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Mathematical flexibility: A promising focus for research and practice
Jon Star, Harvard University
17th April 2024, 2 - 3:30pm | Location: Donald McIntyre Building, Room GS4
Abstract: Mathematical flexibility is increasingly recognized as an important construct of interest for both researchers and practitioners in mathematics education. Flexibility can be characterized as a learner’s willingness to change strategies based on the particular problem-solving conditions or goals. In this talk, I first provide an introduction to flexibility. I then explore different ways that flexibility has been assessed, highlighting successes and challenges in the various forms of assessment. I then present recent empirical research results on flexibility, and I conclude by suggesting some promising areas for future research on flexibility.
Previous speakers
Some of the speakers we’ve had in recent years:
- Jill Adler
- Branko Andjic
- Nicolas Balacheff
- Alan Bishop
- Margaret Brown
- Pamela Burnard
- Beth Burroughs
- Nigel Calder
- David Clarke
- Paul Cobb
- Brent Davis
- Peter Dudley
- Paul Ernest
- Lianghuo Fan
- Colin Foster
- Susan Gerofsky
- Hala Ghousseini
- Lulu Healy
- Jeremy Hodgen
- Celia Hoyles
- Matthew Inglis
- Merrilyn Goos
- Magdalene Lampert
- Zsolt Lavicza
- Gosia Marschall
- John Mason
- Candia Morgan
- Jane Moss
- Elena Nardi
- Terezinha Nunes
- David Pomeroy
- Despina Potari
- Luke Rolls
- Flavia H. Santos
- Alan Schoenfeld
- Karin Sørlie Street
- Gabriel Stylianides