Name of Faculty Member

         Mr Robert Akpalu

Faculty/School                    

School of Education

Department 

Mathematics and Science Education

Position

Dean

Official email address 

None

Academic Areas of Interest 

Constructivism, Problem Solving, Problem Posing, Spatial visualization and Mathematics learning,                            

Biography  

Join Valley View family in 1999,

Worked as acting head of Computer, Science Department in 2001-2003,

Lecturer Computer Science Department,

Director of ICT Expo for 2005-2008,

Director, Distance Learning, 2009-2014

Head, Mathematics and Science Education 2016-Date

Academic Degrees                                              

B.Sc. (Mathematics), M.Phil.(Mathematics Education),

Ph.D. (Mathematics Education) In progress.

Published Journals Articles                                

J.1    Akpalu R., Adaboh S., & Boateng S. (2017) Using Courseware Instruction to improve Junior High School Students’ Spatial Visualization Skills.ISSN:2468-4945 IEJME-Mathematics Education. Volume 12 Issue 4 (2017)

J.2     Akpalu R., Owusu-Darko I., & Ansah-Hughes W. (2017). Students’ Emotional Dispositional Empathy on Mathematical Engagement and Performance.  European Journal of Education studies, ISSN-L: 2501-1111. Doi: 10.5281/zenodo.233021, Vol 3 issue 1, 2017.

Conference/ Seminars / Workshop Presentations 

Educational Stakeholders Conference Organised by Education and Management Training Foundation (EDMAT) July 25, 2017 GNAT Conference Hall, Accra.

Courses taught 

Ordinary Differential Equation, Probability and Statistics I & II, Computer Simulations and Systems Modelling, Educational Statistics, Introductory Analysis, Problem Solving in Mathematics, Assessment in Mathematics, Analytic and Euclidean Geometry.

Awards and Honours

Best Faculty Award  2004,

Best Faculty Award  2008,

Long Service Award  2014

Professional Membership / Affiliations

1.     Mathematical Association of Ghana (MAG).