Nick Pratt

Dr Nick Pratt

Job title: Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Education (IMP), School of Education (Faculty of Health, Education and Society)
Address: Floor 4, Rolle Building, Drake Circus,
Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
Telephone: +441752585439
Alternative telephone: +44 (0)1752 585335
Facsimile: +44 (0)1752 585328
Email: N.Pratt@plymouth.ac.uk

Role

Programme Leader for the Professional Doctorate in Education (EdD) programme and Core tutor on the Integrated Masters Programme (IMP), both in the Faculty of Education.

For information on the Faculty of Education's modular International Masters Programme (IMP) leading to MA(Ed) CLICK HERE

For information on the Faculty of Education's Professional Doctorate in Education (EdD) CLICK HERE

Qualifications & background

2004: PhD (University of Plymouth) - Thesis entitled 'Interactive teaching in the National Numeracy Strategy: tensions in a supportive framework'

1989: PGCE (Primary Science - University of Exeter)

1988: BA (Hons) Engineering Science (University of Oxford)

Professional membership
Professional Doctorates (SIG) - http://www.professionaldoctorates.org/

EdD Leaders National Network (Co-director) - http://sites.google.com/site/eddnatnet/home

British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics (BSRLM)

Centre for Teaching Mathematics - University of Plymouth
(visit the Centre at: http://www.tech.plym.ac.uk/Research/mathematics_education/index.htm )

Teaching interests
Professional Learning (Professional Doctorate in Education - programme leader)
Primary Education
Maths Education
Interactive teaching

Staff serving as external examiners
Currently: External Examiner for Professional Doctorate in Education (EdD) - University of Wolverhampton

2006 - 2010: External examiner for BA Education (Mathematics) and PGCE Primary (Mathematics) - Middlesex University

Research interests

My PhD thesis explored the difficulties facing both teachers and children in attempting to teach in an interactive, whole class, style as advocated by the National Numeracy Strategy. The work involved a consideration of the nature and limitations of the discourse inherent in such interaction.

Currently I'm interested in the use of sociocultural perspectives to make sense of educational interaction.

Current projects include:

- Understanding teachers' and children's mathematical activity outside the classroom.

- Exploring the development of professional knowledge through the EdD programme.

- Investigating students learning in the natural sciences through the use of experiential spaces (LAB+)

UoP Research group membership

Centre for Culture, Community and Society (CCCS)
Mathematics Education
Outdoor and Experiential Learning
PhD in Education
Professional Doctorate in Education (EdD)
Professional Theory and Practice

Other research

Books

Pratt, N. (2006) Interactive Maths Teaching in the Primary School. London: Sage Publications Ltd

Chapters

Pratt, N. (2011) 'Mathematics outside the classroom' in Waite S (ed.) Children learning outside the classroom. From birth to eleven London: Sage Publications pp 80 - 93

Waite, S. & Pratt, N. (2011) 'Theoretical perspectives on learning outside the classroom: relationships between learning and place' in Waite S (ed.) Children learning outside the classroom. From birth to eleven London: Sage Publications pp 1 - 18

Pratt, N. (2008) 'Using multipoint conferencing with teaching students: balancing technological potential with practical challenges' in Donnelly R,McSweeney F (ed.) Applied eLearning and eTeaching in Higher Education New York: Information Science Publishing

Pratt, N. & Berry, J. (2007) 'The joy of mathematics' in Hayes D (ed.) Joyful teaching and learning in the primary school Exeter: Learning Matters pp 97 - 105

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Journals

Articles

Peacock, A. & Pratt, N. (2011) 'How young people respond to learning spaces outside school: A sociocultural perspective' 14 (1), pp 11 - 24 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10984-011-9081-3 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10984-011-9081-3

Pratt, N. (2009) 'Process skills and knowledge; what does it mean to learn science?' Primary Science (106), pp 27 - 29

Pratt, N. & Back, J. (2009) 'Spaces to discuss mathematics: communities of practice on an online discussion board' Research in Mathematics Education 11 (2), pp 115 - 130 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14794800903063323

Pratt, N. (2008) 'Multi-point e-conferencing with Initial Teacher Training students in England: pitfalls and potential' 24 (6), pp 1476 - 1486

Pratt, N. & Woods, P. (2007) 'Changing PGCE students' mathematical understanding through a community of inquiry into problem solving' 9, pp 79 - 94

Pratt, N. & Kelly, P. (2007) 'Mapping mathematical communities: classrooms, research communities and masterclasses' 27 (2), pp 34 - 39

Pratt, N. (2006) 'Interactive teaching in numeracy lessons: what do children have to say?' 36 (2), pp 221 - 235 http://141.163.10.3:3210/sfxlcl3?issn=0305-764X;date=2006;volume=36;issue=2;spage=221;sid=Dialog;aulast=Pratt;genre=article;title=Cambridge%20Journal%20of%20Education;atitle=Interactive%20teaching%20in%20numeracy%20lessons%3A%20what%20do%20children%20have%20to%20say%3F http://141.163.10.3:3210/sfxlcl3?issn=0305-764X;date=2006;volume=36;issue=2;spage=221;sid=Dialog;aulast=Pratt;genre=article;title=Cambridge%20Journal%20of%20Education;atitle=Interactive%20teaching%20in%20numeracy%20lessons%3A%20what%20do%20children%20have%20to%20say%3F

Pratt, N. (2003) 'On Martyn Hammersley's critique of Bassey's concept of the fuzzy generalisation' OXFORD REV EDUC 29 (1), pp 27 - 32 , DOI: 10.1080/0305498032000045331

Pratt, N. (2002) 'Mathematics As Thinking' 181, pp 34 - 37