Proceedings of the 24th International Conference of Adults Learning Mathematics – A Research Forum (ALM).

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, …

This article reports on a post hoc study using a randomised controlled trial with 31,842 students in the Netherlands and an instrument consisting of 21 paired problems. The trial showed a variability in the differences of students’ results in solving contextual mathematical problems with either a descriptive …

A study on the most appropriate teaching method to get underperforming learners to the required level in the subject mathematics in Grade 3 of the Dambuza Primary School in Port Alfred.

Eind januari 2017 vond de 35e Panama-conferentie plaats. Die richtte zich op verschillende aspecten van ‘goed’ en ‘fout’ in het reken-wiskundeonderwijs. Aanleiding voor dit thema was onder andere de publicatie van het TIMSS onderzoek, waaruit bleek dat er in Nederland de afgelopen 20 jaar sprake is van …

Mastering academic language (AL) by elementary school students is important for achieving school success. The extent to which teachers play a role in stimulating students’ AL development may differ. Two types of AL stimulating behavior are distinguished: aimed at students’ understanding and at triggering …

From the article: "Most technical studies require and assume from the students a certain knowledge of mathematics. In this paper an experiment is described where students, starting with a study of ICT at a bachelor level, are performing a very short test in mathematics to measure their knowledge. The …

June 2015 the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science formulated an ambitious program for open and online education in the Netherlands in its Strategic Agenda “HO2025, de waarde(n) van weten” (“Higher Education 2025, the value(s) of knowledge”). According to Minister Mrs. Jet Bussemaker: “I …

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 …