Dr Majella Dempsey

Biography

I am the course leader for the Bachelor of Science with Education and the Bachelor of Mathematics with Education programmes in Maynooth University. I was central to the development of both courses. I lecture on Curriculum development, Research methods, Teaching, Learning and Assessment. I completed my doctoral research in Trinity College Dublin on the impact of a key skills approach to teaching and learning in secondary education. I was the country lead for the EU funded project FaSMEd in Ireland looking at the role of technology in promoting formative assessment practices in science and mathematics. I am also involved in a small scale research project looking at how to develop Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching (MKT) with student teachers. At the heart of all my research interests is the role of pedagogy in teaching, learning, assessment and curriculum.

Research Interest

Education