Alexander Schüler-Meyer Eindhoven School of Education Pre-Service Mathematics Teachers utilization of didactical theory to innovate their internship teaching. 28 september 2023, 15:30 – 17:00 (voertaal engels) Online via Teams Abstract Even though Pre-Service Teachers (PSTs) in the Netherlands already teach mathematics lessons in their internship, PSTs rarely succeed in applying their theoretical knowledge from their…

Sylvia van Borkulo Universiteit Utrecht The evolution of Computational Thinking: from hot topic to basic skill? Mathematics education seminar In Teams 26 oktober 2023, 15:30 – 17:00. Computational thinking (CT) is gaining attention in education as a part of digital literacy and can be addressed in several disciplines, including mathematics. Much research has been done…

TTP-LS: A Lesson Study intervention to support mathematics teachers to implement problem-solving in lessons. A mathematics education seminar Speaker: dr. Gerrit Roorda, University of Groningen, The Netherlands 30 november 2023, 15:30 – 17:00, Teaching & Learning Lab of Utrecht University: room 3.25 of the Buys Ballot Building, Science Park Utrecht This seminar summarizes the results…

mathematics education seminar : Anne Jonker, TU Delft Development of an instrument measuring different types of cognitive load while conducting a peer discussion. 8 juni 2023, 15:30 – 17:00. Teams online Link Abstract An internationally recognised problem is that many students forget a substantial part of the learned material only a few weeks after the…

mathematics education seminar : Thomais Karavi (RUG). Thursday the 13th of October, 15:30 – 17:00. Lecturer’s perspectives on students’ participation in university mathematics teaching Teams online Link Abstract The most common teaching method in advanced mathematics courses is lectures. In this context, the lecturer is in front of a large cohort of students, presenting the…

Scaffolding small groups Seminar Mathematics Education 8th of September 2022, 15:30-17:00   Sharon Calor of UvA.   Abstract Collaborative learning can be an important means for enhancing students’ learning of mathematics. Several studies have shown that mathematical discussions in small heterogeneous groups may lead to mathematical level raising. Teachers, however, find it difficult to support…

Speaker: André Heck, Korteweg-de Vries Institute, University of Amsterdam   12-05-2022 – Time: 15:30 – 17:00  Link to teams Inquiry-Based Based Mathematics and Science Education (IBME/IBSE) at primary and secondary school level has proliferated since the Rocard project in 2007. However, university mathematics teaching has remained mainly traditional, especially in the first university years. But…

Title Mathematics in play, Lecture by Ronald Keijzer People Ronald Keijzer Date 9-12-2021 Source Utrecht University, Freudenthal Institute seminar The ‘Mathematics in play’-project aims at stimulating language and mathematics in young children’s spontaneous play. In the project professionals from kindergarten and preschool are joined with educators and researchers in a professional learning community (PLC) in…

Speaker: Anna Shvarts, Utrecht University 14-10-2021 – Time: 15:30 – 17:00 followed by drinks Location: David de Wied building, room 0.42, UU, Utrecht Or in Teams: Click here to join the meeting Abstract Technological devices intensively fill our lives. We do not schedule a meeting without a calendar assistant, do not recall phone numbers of…

Title A new formative assessment approach with digital tools People Peter Boon Date 20-5-2021 Source Utrecht University, Freudenthal Institute seminar Abstract Currently (2021) Numworx is working on new tools for formative assessment of secondary education mathematics curricula. The goal is to create and disclose better data to determine students’ capabilities and weaknesses, especially for formative…

Title University Students’ Actions with Digital Algebra Textbooks People Angeliki Mali, University of Groningen Date 15-4-2021 Source Utrecht University, Freudenthal Institute seminar In this seminar, I will talk about university students’ actions with digital textbooks by reporting on their patterns of viewing and of use in a linear algebra course taught at universities in seven…

Title Making sense of student mathematical thinking: The role of teacher mathematical thinking People Chris Kooloos, Radboud University Date 11-3-2021 Source Utrecht University, Freudenthal Institute seminar In mathematical whole-class discussions, teachers can build on various student ideas and develop these ideas toward mathematical goals. This requires teachers to make sense of their students’ mathematical thinking,…

Title The conceptual blending framework as a way to investigate the integration of mathematics and physics in student reasoning. People Martin Goedhart, Sofie Van den Eynde, University of Groningen Date 14-1-2021 Source Utrecht University, Freudenthal Institute seminar During the last decades, the framework of conceptual blending has drawn attention in physics and mathematics education research….

Title The themes of future mathematics education research: Results from an international survey People Arthur Bakker (UU), Jinfa Cai (Delaware, USA), Linda Zenger (UU) Date 10-12-2020 Source Utrecht University, Freudenthal Institute seminar On what themes or research questions should mathematics education research focus in the coming decade? From across six continents and 43 countries, 229…

Title – Moving towards understanding: reasoning about graphs in primary mathematics education 12 november 2020 – 15:30-17:00 Zie ook de pagina over haar proefschrift. During my PhD I focused on stimulating fifth-grade students’ reasoning with motion graphs, as an approach to incorporate higher-order thinking (HOT) in mathematics activities in primary school. The graphing of motion…

Title Teaching graphing formulas by hand to promote students’ symbol sense People Peter Kop, Universiteit Leiden Date 8-10-2020 Source Utrecht University, Freudenthal Institute seminar Many students in secondary school continue to have serious problems with algebra formulas which are very abstract for them (e.g. Kieran, 2006). Often these students lack symbol sense, that is, they…

Title Mathematical reasoning and its various obstacles – the case of over-using proportional methods. People Wim van Dooren, KU Leuven Date 18-6-2020 Source Utrecht University, Freudenthal Institute seminar Looking back at a bit more than a decade of involvement in mathematics education research, I noticed one clear Leitmotiv: Nearly always I ended up investigating students…

Title Computers as teaching assistants: automated intelligent feedback in university statistics education. People Sietske Tacoma, Universiteit Utrecht Date 12-3-2020 Source Utrecht University, Freudenthal Institute seminar Introductory statistics courses are both essential and challenging for many university students. Students struggle to understand the abstract concepts involved, such as significance level and p-value, and the role of…

Title Designing embodied tasks in statistics education People Lonneke Boels Date 19-9-2019 Source Utrecht University, Freudenthal Institute seminar Histograms are widely used and difficult to interpret for students. In this talk I will present a sequence of tasks that is designed to scaffold students’ understanding of histograms. The design of the tasks is based on…