To mark World Teachers’ Day (on October 5), the publisher Springer is offering free open access to a selection of journals and book chapters and has chosen to include the recent special double-issue of the Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education on the topic of “Mathematics Teachers as Partners in Task Design” published earlier this year….
Date/time: Tuesday 18 October 2016, 1600-1700 Venue: Highfield campus, building 32/2097 Chair: David Galbraith Speaker: Dr Markus Hefter, Bielefeld University, Germany Title: How can training interventions support science education? Abstract: Argumentation strategies, such as evaluating arguments or supporting theories with evidence, play a crucial role in science education. They are beneficial for developing deep understanding…
In September Dr. Christian Bokhove has presented a keynote at the Sixth Central- and Eastern European Conference on Computer Algebra- and Dynamic Geometry Systems in Mathematics Education in Romania. The slides to the talk are shown below.
We had a strong and successful presence of the MSHE research centre at Karlstad, Sweden this month, were four of our members presented their work at the 11th conference of European Researchers in Didactics of Biology (ERIDOB) which took place between 5-9 September 2016. Dr Jenny Byrne presented her work on health education, entitled ‘A longitudinal…
Ringwood School/Bransgore C.E Primary School (SPELL – Southern Partnership for Excellence in Leadership and Learning TSA), The Portsmouth TSA, Queen Elizabeth’s School, Wimborne (Wimborne TSA, Wimborne Academy Trust and Science Learning Partnership Hub School), Arnewood School (Achieving Collaborative Excellence TSA), Mathematics and Science Learning Centre (MSLC), Southampton Education School, and partners is providing funded subject specialism…
Commencing in April 2016, Kotaro Komatsu (Shinshu University, Japan), who is currently a Visiting Fellow at Southampton Education School, and Keith Jones, began a research project entitled Proofs and Refutations in Dynamic Geometry Environments (PRinDGE). The project is funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Following the work of mathematics philosopher Lakatos,…
OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN maths: A curriculum approach with timss 2011 data Christian Bokhove University of Southampton Previous studies have shown that socioeconomic status (SES) and ‘opportunity to learn’ (OTL), which can be typified as ‘curriculum content covered’, are significant predictors of students’ mathematics achievement. Seeing OTL as curriculum variable, this paper explores multilevel models (students…
Several members of our centre contributed to the one-every-four-year premier international maths education conference ICME-13. Bokhove, Christian University of Southampton, United Kingdom HANDWRITING RECOGNITION SOFTWARE AND STUDENTS’ ONLINE COLLABORATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN ALGEBRA STUDIES OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MATHS: A CURRICULUM APPROACH WITH TIMSS 2011 DATA Presenter EXPLORING AND MAKING ONLINE CREATIVE DIGITAL MATHS BOOKS FOR…
We are deeply saddened to learn of the loss of our colleague and friend Christine Keitel-Kreidt, a leader in promoting mathematics education as an international research field. Most recently she was Professor emerita of Mathematics Education at the Freie University, Berlin, where she also served as Vice-President. Christine started as research fellow in the 1970s…
Date/time: Monday 12 September, 1600-1700 Venue: Highfield campus, building 32/2097 Chair: Keith Jones Speaker: Associate Professor Naomichi Makinae, University of Tsukuba, Japan Title: History of Lesson Study in Japan Abstract: In recent years, Japanese lesson study has been attracting attention as a tool for professional development and it is practised in many countries. This seminar…