Research
Research groups
Member of:
Research interests
- Mathematics education
- Comparative judgement
- Assessment methods in higher education
- Mathematical proof
- Philosophy of mathematical practice
Research projects
Active projects
Researchers:
Publications
9 publications
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Fenner Tanswell,
Ben Davies,
Ian Jones,
& George Kinnear
, 2023
, Philosophical Psychology
Type: article
Ian Jones,
, 2023
, International Journal of Research and Method in Education
Type: article
George Kinnear,
Ian Jones,
Chris Sangwin,
Maryam Alarfaj,
Sam Fearn,
Colin Foster,
André Heck,
Karen Henderson,
Tim Hunt,
Paola Iannone,
Igor’ Kontorovich,
Niclas Larson,
Tim Lowe,
John Christopher Meyer,
Ann O’Shea,
Peter Rowlett,
Indunil Sikurajapathi,
& Thomas Wong
, 2022
, International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education
Type: article
David Miller,
Joshua Case,
& Ben Davies
, 2022
, International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
Type: article
Ben Davies,
& Ian Jones
, 2021
, International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education
Type: article
Ben Davies,
David Miller,
& Nicole Infante
, 2021
, International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
Type: article
Ben Davies,
Lara Alcock,
& Ian Jones
, 2020
, Educational Studies in Mathematics
, 105 , 181--197
Type: article
Ben Davies,
Lara Alcock,
& Ian Jones
, 2020
, Journal of Mathematical Behavior
Type: article
External roles and responsibilities
Name:
Assessing proof reading comprehension using summaries
Role:
Speaker
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2021
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On the role of summarising in tertiary mathematics education
Role:
Speaker
Year:
2022
Name:
Comparative judgement, proof summaries and proof comprehension
Role:
Speaker
Year:
2021
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Automated assessment of tertiary mathematics at UCL
Role:
Speaker
Year:
2021
Name:
What do mathematicians mean by proof?
Role:
Speaker
Year:
2022
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Researching Undergraduate Mathematics Education
Role:
Speaker
Year:
2023
Biography
Ben Davies is a Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Southampton. Ben works within the research centre on Mathematics, Science and Health Education, and is primarily focused on mathematics education and assessment in HE. Ben teaches on the BSc, MSc, and MSc (online) degree programmes, specialising in quantitative research methods in education. He is also a co-designing a new module for the BSc programme, focusing on developments in mathematics education.
Prizes
- Education Excellence Award for Assessment Innovation (2022)
- Best Postgraduate Demonstrator - School of Science (2019)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2022)
- Automated Theorem Provers and the future instruction of proof-based mathematics (2020)