The Janet Duffin Award is presented annually for the most outstanding contribution to the Research in Mathematics Education journal. We are delighted to announce that the 2017 Janet Duffin Award goes to Susan Staats for her paper 'The poetics of argumentation: the relevance of conversational repetition for two theories of emergent mathematical reasoning', which appeared in … [Read more...]
New blog on ‘Language development and maths learning through stories’
Read the latest guest blog written by Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai: Over the past decades, research has consistently shown that mathematics ability and language ability are closely linked ... [Read more] Interested in submitting a guest blog? The aim of the BSRLM blog is to provide research-informed and accessible content on key issues in mathematics education, both in … [Read more...]
New blog on ‘Bold Beginnings: a missed opportunity?’
Read the latest guest blog written by Sue Gifford: Ofsted’s 2017 report, Bold beginnings: The Reception curriculum in a sample of good and outstanding primary schools, begins by arguing that the Reception Year is ‘a missed opportunity’ for many children, leaving them ‘exposed to all the painful and unnecessary consequences of falling behind their peers’. This was hardly likely … [Read more...]
New editorial team for RME
The BSRLM Executive are delighted to announce the appointment of Laura Black, Alf Coles and Keith Jones as the new editorial team of the Research in Mathematics Education (RME) journal. We are sure they will build on the journal's current strong position and we look forward to new developments in this next phase. The Executive would also like to express their appreciation for … [Read more...]
Team appointed for review of BSRLM Conference Proceedings (2002-2017)
From a strong field, we are pleased to appoint a team from the University of Brighton, led by Dr Rachel Marks, to conduct this review. Their report will not only review past papers but suggest areas for further study and developments which BSRLM might support. The review will be published in January 2019. BSRLM previously commissioned a review of its conference … [Read more...]