Research on solving mathematical word problems suggests that students may perform better on problems with a close to real-life representation of the problem situation than on word problems. In this study we pursued real-life representation by a mainly depictive representation of the problem situation, …

A primary teacher needs mathematical problem solving ability. That is why Dutch student teachers have to show this ability in a nationwide mathematics test that contains many non-routine problems. Most student teachers prepare for this test by working on their own solving test-like problems. To what …

“Leer kinderen problemen oplossen.” Dat is een belangrijk doel van het onderwijs van de toekomst, zowel binnen als buiten de rekenles. Als het gaat om het oplossen van non-routine rekenopgaven (opgaven waarbij kinderen zelf een oplossingsmanier construeren) is het van belang dat leerlingen daarover met …

Op 6 december 2016 overleed Ed de Moor, eminent reken-wiskundedidacticus op de leeftijd van 83 jaar. Twee mensen die nauw met hem samengewerkt hebben blikken terug op zijn leven en werk. Marjolein Kool schreef samen met Ed de Moor de boeken Alledaags rekenen en Rekenen is leuker dan/als je denkt. Haar …

Designing non-routine mathematical problems is a challenging task, even for excellently performing prospective teachers in primary teacher education, especially when these non-routine problems concern knowledge at the mathematical horizon (HCK). In an experimental setting these prospective teachers were …

Blended learning, a teaching format in which face-to-face and online learning is integrated, nowadays is an important development in education. Little is known, however, about its affordances for teacher education, and for domain specific didactical courses in particular. To investigate this topic, we …

Boekbespreking De kunst van het hoofdrekenen van Willem Bouman

The aim of this study is to contribute to the body of knowledge on the use of contextual mathematical problems. Word problems are a predominant genre in mathematics classrooms in assessing students’ ability to solve problems from everyday life. Research on word problems, however, reveals a range of difficulties …