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Liljedahl, Peter – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004
In 1943 Jacques Hadamard gave a series of lectures on mathematical invention at the Ecole Libre des Hautes Etudes in New York City. These talks were subsequently published as The Psychology of Mathematical Invention in the Mathematical Field (Hadamard, 1945). In this article I present a study that mirrors the work of Hadamard. Results both…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Creativity, Discovery Processes, Problem Solving
Sparrow, Len, Ed.; Kissane, Barry, Ed.; Hurst, Chris, Ed. – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2010
These collected papers are a record of the proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia entitled, "Shaping the Future of Mathematics Education." The conference is held in Fremantle, as was the previous conference a decade earlier. Keynote speakers are discussing issues that are emerging more…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Foreign Countries
Halverscheid, Stefan – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004
In extra-curriculum activities, the nature of the instructor-learner relationship differs from that in class. This constellation, if accompanied by a smaller gap between the mathematical skills of tutor and learner, has an impact on motivational aspects and on the choice of contents in these activities: The use of problem questions of competition…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Foreign Countries
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1978
The conference described in these proceedings was designed to bring regional parent education program (PEP) personnel from six states together to plan and improve networks and linkages among PEP workers. Twenty-nine persons from four levels of parent education/involvement attended the two day conference and worked in four groups on specified…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Differences, Evaluation, Identification
Kramarski, Bracha; Mizrachi, Nava – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of forum discussion embedded within metacognitive guidance on mathematical literacy. In particular the study compares two learning environments: (a) Forum discussion with metacognitive guidance (FORUM+META); and (b) Forum discussion without metacognitive guidance (FORUM). Participants…
Descriptors: Guidance, Numeracy, Mathematics Skills, Metacognition
Wideen, Marvin, Ed.; And Others – 1979
This book brings together seven presentations from a conference on inservice teacher education and the results of the deliberations of five task forces on aspects of inservice in British Columbia. The first speaker noted the ironic fact that staff development programs for teachers often violate the best known theories about training by not using a…
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Delivery Systems, Educational Planning, Educational Practices
Booker, Di, Ed. – 1993
The aims of this conference were to promote information literacy as a means of personal and national advancement in today's information-dependent society; to emphasize information literacy as an essential competency for lifelong learning; to ensure that all delegates understand information literacy and its importance for the economic and social…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Government Role