text: This article deals with two prominent topics in the field of mathematics education: the communication in mathematics and its teaching and learning and the continuous professional development of mathematics teachers. In this article, a framework...
  Olteanu, Constanta, Olteanu, Lucian, 2013
  Proficiency in mathematics is a major advantage in industrialised nations. Here we discuss several emotional impediments to mathematics achievement, namely mathematics anxiety and stereotype threat. Synthesising findings from empirical studies in the fields of cognitive,...
  Maloney, Erin A., Schaeffer, Marjorie W., Beilock, Sian L., 2013
  Teaching the substitutive conception of the equals sign
  A cumulative body of research has shown that children typically shift from an operational to a relational conception of the equals sign as they move through schooling. Jones (2008) argued that a truly relational conception...
  Jones, Ian, Inglis, Matthew, Gilmore, Camilla K., Evans, Rhys, 2013
  This study reported the specific findings of a larger comparative study concerning Turkish and German mathematics teachers' values. The main focus was on the teaching experience of the mathematics teachers. Interactions related to nationality were...
  Dede, Yüksel, 2013
  A response to the JMC Working Group Report "Digital technologies and mathematics education"
  This paper uses the report from a working group of the Joint Mathematical Council of the United Kingdom (Digital technologies and mathematics education, Joint Mathematical Council 2011) as a framework for the latest in a...
  Osmon, Peter, 2012
  An organizer of mathematical statements for teachers: the six-cell matrix
  Policy documents and researchers agree that proofs and proving should become common mathematical practice in school mathematics. Towards this end, teachers are encouraged to implement proving activities in their classrooms. This article suggests a tool...
  Tabach, Michal, Levenson, Esther, Barkai, Ruthi, Tsamir, Pessia, Tirosh, Dina, Dreyfus, Tommy, 2012
  Children's understanding of probability: a literature review
  In 2009, the Nuffield Foundation published 'Key understandings in mathematics learning', a review of the research literature on how children learn mathematics. Probability was not included in this earlier review and the charity decided to...
  Bryant, Peter, Nunes, Terezinha, 2012
  Published by Nuffield Foundation
  This paper investigates achievement gaps between low and high socioeconomic students in 19 high-income countries. On average, math scores of students with indicators of high socioeconomic status (SES) are over one standard deviation above those...
  Baird, Katherine, 2012
  Developing an online coding manual for The Knowledge Quartet: an international project
  This paper provides an overview of the Knowledge Quartet, describes the working methods of an international research team that uses the Knowledge Quartet, and offers examples of classroom vignettes that exemplify two of the Knowledge...