Awoniyi, Florence Christianah [Rev. Sr. (Dr.)]

Rev. Sr. Florence Awoniyi holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics Education from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Her research interests are in Assessment in Education, Affect in Mathematics Education, Relationships in Mathematics Classroom, Teaching and Learning of Mathematics content, Scholarships and Internationalization, Educational Statistics, Mathematics teacher education, and professional development. Her career goals include teaching her students 21st-century problem-solving skills and making mathematics relevant to their everyday lives. She is a member of International Group for Psychology of Mathematics Education. She is a Catholic nun and a member of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. She enjoys giving speeches to youngsters and couples, especially on St. Valentine Day. She is currently a mathematics education lecturer at the Teacher Education Department, University of Ghana, where she also provides counselling and guidance to students, supervises student research, and mentors as needed.

PUBLICATIONS
Florence Christianah Awoniyi & Paul Kwame Butakor (2021). The role of teacher-student relationship on performance in mathematics of the eleventh graders in the Cape Coast metropolis: Critical friendship perspective, Cogent Education, 8:1, 1908690, DOI: 10.1080/2331186X.2021.1908690

Florence Christianah Awoniyi (2021). Are caning and learning friends or foes in Ghanaian secondary schools? Cogent Education, 8(1), 1862031, DOI: 10.1080/2331186X.2020.1862031

Ogbonnaya, U. I., Awoniyi, F. C., Matabane, M. E. (2020). Move to online learning during COVID-19 Lockdown: Pre-service teachers’ experiences in Ghana. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 19(10), 286-303. https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.19.10.16

Awoniyi, F. C. (2019). Teacher–student relationship in Ghanaian secondary schools: Is critical friendship possible? In M. Graven, H. Venkat, A. Essien & P. Vale (Eds.). Proceedings of the 43rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 4, p. 6). Pretoria, South Africa: PME

Awoniyi, F. C. (2018). Motivation and caning in Ghananian secondary school: Evidence from a survey and interviews. In E. Bergqvist, M. Österholm, C. Granberg, & L. Sumpter (Eds.), 42nd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 2, pp. 83 – 90). Umea, Sweden: PME.

Awoniyi, F. C, & Fletcher, J. A. (2017). The influence of mathematics anxiety on performance among senior high school students in the Cape Coast Metropolis. Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 6(2), 125 – 166

Awoniyi, F. C. (2016). The understanding of senior high school mathematics teachers of school-based assessment and its challenges in the Cape Coast Metropolis. British Journal of Education, 4(10), 22 – 38.

  Awoniyi, F. C., & Agyei, D. D. (2014). Relationship between senior high school mathematics teachers’ professional status, years of experience and test construction activities in the Cape Coast Metropolis. Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 6(2), 81– 104.

Awoniyi, F. C, & Fletcher, J. A. (2013). Senior high school mathematics teachers’ use of school-based assessment guidelines and test scores in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana. Journal of Educational Development and Practice (JED-P), 4(1), 19 – 40.

CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
The 43rd Annual Meeting of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (IGPME), University of Pretoria. Pretoria, South Africa: Improving access to the power of mathematics.  Teacher–student relationship in Ghanaian secondary schools: Is critical friendship possible? 7th – 12th July, 2019. Presenter

A workshop organized for Academic Teaching Staff on ICT Use and Effective Teaching, at the University of Cape Coast Junior High School, Cape Coast, 10th – 18th December, 2018. Presenter

2018 WERA World Congress organized by World Education Research Association (WERA), The Westin Grand, Cape Town, South Africa: Reimagining Worldwide Education Research. Role of Motivation on Performance in Mathematics of Senior High School Students in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana. 3rd – 5thAugust, 2018. Presenter

The 42nd Annual Meeting of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (IGPME), University of Umea. Umea, Sweden: Delight in Mathematics Education.   Motivation and Caning in Ghanaian secondary school: Evidence from a survey and interviews. 3rd – 8th July, 2018. Presenter
Elsevier Authorship Workshop on how to get published. University of Cape Coast. 30th November, 2017. Participant

International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (IGPME), in collaboration with the Departments of Basic Education and Mathematics & ICT Education, University of Cape Coast: Fostering Professional Development of Early Career Researchers in Ghana. Motivation and Caning in Ghanaian secondary school: evidence from a survey and interviews. 16th – 20th October, 2017. Presenter

Department of Mathematics and ICT Education workshop organized for lecturers and postgraduate students, University of Cape Coast: Theorizing and Conceptualizing your research work. 13th October, 2017. Participant

33rd Annual Conference on Quality Assurance in Educational Assessment in an Era of Rapid Change, Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA), Accra, Ghana. Assessment Practices of Senior Secondary School Mathematics Teachers in Ghana. 23rd – 28th August, 2015. Co-Presenter

International Conference on Education Research for Development in Africa (ICERDA), The school of Education and leadership of the College of Education, University of Ghana and the Department of Education, University of Sussex. Perception and experiences of Nigerian students at University of Cape Coast, Ghana. 4th – 5th May, 2015. Presenter

Pilgrimage to Lourdes (France) and Rome (Italy) in March to April 2011. Participant 

Society of the Holy Child Jesus International Conference, Philadelphia and New Orleans. Theme:  Tracing our root organized by the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. 22nd February – 10th April, 2006. Participant

PUBLIC SERVICE, MEMBERSHIP OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
Giving talks on Valentine days e.g. to teenagers, couples in churches in Cape Coast. 2012– 2013
Curriculum review for the Catholic schools by the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos;
General and Elective Mathematics components. Chairperson       2010
Review of Code of Conduct booklet for students of Holy Child School, Lagos,
Nigeria.  Secretary 2009
Holy Child School Assessment Committee.  Chairperson 2007 – 2011
Organise students for beauty pageant competitions 2007 – 2011
Organise and supervise community service by the students 2006
Organise Kairo retreat for students 2006
Accompany students to Cherry Hill in Jos, Nigeria, for Man ‘O’ War training   2005
Organise students for charity work and donations to Ahutokrom orphanage    2001 – 2004
Annual monetary donations to National Cardiothoracic Centre, Korlebu, Accra   2001 – 2004
Organise students for Christmas Carol and Drama        2001 – 2004
Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus Novitiate, Holy Child Convent, Utan Lane, Jos,
Nigeria 1999 – 2001
Sisters of the Holy Child Candidacy, Holy Child Convent, Cape Coast, Ghana, 1998 – 1999
Account Personnel, James Plastic Limited, Victoria Island, Lagos, 1996 – 1998
Account Personnel Induction Programme, Jibola Account Firm, Lagos, 1995 – 1996
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Nigeria, 1994 – 1995

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
International Group for Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2017 – date
Nigerian Union of Teachers, 2005 – 2011