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Mr. Peter Wintz
Head, Department of Research & Graduate Studies
Department of Research and Graduate Studies
Email
peter.wintz@uog.edu.gy

Education

  • Master of Education (Mathematics) 1996. University of Bristol, England.
  • Bachelor of Education (Mathematics) 1991. University of Guyana.
  • Trained Teachers Certificate (Mathematics Major, Science Minor) 1985. Lilian Dewar College of Education, Turkeyen.

Journal Articles

  1. Wintz, P., & Wintz, G. (2016). Old technology - New experience: Teachers’ and Pupils’ Reactions to Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) in Grade Two Mathematics Classrooms in Guyana. Caribbean Journal of Education, 37(1&2), pp.1-25, ISSN0376-7701.
  1. Wintz, P., & Wintz, G. (2015). Triggering Organizational Change: Case study of a Typical Preschool Environment. American International Journal of Contemporary Scientific Research, 2(9), pp. 1-11, ISSN2349-4425.
  1. Wintz, P. (2009). Making quality Education accessible to all through Technology: A case study on accelerating quality delivery of the mathematics curriculum by re-tooling mathematics classrooms with only one computer. Published in (IJEDICT) International Journal of Education and Development using ICT. 5(3), pp.72-84 (July 2009).
  1. Wintz, P. (2008). An investigation into the extent to which mathematics student-teachers transfer their knowledge of constructivism to their classroom practice. The Journal of Education and Humanities. 1(1), pp.71-89 (September, 2008).

Book Articles

  1. Joong, P., Baker-Gibson, J., Chai, A., Ramsawak-Jodha, N., Welsh, D., &Wintz, P. (2016). STEM Strategies in Secondary Schools. In B.J. Ogunkola & S. Blackman, (Ed.), Transforming Learning: International Perspectives (pp.157-197). Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle, UK.

 

Conference Papers

  1. Wintz, P. & Joong, P. (2017, November 8-9) Saving our Environment: Exploring the Integration of Environmental Education in the Mathematics Curriculum. Paper presented at the Caribbean Child Research Conference, Kingston, Jamaica.
  1. Wintz, P. & Joong, P. (2017, April 10-13). Exploring the Integration of Environmental Education in the Mathematics Curriculum. Paper presented at University of Guyana Inaugural Undergraduate Research Conference, University of Guyana.
  1. Joong, P., Wintz, P., Ramsawak-Jodha, N., & Baker-Gibson, J. (2016, April 8-12) STEM Strategies in Secondary Schools. Paper presented at annual meeting for American Educational Research Association (AERA), Washington, USA.
  1. Joong, P., Hutton, D., Ramsawak-Jodha, N., & Wintz, P. (2016, April 8-12 ) Improving Learning Strategies in STEM: Comparing the Voices of Teachers and Students in the Caribbean. Paper presented at annual meeting for American Educational Research Association (AERA), Washington, USA.
  1. Joong, P., Hutton, D., Ramsawak-Jodha, N., Wintz, P., Xiong, Y., & Lin, M. (2016, April 8-12) Improving Learning Strategies in Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Comparing the Voices of Teachers and Students in Six Countries. Paper presented at annual meeting for American Educational Research Association (AERA), Washington, USA.
  1. Joong, P., Ramsawak-Jodha, N., DeLisle J., & Wintz, P. (2015, June 1-3). Improving learning Strategies in STEM: Comparing the Voices of Teachers and Students in Five Countries in Africia and the Caribbean. Paper presented at the Biennial Conference of the UWI Schools of Education, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados.
  1. Joong, P., Ramsawak-Jodha, N., & Wintz, P. (2015) Improving Learning Strategies in STEM and TVET: Comparing the Voices of Teachers and Students in Five Countries in Africa and the Caribbean. Symposium presented at the Second International Conference on TVET in the Caribbean, Montego Bay, Jamaica.
  1. Joong, P., Wintz, P., & Ramsawak-Jodha, N. (2015) Comparing the Voices of Teachers and Students in Secondary Reforms in Jamaica, Trinidad, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Canada. Symposium presented at International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) in Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  2. Joong, P., Ramsawak-Jodha, N., Anderson, S., & Wintz, P. (2014, November 6-8). Comparing the Voices of Teachers and Students in the Teaching of Mathematics and English in Jamaica, Trinidad and Guyana. Paper presented at the International Conference on Urban Education, Montego Bay, Jamaica.
  3. Wintz, P., & Wintz, G. (2013, April 23-25). Old technology - New experience: Teachers’ and pupils’ reactions to the Interactive Radio Instruction in Grade Two mathematics classrooms in Guyana. Paper presented at the Biennial Conference of the School of Education, the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad.http://uwispace.sta.uwi.edu/dspace/handle/2139/15715
  4. Wintz, P. (2005).Re-tooling the Early Childhood classroom with one computer. In S. Anderson (Ed.), Early Childhood and Development in Guyana. Paper presented at 1st Early Childhood Conference in Guyana. Early Childhood and Development in Guyana: Celebrating the Past, Honouring the Present, Planning the Future. University of Guyana, June 2 (pp.45-52).School of Education and Humanities, Department of Foundation and Education Management, University of Guyana.

Awards/Grants

  1. Research Grant - University of Guyana Science and Technology Support Project (2015). University of Guyana/World Bank
  2. Research Grant (2008). University of Guyana
  3. Research Grant - UG/IADB Statistics Project (2006). University of Guyana/IADB
  4. Commonwealth Academic Staff Scholarship (1994). British Council
  5. Best Graduating Student (1985). Lilian Dewar College of Education (Mathematics Major, Science Minor), Turkeyen.​​​​​​