Theodosia Prodromou
I am interested in designing computer microworlds that make traditionally difficult subject domains accessible to students and non-experts.
My research explores the relationship between the design of technological tools and the gradual evolution of mathematical knowledge.
EDUCATION
1997 B.Sc., Mathematics. Graduation from the School of Pure Sciences, Department of Mathematics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
1999-2000 M.Sc. in Statistics, The University of Warwick, United Kingdom. Master Dissertation: Graphical Models: Development of Theory and Applications. Advisor: Dr. Thomas Richardson.
2005 Postgraduate Certificate in Mathematics Education, Pedagogical Institute of Cyprus. Ministry of Education, Cyprus.
(Sep 2002- ) Ph.D., The University of Warwick, United Kingdom. Supervising Guide: Dr. Dave Pratt.
Professional educational experience
Four years teaching mathematics in secondary schools.
Writing
Refereed Journal Papers:
- Prodromou, T. & Pratt, D. (2006). The Role of Causality in the Coordination of Two Perspectives on Distribution within a Virtual Simulation. Statistics Education Research Journal. Journal, 5(2), 69-88.
Refereed Conference Papers:
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Prodromou, T. (in press). Making Connections Between the Two Perspectives on Distribution. To appear in Proceedings of the Fifth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education. Larnaca, Cyprus.
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Pratt, D., Jones, I. & Prodromou, T. (2006). An Elaboration of the Design Construct of Phenomenalisation, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Teaching Statistics, Salvador (Bahia): Brazil.
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Pratt, D. & Prodromou, T. (2005). The Emergence of Distribution from Causal Roots, Proceedings of the Fourth International Research Forum on Statistical Reasoning, Thinking and Literacy (pp. 99-118). Auckland: New Zealand.
- Prodromou, T. & Pratt, D. (2005). Harnessing the causal to illuminate the stochastic, in D. Hewitt and A. Noyes (Eds.), Proceedings of the Sixth British Congress of Mathematics Education (Vol. 25(1), pp. 136-143). University of Warwick, UK.
- Prodromou, T. (2004). Distribution as emergent phenomenon. Proceedings of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics, 24(1), pp. 49-54.
Other submitted Articles:
- Prodromou, T., Pratt, D. & Roe, C. (0). Basketball simulation (in press). Logotron Ltd.