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Dame Celia Hoyles
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Professor Dame Celia Hoyles at St Pancras Station, London in 2016
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Celia Mary French
18 May 1946 |
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Richard Noss
(m. 1996) |
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| Institutions | University College London |
| Thesis | Factors in school learning - the pupils' view : a study with particular reference to mathematics (1980) |
Dame Celia Mary Hoyles was born on May 18, 1946. She is a British mathematician and an expert in education. She is a Professor of Mathematics Education at University College London (UCL). This means she teaches and researches how people learn mathematics.
Early Life and Learning
Celia Hoyles was born on May 18, 1946. She studied at the University of Manchester. In 1967, she earned a top degree in mathematics there. Later, she continued her studies at the University of London. She earned a teaching certificate in 1971. She also received a Master's degree in education in 1973. In 1980, she completed her PhD. Her research looked at how students learn, especially in mathematics.
Career and Contributions
Celia Hoyles started her career as a teacher in secondary schools. Later, she became a university professor. In the late 1980s, she helped host a TV show called Fun and Games. It was a quiz show about mathematics.
She has written books about improving mathematics learning. One book is called Improving Mathematics at Work: The Need for Techno-Mathematical Literacies. She wrote it with Arthur Bakker, Phillip Kent, and Richard B. Noss.
Celia Hoyles was the president of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) from 2014 to 2015. She also advised the government of the United Kingdom on mathematics. She held this role from 2004 to 2007. From 2007 to 2013, she was the director of the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM). This center helps improve how mathematics is taught.
Awards and Recognition
Celia Hoyles has received many awards for her work. In 2004, she was given the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) award. This was for her great service to education. In 2014, she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE). This honor recognized her leadership at the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics. She is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS).
In 2003, she received the first Hans Freudenthal Medal. This award recognized her amazing research in using technology to teach mathematics. In 2010, she was given the first Kavli Education Medal by the Royal Society. This award honored her outstanding research in mathematics education.
She has also received special honorary degrees from several universities. These include the Open University (2006), Loughborough University (2008), Sheffield Hallam University (2011), and University of Bath (2019).
Personal Life
Celia Hoyles was first married to Martin Hoyles. They later divorced. In 1996, she married Richard Noss. He is also a Professor of Mathematics Education at University College London. Through her second marriage, she gained two step-children.
