Journal

Types of Understanding of Statistics Demonstrated by Postsecondary Students Collette LEMIEUX, and Olive CHAPMAN Mount Royal University Canada University of Calgary Canada Published in The Mathematician Educator, 2020, Vol 1, No. 1, pp 43-57. Abstract Studies in statistics education tend to highlight students’ misconceptions and difficulties in learning statistics. But, from a constructivist perspective of […]

Fostering Critical Thinking in Singapore Primary Mathematics Classrooms Pearlyn LIM Li Gek, LEE Ngan Hoe, and CHUA Boon Liang National Institute of Education Nanyang Technological University Singapore Published in The Mathematician Educator, 2020, Vol 1, No. 1, pp 25-42. Abstract In order to prepare students for the 21st century, it is important to foster critical

The Groundhog Problem HO Weng Kin, and Peter Liljedahl National Institute of Education Nanyang Technological University Singapore Simon Fraser University Canada Published in The Mathematician Educator, 2020, Vol 1, No. 1, pp 14-24. Abstract The Groundhog Problem is stated as follows: “A groundhog has made an infinite number of holes roughly a metre apart in

Close Encounters with a Mathematics Journal Paper TAY Eng Guan National Institute of Education Nanyang Technological University Singapore Published in The Mathematician Educator, 2020, Vol 1, No. 1, pp 2-13. Abstract This article reports the encounters of a mathematician educator with a mathematics journal paper over a few years. The paper trail illustrates an equal

Finding Correct Solution(s) ⇏ Creating Correct Algorithm(s): Shedding More Light on How and Why John Griffith TUPOUNIUA Massey University New Zealand Published in The Mathematician Educator, 2020, Vol 1, No. 2, pp 102-121. Abstract The growing global emphasis on computational thinking in school curricula requires enhancing students’ competencies in algorithmatizing—i.e., creating, testing, and revising an

Nature and Perceptions of Pre-Class Tasks Used in a Flipped Linear Algebra Course for Pre-Service Teachers NG Wee Leng, TEO Kok Ming, WONG Khoon Yoong, and KWAN Kang Ling National Institute of Education Nanyang Technological University Singapore Published in The Mathematician Educator, 2020, Vol 1, No. 2, pp 83-101. Abstract In recent years, computer-based technology

Four Solutions of a Geometry Problem TOH Pee Choon, HO Weng Kin, LEONG Yew Hoong, TAY Eng Guan, and TONG Cherng Luen National Institute of Education Nanyang Technological University Singapore Published in The Mathematician Educator, 2020, Vol 1, No. 2, pp 75-82. Abstract This article focuses on a challenging geometry problem that was originally posed

An Analysis of a Solution Derek HOLTON Melbourne Graduate School of Education University of Melbourne Australia Published in The Mathematician Educator, 2020, Vol 1, No. 2, pp 62-74. Abstract How do mathematicians solve problems? In what follows we look at the Tower of Hanoi problem that is accessible to secondary students and show how a

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