10.00

• Ernest Ampadu presents his research (20 minutes)
• discussion
• Ernest Ampadu presents his favourite paper(s) (10 minutes)
• discussion

For PhD students: 10.00 - 11.00
Continued discussions (separate invitation)