Recent Advances in Mathematics Education

Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue ‘Recent Advances in Mathematics Education’ will focus on contemporary research outcomes and quality review papers regarding the teaching and learning of mathematics at all levels of education.

The proposed topics of this issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

(I) Themes of general interest

• Theories and methods of teaching and learning mathematics
• Problem solving and problem posing
• Mathematical modelling
• Argumentation and proof (pertaining to mathematical subjects)
• Computers and artificial intelligence in mathematics education

(II) Elementary Education

• Teaching and learning of arithmetic, geometry and statistics
• Special education

(III) Secondary Education

• Teaching and learning of algebra, geometry, calculus, probability and statistics

For Algebra: Themes as the transition from arithmetic to algebra, the difficulties brought by symbolization and the ways that students justify mathematical statements and propositions in the (new for them) symbolic environment.

For Geometry: Themes as the paradigm of Euclidean geometry and the effect of its gradual elimination on students’ ability to justify, prove and visualize.

For Calculus: Methods of teaching that enable a deep understanding of the basic concepts and principles of calculus.

For Probability and Statistics: Methods of teaching and usefulness in everyday life.

• Other mathematical topics in secondary education (logic, number theory, etc.)
• Education of mathematically gifted students: proposals with respect to the design of mathematical tasks that aim to assess and foster the mathematical giftedness and creativity of these students.

(IV) Tertiary Education

• Bridging the gap between mathematics taught at school and the subject as evolved at university level, especially the transition from calculus to analysis.
• Difficulties (and proposals on how to tackle them) concerning the fundamentals of number theory, combinatorics, abstract algebra and graph theory.
• Teaching new approaches of mathematics (fuzzy sets and systems, chaos theory and fractals, etc.)

Prof. Dr. Michael Voskoglou
Prof. Dr. Joanna Mamona-Downs
Guest Editors

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