MathEd Studies

Learning theorists have provided us with a set of ideas about how people learn that have practical implications for teaching. 1. The Role of our Brain Our brains are set up to process information coming in from the outside world, to make sense of these stimuli, and to draw connections. Different parts of the brain [...]

Variation theory states that to learn a phenomenon means to simultaneously discern and focus on the critical aspects/features of the phenomenon. To discern a particular feature, the learner must experience variation in that dimension. When an aspect of a phenomenon varies while other aspects remain invariant, the aspect that varies would be discerned (Pang and Marton 2005). Click What is [...]

Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) is an approach to mathematics education developed in The Netherlands by the math educators of the Freudenthal Institute. The development of what is now known as RME started around 1970. The foundations were laid by Hans Freudenthal and his colleagues. Hans Freudenthal stressed the idea of mathematics as a human activity and therefore [...]