[Maths-Education] CERME3: Affect and Mathematical Thinking Theme Group

[Jeff Evans]

<color><param>0100,0100,0100</param>Dear Colleagues,

You are invited to participate in CERME3, and in particular in 
Theme Group 2.

Best wishes,

Jeff Evans


<bold>CERME 3: Group 2

Affect and  Mathematical Thinking  (This includes the role of 
beliefs, emotions, and other affective factors.)</bold>


The Third Conference of the European Society for Research in 
Mathematics Education (CERME 3) takes place at Bellaria , Italy, 
from February 28th (Friday) to March 3rd (Monday), 2003.


CERME is a conference organised by the European Society for 
Research in Education, and is designed to promote 
communication, cooperation and collaboration in research in 
mathematics education in Europe. Thus it deliberately and 
distinctively moves away from research presentations by individuals 
towards collaborative group work. The main device for promoting 
this is a range of Thematic Groups whose members will work 
together in a common research area. This message refers to Group 
2, one of twelve such groups.


We will have 12 hours over four days in which to meet and develop 
our work on affect and mathematical thinking. Submitted papers 
will be peer-reviewed as follows: three reviewers will be chosen, as 
far as possible from the group of participants in Group 2. Thus the 
process will NOT be blind review. If you submit a paper to Group 2, 
you are likely to be asked to review one or more papers. (Please 
indicate when submitting a paper if you think this is inappropriate.)


The Thematic Group discussions will be conducted around the 
accepted papers. To enhance the discussions, we intend to 
distribute the accepted papers before the meeting, accompanied 
by  discussion issues (proposed by the Group organisers). These 
questions will be formulated both around the themes below and the 
papers themselves. Thus all Group members, participants as well 
as organisers, are expected to do some preparatory work 
beforehand.


For more details about CERME3, see:

http://fibonacci.dm.unipi.it/~didattica/CERME3/


The organisers for Group 2 invite research-based papers on affect 
and mathematical thinking, including the role of beliefs, attitudes 
and emotions.      


We will be particularly interested in theoretical, empirical or 
didactical-practical papers that address one or more of the 
following themes (though any papers of relevance

to the overall focus of the group will also be considered):


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 their 
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affective factors, in particular the use of quantitative and 
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education, and in other disciplines (psychology, sociology, 
etc.)</paraindent>


We wish to encourage papers from researchers world-wide.


Papers for Group 2 on  Affect and Mathematical Thinking should be 
submitted electronically by 15 September 2002, to Jeff Evans 
(J.Evans@mdx.ac.uk), together with the submission form. This 
form and details of format for papers are given on the CERME3 web 
site (see above for URL).


<bigger>If you have further questions, please contact any of the 
leaders of the group: 


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Dr. Jeff Evans                 
Mathematics & Statistics Group
Middesex University Business School    
The Burroughs                            
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E-mail   J.Evans@mdx.ac.uk      OR  jeff2@mdx.ac.uk
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