Papers by Beatriz D'Ambrosio
Editorial: Teacher Research
Mathematics Educator
Page 1. Editorial: Teacher Research Beatriz S. D'Ambrosio Calls for classroom-based ... more Page 1. Editorial: Teacher Research Beatriz S. D'Ambrosio Calls for classroom-based studies conducted by teachers date back to the early 1900s. In spite of early references to the great need for teachers to investigate their ...
Foregrounding equity in mathematics teacher education
Journal of Mathematics …, Jan 1, 2012
In 2009, two special issues of the Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education were published on soc... more In 2009, two special issues of the Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education were published on social justice and mathematics teacher education. The first issue is subtitled Theoretical Studies in Social Justice, and the second one is Case Studies in Social Justice (Gates and Jorgensen 2009). Part of the justification given for publishing the two volume
Mathematics Teacher Education and …, Jan 1, 2003
This article discusses three solutions to the Tower of Hanoi problem offered by students in a mat... more This article discusses three solutions to the Tower of Hanoi problem offered by students in a mathematics content course for prospective elementary school teachers. The course uses standards-based pedagogy and teaching via problem solving. Within this work, we consider the growth supported by collaboration at both the students' level and the teachers' level. In each case, we offer new understandings of algebraic representations and number systems.
Perceptions of education in the United States by nonnative professors of education
The Educational …, Jan 1, 1995
Over the years we have learned that the world is a small place and that United States educators m... more Over the years we have learned that the world is a small place and that United States educators must keep in touch with scholarship outside the United States to remain up-to-date in their areas of specialization. We have also found that professors of education-...
O ensino construtivista
aberto, Brasília, Jan 1, 1994
Mudanças no papel do professor de matemática diante de reformas de ensino
Actas ProfMat, Jan 1, 1996
The dynamics and consequences of the modern mathematics reform movement for Brazilian mathematics education. 1987
Preparing teachers to teach mathematics within a constructivist framework: the importance of listening to children
The work of mathematics teacher educators: …, Jan 1, 2004
… teaching strategies for …, Jan 1, 1995
ZPC and ZPD: Zones of teaching and learning
Journal for research in mathematics education, Jan 1, 2008
Abstract: The goal of this article is to examine students' mathematical deve... more Abstract: The goal of this article is to examine students' mathematical development that occurs as a teacher works within each of 2 zones of learning: students' zones of proximal development (ZPD) and students' zones of potential construction (ZPC). ZPD, proposed by ...
An agenda for research action in mathematics education: Beginning the discussion
Journal for Research in …, Jan 1, 2004
... An Agenda for Research Action in Mathematics Education: Beginning the Discussion NCTM Researc... more ... An Agenda for Research Action in Mathematics Education: Beginning the Discussion NCTM Research Committee James A. Middleton Arizona State University ... Beatriz D'Ambrosio Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Iris de Loach-Johnson Miami University of Ohio ...
The dilemmas of preparing teachers to teach mathematics within a constructivist framework
Proceedings of the Ninth International Congress on …, Jan 1, 2004
From the realm of the mathematics education community, reform in mathematics teaching requires th... more From the realm of the mathematics education community, reform in mathematics teaching requires that teachers take a new stance on their role in the classroom. Shifter (1996) suggests that classrooms that promote understanding of mathematical ideas are those in which the teachers take ...
Using research as a stimulus for learning
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education …, Jan 1, 1998
Page 1. 144 Chapter 10 Using Research as a Stimulus for Learning Beatriz S. D'Ambrosio T... more Page 1. 144 Chapter 10 Using Research as a Stimulus for Learning Beatriz S. D'Ambrosio Teacher research provides a tool for developing, encouraging, and sustaining teachers' reflective practice. The process of carrying out ...
History, philosophy, and sociology of science and mathematics
The teacher educator's handbook: Building a …, Jan 1, 1996
Cultura, formação e desenvolvimento profissional de …, Jan 1, 2005
A convergence of transformative multicultural and mathematics instruction? Dilemmas of group deliberations for curriculum change
Journal for Research in Mathematics …, Jan 1, 1997
In the work described here we report on our collaborative efforts to produce a multicultural math... more In the work described here we report on our collaborative efforts to produce a multicultural mathematics curriculum for Grades K-6 that was socially transformative. We drew insights and direction from the following discourses: multicultural education, socially proactive ...
Highlighting the humanistic dimensions of mathematics activity through classroom discourse
The Mathematics Teacher, Jan 1, 1995
Context matters in assessing students' mathematical power
For the Learning of …, Jan 1, 2005
The greatest need in our present-day scientific age is for men and women who can use their minds ... more The greatest need in our present-day scientific age is for men and women who can use their minds as well as their knowledge of mathematics; for men and women who can use their understanding of the uses that have already been made of mathematics and apply it to new and ...
An international perspective on research through the JRME
Journal for Research in Mathematics …, Jan 1, 1994
As the JRME reaches its 25th year as the research journal of the American community of mathematic... more As the JRME reaches its 25th year as the research journal of the American community of mathematics educators, clearly its reach has become much broader and extends into the international realm of mathematics education. As the most prestigious journal in the field, the JRME ...
Equity, mathematics reform, and research
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Jan 1, 1997
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