Peter works as a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Academic Success. He provides teaching, training, online resources and tutorial support in mathematics, statistics (including SPSS), ICT (including Excel and NVivo), dissertation support, quantitative research methods, qualitative research and writing for publication. Peter also provides tutorials in technical subjects to students with specific learning differences (such as dyslexia and dyscalculia).
Peter has a research and development background in secondary and tertiary mathematics education. He is a member of the . He also maintains an active research profile on .
Since 2011 Peter has led a teaching enhancement project between the University and a grammar school in Rugby under their Teaching School status involving the use of robotics in mathematics and science education for Years 10 to 13.
Peter was the lead developer on a HE STEM Programme project between 2012 and 2013 to establish a Statistical Advisory Service at the University. Following on from this Project, in 2014 he was involved in the donation of a large number of statistics educational resources to the .
In 2017 Peter was awarded an Erasmus+ Mobility Partnership with the University of Rwanda. He is working with two of their Centres of Excellence in academic writing and applied statistics teaching and support of their research students.
MA in Mathematics from Cambridge University
PhD in Mathematics from the University of Reading
PG Cert in Mathematics Support and Dyslexia and Dyscalculia in Further and Higher Education from Loughborough University
Peter's main research interests are: mathematics education research at the secondary and tertiary levels, serious gaming in mathematics, mathematical educational robotics, learning development research (including mathematics support, academic writing, dissertation support and disciplinarity), multi-media discrete mathematics education, advanced mathematical behaviour research.
Samuels, P. C. and Poppa, S. (2017) . In: M. Merdan, W. Lepuschitz, G. Koppensteiner and R. Balogh, eds. Robotics in Education: Research and practices for robotics in STEM education. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 457. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, pp. 69-81.
Haapasalo, L. and Samuels, P. C. (2016) . Teaching Mathematics and Computer Science, 14(2), pp. 221-246.
Samuels, P. C. (2014) Techniques for Capturing Critical Thinking in the Creation and Composition of Advanced Mathematical Knowledge. Double Helix, 2: Critical thinking and writing in the STEM disciplines.
Samuels, P. C. (2013) . Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 5.
Samuels, P. C. (2012) . Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, Special Edition: Developing Writing in STEM Disciplines.
Goodband, J., Solomon, Y., Samuels, P. C., Lawson, D. A. and Bhakta, R. (2012) . Learning Media and Technology, 37(3), pp. 236-252.
Samuels, P. C., Deane, M. and Griffin, J. (2012) . Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 4.
Samuels, P. C. and Haapasalo, L. (2012) . International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 43(3), pp. 285-301.
Samuels, P. C. (2011) Individual differences and needs in mathematics support. In: A. C. Croft and M. Grove, eds. . 探花直播: National HE STEM Programme, pp. 14-18.
Rae, A. and Samuels, P. C. (2011) Computers & Education, 57(4), pp. 2423-2431.
Haapasalo, L. and Samuels, P. C. (2011) . Computers & Education, 57(2), pp. 1484-1492.
Samuels, P. C. and Deane, M. (2011) Writing for Mathematics Education at Doctorate Level. In M. Deane and P. O鈥橬eill, eds. Writing in the Disciplines, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 140-154.
Samuels, P. C. (2010) Motivating mathematics learning through an integrated technology enhanced learning environment. International Journal of Technology in Mathematics Education, 17(4), pp. 197-203.
Samuels, P. C. and Patel, C. (2010) . Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 2.
Appleby, J. C., Samuels, P. C. and Treasure-Jones, T. (1997) . Computers & Education, 28(2), pp. 113鈥�131.
Samuels, P. C. (1991) Hypertext for computational mathematics, in J. H. Johnson, S. McKee聽and A. D. Vella, eds. Artificial Intelligence in Mathematics, The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications Conference Series, Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 252-262).
