Methods and Tools in Mathematics Education
A special issue of Education Sciences (ISSN 2227-7102). This special issue belongs to the section "STEM Education".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 9507
Special Issue Editors
Interests: the role of tools in the teaching and learning of mathematics; mathematical embodiment; mathematical imagination; methodology in mathematics education
Interests: the role of bodily activities in mathematical meaning making; the use of technology for teaching and learning mathematics; diagrams and (digital) representations in mathematics; gender differences in mathematics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The purpose of this Special Issue is to focus on mathematics education research that addresses the role of methods and tools in mathematics teaching and learning, looking at success as related to mathematical activity, as well as related to learners’ engagement and motivation. Recently, growing attention has been drawn to the relevance of expressive technology (e.g., dynamic geometry environments, interactive microworlds, and software) in the circulation of affect in the mathematics classroom and to the emotional investment of learners. Expressive technology has been studied in terms of engagement and agency, as well as in terms of the quality of the mathematical experiences that learners can have. However, few studies center on the ways that these aspects of learning are distributed across a material activity with tools and are changed in relation to how students work during regular mathematics lessons. The role of the teacher is also an object of study, for example, in respect to teacher training programs or the mathematics classroom.
A contribution to the Special Issue may address any of the following aspects or go beyond these topics:
- Theoretical approaches to the study of methods and tools in mathematics;
- The use of (digital or not) tools in the teaching and learning of mathematics;
- Methods and approaches to study tool use in mathematical activity;
- The role of the teacher with respect to tools and methods in mathematics teaching.
Dr. Francesca Ferrara
Dr. Giulia Ferrari
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mathematics education
- teaching and learning processes
- methods
- tools
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