Problem Solving and Reasoning for Teachers (MATH 2030)
Number Systems and Operations for Teachers (MATH 2031)
Algebra and Geometry for Teachers (MATH 2032)
The Teaching of Mathematics (MATH 3030)
Research interests:
Metacognition
Problem-solving
Student and teacher algebraic reasoning
Mathematics knowledge for teaching
Selected Publications:
Van den Kieboom, L. & Magiera, M. (2012). Cultivating Algebraic Representations. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 17(6), 352-357
Magiera, M.T., Zawojewski, J. S. (2011). The social- and self-based contexts associated with students’ awareness, evaluation and regulation of their thinking during small-group mathematical modeling. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 42(5), 486-520.
Magiera, M., Van den Kieboom, L. & Moyer, J. (2011). Relationships among features of pre-service teachers’ algebraic thinking. In B. Ubuz (Ed.). Proceedings of the 35th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology in Mathematics Education, Vol.3. pp. 169-176. Ankara, Turkey.
Magiera, M., Moyer, J, & Van den Kieboom, L. (2011). Prospective K-8 teacher’s relational thinking in the context of arithmetic and algebra-based tasks. [Abstract] in B. Ubuz (Ed.). Proceedings of the 35th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology in Mathematics Education, Vol.1. p. 357. Ankara, Turkey.
Van den Kieboom, L. Magiera, M. & Moyer, J. (2011). Pre-service K-8 teachers questioning and their algebraic thinking ability. [Abstract] in B. Ubuz (Ed.). Proceedings of the 35th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology in Mathematics Education, Vol.1. p. 410. Ankara, Turkey.
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