JEM Publications

Impact of ICT on the Teaching of Mathematics and on the Mathematics Curriculum

Caprotti, Olga — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:18:57 +0200

This special volume collects extended versions of presentations delivered during the 5th JEM Workshop on 26-27 November 2008 in Paris.

The use of technology in mathematics education, and the changes derived from technology in mathematics curriculum form a hot topic which is very controversial especially in the US but not only. On one hand, technology is affecting the content of the mathematics curricula at different levels, and, on the other hand, technology supports traditional teaching, and makes the delivery of mathematics education more efficient.

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Newsbrief from the InterGeo project

Gonzalez-Vega, Laureano — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:50:11 +0200

This short presentation is devoted to briefly introduce the InterGeo project and to present their most recent news, specially the search of country representatives and curricula decoders.

Slides on ACED Evaluation (you can't fatten a hog by weighing it--or can you?)

Shute, Valerie — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:56:48 +0200

T-algebra – Intelligent Environment for Expression Manipulation Exercises

Prank, Rein — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:30:52 +0200

Abstract.
T-algebra is an interactive learning environment for exercises in four areas of school mathematics: calculation of the values of numerical expressions; operations with fractions; solving of linear equations, inequalities and linear equation systems; operations with monomials and polynomials. The student solves the task step by step. At each solution step the student selects the operation, indicates the subexpression(s) to be changed and enters the result of conversion. The program checks all three stages of the step, gives feedback and hints. T-algebra implements 61 task types.

Collaborative Enhancement of Mathematical Grammar Libraries: Slides

Ranta, Aarne — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:07:14 +0200

The slides contain an introduction to the GF Resource Grammar Library, its usage in the WebALT project, and a call for a Summer School aiming to extend the library to all 23 official EU languages.

Mathematics curriculum development in Finland – unexpected effects

Martio, Olli — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:25:56 +0200

Curricula changes in the Finnish school system have happened in ten year intervals. In mathematics they have followed the international trends. The most obvious changes are the following:

1. Mathematics at school became descriptive - exact definitions and proofs were largely omitted.
2. Geometry and trigonometry were neglected.
3. Computations were performed by calculators and numbers and not on a more advanced level.

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Technologies in the Mathematics University Schools

Xambó, Sebastian — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:00:14 +0200

Teachers and students at universities today are surrounded by diverse technologies, but the average profit got from them is not very high, and in addition it presents great variability too. The effects of technology on the curriculum seem to be rather peripheral, even for the new Bologna degrees, and for most people it is not clear, at least in the case of Mathematics, how curricula could be modified to optimize learning with the help of the available technologies. In this talk these issues will be analyzed by first presenting the current situation and then advancing possible ways forward.

Impact of ICT on the Teaching of Maths to VIP (Visually Impaired People)

Archambault, Dominique — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:30:26 +0200

The study of Mathematics has always been particularly difficult for blind individuals. Indeed we can observe that a large majority of blind pupils do not succeed in maths studies, while the average mainstream pupil succeeds more easily. As maths is crucial in most science disciplines, this limits study options and future job opportunities for blind people. We assert that there is no reason that mathematical semantics can not be understood because of blindness; rather the biggest barrier is access to mathematical content, which can only be through speech or Braille.

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Using Web-Based Assignments in Secondary School Mathematics

Viljanen, Marja-Leena — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:53:37 +0200

This paper reports experiences in constructing web-based questions and assignments and delivering weekly exercises and formative tests in mathematics at upper secondary level in the Helsinki School of Natural Sciences.

During the WebALT project 2006-2007 and after it we have been constructing over 1000 algorithmic and interactive web-based questions for upper secondary level. The software we have used is MapleTA.

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EMILeA-stat 2.0 – A web-based learning environment in applied statistics

Burkschat, Marco — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:51:11 +0200

In the time period from April 2001 to December 2004, the development of the web-based learning and teaching environment EMILeA-stat has been funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (bmb+f). During this period, a consortium of several German universities was involved in the design and programming of the environment as well as the creation of its contents. EMILeA-stat contains a wide variety of introductory texts, examples, exercises and interactive visualizations for different topics in statistics and probability.

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