TSG 18: Problem solving in mathematics education

Team Chairs
Jinfa Cai, Director of Secondary Mathematics Education, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Delaware
Address: 523 Ewing Hall, Newark, DE 18716, USA
jcai@math.udel.edu

Joanna Mamona Downs, Department of Educational and Social Policy, University of Macedonia
Address: 156 Egnatia Street, P.O. Box 1591, GR-540 06 Thessaloniki, Greece
mamona@uom.gr

Team Members
András Ambrus, Group of Didactics of Mathematics, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
ambrus@ludens.elte.hu

Hideki Iwasaki, Graduate School of Education, Hiroshima University, Japan
hiwasak@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

Alicia Villar Icasuriaga, Institute de Profesores “Artigas” , Uruguay
mavi@chasque.apc.org

Aims and Focus

Call for Papers

Practical Information

Programme

Papers and Discussion Documents



Papers and Discussion

  1. Session 1: Investigating Problem Solving
  2. Session 1: On Mathematical Problem Solving Processes and History of Mathematics
  3. Session 1: The transalpin mathematics rally in primary and low secondary school: A problem-solving and a maths education
  4. Session 2: ICT support of problem solving in math education
  5. Session 2: Geometry problem solving in a computer environment: Advantages and reservations
  6. Session 2: Problem solving in out-of-school settings: Children “playing” in ICT contexts
  7. Session 3: Describing problem-solving processes of undergraduates when constructing proofs
  8. Session 3: Mathematical modeling and meta-cognitive instruction
  9. Session 3: Learning to solve mathematical nonroutine problems
  10. Session 4: Creating problem solving repertoires
  11. Session 4: The pedagogical design of problem solving based on teaching unit and generalization
  12. Session 5: Validating results during problem solving
  13. Session 5: Enhancement of student problem solving performance through mathematical symbolism
  14. Session 6: A Framework for examining the mathematical exploration of problem solvers
  15. Session 6: Experimentation: The hidden part of problem solving
  16. Session 6: Developing a framework for mathematical enrichment