There are four key reasons for our interest in probability. First, we wondered whether the
teaching and learning of probability took sufficient account of children's prior knowledge of …

This fully up-dated second edition synthesizes the findings of the best of recent research
from different parts of the world. Marilyn Nickson covers issues as diverse as pupils' …

Previous research (eg, De Bock, 2002) has shown that-due to the extensive attention paid to
proportional reasoning in elementary and secondary mathematics education-many students …

Given its abstract nature and the highly syntactical competence required by the use of
symbolic algebra, research on its teaching and learning must rely on approaches that …

This study builds on two lines of research that have so far developed largely separately: the
use of additive methods to solve proportional word problems and the use of proportional …

Proportional reasoning failures seem to constitute most errors in probabilistic reasoning, yet
there is little empirical evidence about its role for attaining probabilistic knowledge and how …

The overreliance on linear methods in students' reasoning and problem solving has been
documented and discussed by several scholars in the field. So far, however, there have …

Big ideas in the mathematics curriculum for older school students, especially those that are
hard to learn and hard to teach, are covered in this book. It will be a first port of call for …

Linear or proportional relationships are a major topic in mathematics education. However,
recent research has shown that secondary school students strongly tend to apply the linear …

In mathematics education, there is general agreement regarding the significance of
mathematical literacy (also quantitative literacy or numeracy) for informed citizenship, which …