European Society for Research in Mathematics Education

CERME 2: Second Conference of the  European Society for Research in Mathematics Education 24th - 27th February 2001 in Mariánské Lázne, Czech Republic   Local Organizer: Jarmila Novotna Programme Committee: Elmar Cohors-Fresenborg (chairman) Christer Bergsten Tommy Dreyfus Barbara Jaworski Maria Alessandra Mariotti Jarmila Novotna Julianna Szendrei

The chief aims of ERME are to promote Communication, Cooperation and Collaboration in Research in Mathematics Education in Europe. Fundamentally we need to know more about the research which has been done and is ongoing, and the research groups and research interests in different European countries. We need to provide opportunities for collaboration in research areas and for inter-European cooperation between researchers in joint research projects. This conference is designed to promote these aims.

The conference is designed to foster a communicative spirit. It deliberately and distinctively moves away from research presentations by individuals towards collaborative group work. Its main feature is to be a number of Thematic Groups whose members will work together in a common research area. There are 7 groups in this conference. Researchers wishing to present a paper at the conference should submit the paper to one of these groups.
 

Working Groups and call for papers
 

Group 1 Building Structures in Mathematical Knowledge	Milan Hejny	Charles University  Faculty of Education  M. D. Rettigové 4  CZ-116 39 PRAHA 1  milan.hejny@pedf.cuni.cz
Group 2 Tools and Technologies in Mathematical Didactics	Keith Jones	until 14 December 2000:  Mathematics Education Unit  Department of Mathematics  University of Auckland  Private Bag 92019  Auckland, New Zealand  Phone: ++ 64 9 373 7599 x8790  Fax:     ++ 64 9 373 7457  k.jones@math.auckland.ac.nz from 8 January 2001:  University of Southampton  Research and Graduate School of Education  Highfield  Southampton  SO17 1BJ  UK  Phone: ++ 44 (0)23 80 592449  Fax:     ++ 44 (0)23 80 593556  dkj@southampton.ac.uk
Group 3 Theory and Practice of Teaching  from Pre-service to In-service teacher education	Fulvia Furinghetti	Dipartimento di Matematica (Universita` di Genova)  via Dodecaneso 35  I-16146 Genova  Phone: ++39 010 3536937  Fax:     ++39 010 3536752         or ++39 010 3536960  furinghe@dima.unige.it
Group 4 Social Interactions in Mathematical Learning Situations	Götz Krummheuer	Institut für Didaktik der Mathematik  Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität  Postfach 11 19 32  D-60054 Frankfurt am Main  Phone:       ++49 - 69 798 28399  Fax:           ++49 - 69 798 22553  Secretariat: ++49 - 69 798 23322  goetzkru@gmx.de
Group 5 Mathematical Thinking and Learning as Cognitive Processes	Inge Schwank	Universitaet Osnabrueck  FB Mathematik / Informatik  D-49069 Osnabrueck  Phone: ++ 49 - 541 969 2578  Fax:     ++ 49 - 541 969 2523  schwank@mathematik.uni-osnabrueck.de
Group 6 Assessment and Curriculum	Ole Bjorkqvist	Department of Teacher Education  Abo Akademi  PB 311  SF-65101 Vaasa  Phone: ++ 358 6 3247363  Fax:     ++ 358 6 3247320  objorkqv@abo.fi
Group 7 The Role of Metaphors and Images in the Learning and Understanding of Mathematics	Bernard Parzysz	UCFR de mathématiques  Institut Universitaire de Formation des Maîtres  72, faubourg de Bourgogne  F-45044 Orléans Cedex 1  Phone:       ++ 33 2 38 79 84 28  Fax:           ++ 33 2 38 42 04 60  Secretariat: ++ 33 2 38 79 84 29  Bernard.Parzysz@orleans-tours.iufm.fr

Each group will have 3 or 4 group leaders, from 3 or 4 different countries, each having research interest and expertise in the theme of the group. One of these leaders
will coordinate the group (group coordinator) and be responsible for decisions and actions. Group leaders will receive papers and will organise a rigorous review process involving the prospective participants who have sent in the papers.

If you wish to submit a paper to this conference it should be sent to the group coordinator of ONE of these groups. (For details see: http://www.erme.uni-osnabrueck.de/cerme2/Paper_format.htm) If you are unsure of which group your paper best fits, please send it to one group, but indicate other groups to which it might also be relevant. The receiving group coordinator will decide together with the other group leaders on its designation and, if necessary, forward it to another group, informing you of what has been done. Please inform also the conference Secretariat by sending the title of your paper and the proposed group to which you have submitted it. The Secretariat will coordinate its progress within the groups.

Accepted papers will be 'presented' to group members in advance of the conference. They will be distributed in electronic form, about two weeks before the conference begins, so that they can be read as preparation for the conference. There will be no presentations as such during the group work, although references will be made to the distributed papers. The purpose of this practice is to enable groups to work, rather than time being taken up with presentations.

The group leaders will organise the work of the group as follows:

1. Receive papers from prospective members of the group.
2. Read the papers and organise a peer review process.
3. Receive reviewers comments, decide on papers for inclusion in the programme and possibly on subgroupings within the main group.
4. Distribute accepted papers to group members before the conference.
5. Organise a programme of work to include references to presented papers, large and small group discussions, working sessions for developing common ideas and   research programmes etc. The spirit of this work should be as democratic and inclusive as is possible. Papers which are not distributed for 'presentation'  should be  available at the conference for reading by group members.
6. Facilitate ongoing work by the group or subgroups formed during the working sessions.
7. Organise informal or formal collection(s) of papers for distribution and/or publication.

Schedule
Deadline for sending papers: 30th September 2000
The papers will be reviewed by 30th November 2000
Deadline for sending the revised papers to the conference secretariat: 31st January 2001
 
 

Poster Presentations

Details of venue, accommodation, costs and CERME 2 Registration: http://www.pedf.cuni.cz/k_mdm/index.htm

Organising Committee
Jarmila Novotná (Charles University, Faculty of Education, Prague)
Marie Ausbergerová (University of West Bohemia, Pilsen)
Miloš Brejcha (University of West Bohemia, Pilsen)
Jana Kratochvílová (Charles University, Faculty of Education, Prague)
Organising Committee address:

Charles University  Faculty of Education  Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Education  M.D. Rettigové 4  116 39 Praha 1  The Czech Republic  E-mail: jarmila.novotna@pedf.cuni.cz Fax: +420-2-24947782

University of West Bohemia in Pilsen  Institute for Further Education  Univerzitní 8  306 14 Plzen  The Czech Republic  E-mail: brejcha@udv.zcu.cz Fax: +420-19-7421415