A Review: Teaching Methodology in Mathematics

Barriers to using ICT in mathematics teaching: issues in methodology

In this paper we examine the barriers to using ICT of secondary mathematics teachers in the classroom. The sample contained 114 mathematics teachers from public secondary schools in New South Wales (Australia). The instrument used in this study was a survey questionnaire mailed to secondary schools in the New South Wales Department of Education and Training. The questionnaire design is a closed...

Elementary Teachers’ Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics: A Review

The objective of this review is to provide a clear interpretation and implication of the research for policymakers and researchers who are interested in elementary teachers’ knowledge for teaching mathematics. Based on the objectives, I examine 20 empirical studies in the area of elementary teachers’ knowledge for teaching mathematics. The fundamental criterion for grouping studies is their res...

Book Review: Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics by Liping Ma

Text Structures in Teaching Mathematics

Any good learning material must try to anticipate the learner’s problems. The author should take into account that the reader is not with him and understanding his good intentions. Any given text can be understood as an alphanumeric string that is a rather annoying structure. We can distinguish three dimensions of the text: line, column, and the block one. There are usually many internal relati...

Teaching Cryptologic Mathematics

This work addresses the topic of Mathematics Education in Computing Curricula through the stimulating subject of Cryptology. It deals with the simple and complex mathematical concepts involved in several aspects of cryptology, including basic information relating to several algorithmic ciphers and applications. Different mathematical objects such as functions, matrices, modular arithmetic, coun...