#174 Research in Action 22: Early years mathematics with Camilla Gilmore

Camilla Gilmore is the Developmental Psychology and lead of the
Centre for Early Mathematics Learning. She has done research for
20 years focused on learning mathematics in particular looking at
cognitive aspects (e.g. executive function skills that we
discussed back in episode 151)





This is part of my Research in Action mini-series, where I
interview a researcher from the Mathematics Education Centre
at Loughborough University about their chosen area of
interest, and the implications for maths teaching and learning.
You can check out the show-notes
here: mrbartonmaths.com/blog/research-in-action-22/





Time-stamps:
The importance of early years maths. (7:38) What are the age
groups of early learners? (11:52) How much variation is meaningful
and how much incidental? (15:42) Early years and executive
functions. (21:11) Cognitive load theory and extraneous load.
(27:13) How retrieval practice works in early years. (31:10) The
month of birth effect on learning. (35:33) How much do emotional
aspects play a role? (39:47) Positive attitudes to maths in early
years. (44:26) What secondary teachers can learn from early years
teachers? (48:39) How did you change your mind about the centre?
(54:20)