Therese Dooley, BEd(NUI) MEd(DU) Grad IMA PG Dip Stats, PG Dip Com

Position
Lecturer in Mathematics Education

Contact Details
Email Therese.Dooley@spd.dcu.ie
Phone +353 (01) 884 2067
Office Moville 53

Courses Taught
ED241 Curriculum Mathematics
ED332 Mathematics Education
GD303 Mathematics Education
GD602 Mathematics Education

Research Interests
Conducted research into effects of calculator usage at both primary and secondary levels. Is currently engaged in doctoral studies in the University of Cambridge under the supervision of Dr. Tim Rowland. The focus of her research is creativity in mathematics and, in particular, the ways in which moments of insight might be fostered in primary mathematics education.

Recent Conference Presentations
February 2009: ‘Primary pupils in mathematical conversation’ British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics (BRSLM), Cambridge, UK

January 2009: ‘A teacher’s role in whole-class mathematical discussion: Facilitator of performance etiquette?’ Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME 6), Lyon, France.

July 2008: ‘How a ‘performance glitch’ led to mathematical insight in a primary class’, International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME 11), Monterrey, Mexico

July 2008: ‘What the game of Nim revealed about children’s intuitive understandings’, Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME 32 and PME-NA XXX), Morelia, Mexico

February 2007: ‘Construction of knowledge by primary pupils: The role of whole-class interaction.’ Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, Cyprus.

December 2006: ‘Children’s reasoning about the infinite divisibility of fractions in the context of the race-track problem.’ The 3rd Irish Symposium for Undergraduate Mathematics Education, National University of Ireland, Galway,

Recent Publications/Research Reports
Close, S., Oldham, E., Surgenor, P., Shiel, G., Dooley, T., & O'Leary, M. (2008). The effects of calculator use on mathematics in schools and in certificate examinations: Final report on phase 2. Dublin: St. Patrick's College, Trinity College, Educational Research Centre.

Dooley, T. (2008). What the game of Nim revealed about children's intuitive understandings. In O. Figueras, J. L. Cortina, S. Alatorre, T. Rojano & A. Sepulveda (Eds.), Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of PME 32 and PME-NA XXX (Vol. 1, pp. 252). Mexico: Cinvestav-UMSNH.

Surgenor, P., Oldham, E., Close, S., Shiel, G., Dooley, T., & O'Leary, M. (2007). Pressing the right buttons: Calculator use on mathematics in schools and in Junior Cycle mathematics. Dublin: St. Patrick's College, Trinity College, Educational Research Centre.

Dooley, T., & Corcoran, D. (2007). Mathematics: A subject of rights and wrongs. In P. Downes & A. L. Gilligan (Eds.), Beyond educational disadvantage (pp. 216 - 228). Dublin: Institute of Public Administration.

Close, S., Corcoran, D., & Dooley, T. (Eds.). (2007). Proceedings of the Second National Conference on Research in Mathematics Education. Dublin: St. Patrick's College.

Dooley, T. (2007). How the 'stumbling of ideas across each other' facilitates insight in primary mathematics. In S. Close, D. Corcoran & T. Dooley (Eds.), Proceedings of the Second National Conference on Research in Mathematics Education (pp. 43 - 54). Dublin: St. Patrick's College.

Dooley, T. (2006) ‘‘It’s infinity’: Mathematical insight in a primary classroom’, Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Vol. 1, Prague, Czech Republic, p. 245.

Dooley, T. (2005) ‘Litres can’t go into millilitres: The effects of standard algorithms on children’s thinking’ In Close, S, Dooley, T. and Corcoran, D. (Eds) Proceedings of First National Conference on Research on Mathematics Education. St. Patrick’s College, Dublin. September. pp. 80 - 96.

Close, S, Dooley, T. and Corcoran, D. (Eds) Proceedings of First National Conference on Research on Mathematics Education. St. Patrick’s College, Dublin. September

Sean Close, Elizabeth Oldham, Gerry Shiel, Therese Dooley, Deirdre Hackett, Michael O'Leary (2004) The Effects of Calculator Use on Mathematics in Schools and in the Certificate Examinations (Final Report on Phase 1), Dublin, St. Patrick's College.

Sean Close, Elizabeth Oldham, Deirdre Hackett, Therese Dooley, Gerry Shiel, Michael O'Leary (2003) A Study of the Effects of Calculator Use in Schools and in the Certificate Examinations (Summary Report on Phase 1), Dublin, St. Patrick's College.

Dooley Therese (2002), Action Maths 2nd Class, Teacher's Handbook, Dublin, Folens.

Dooley Therese (2002), Action Maths 2nd Class, Pupils' Textbook, Dublin, Folens.

Professional Associations

• Primary Teachers’ Mathematics Association
• International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
• British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics

Last Updated: Tuesday May 19 2009