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Bold Beginnings: a missed opportunity?

13th February 2018 by Karen Skilling

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 to win the hearts and … [Read more...]

How do teachers describe mathematics tasks?

9th June 2017 by Karen Skilling

Written by Colin Foster and Matthew Inglis: Many different adjectives are used to describe the tasks that students are given in mathematics lessons. For example, a task could be described as ‘open’, ‘inquiry-based’, ‘procedural’ or ‘rich’. But what do these words mean to teachers and do they understand them in similar ways or in a variety of different ways? This is … [Read more...]

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BSRLM is for people interested in research in mathematics education and provides a supportive environment for both new and experienced researchers to develop their ideas.

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bsrlm_maths BSRLM @bsrlm_maths ·
5 Nov

The next PRiME event is now live on the BERA website.

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bsrlm_maths BSRLM @bsrlm_maths ·
4 Nov

Interesting research by Sunita Babbar and Gwen Ineson from Brunel University: “There isn’t time for the ‘why’”: Secondary maths student-teachers’ approaches to teaching calculation

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bsrlm_maths BSRLM @bsrlm_maths ·
4 Nov

Presentation by Marie Joubert & Cath Gripton (University of Nottingham): Using the Counting Collections approach with pre-school children: emerging findings from a development project.

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alfcoles Alf Coles @alfcoles ·
23 Oct

We are looking forward to hosting @BSRLM_maths day conference on 4th Nov @SOEBristol ... if you haven't booked your place, you can still register! Some of the wonderful @BristolUni PGCE alumni and PhD researchers will be presenting their work @gordanosch

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bsrlm_maths BSRLM @bsrlm_maths ·
18 Oct

The New Researcher Award 2023 - Sophie Harris (Manchester Metropolitan University) - "Cultural and Demographic Factors affecting Mathematical Confidence in England". Congratulations !

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bsrlm_maths BSRLM @bsrlm_maths ·
5 Oct

Don't forget to submit you proposals for the BSRLM Autumn Day Conference onSaturday 4th November, 2023 at the University of Bristol. Research presentations, workshops or working groups welcome. The closing date for submissions is Friday 20th October, 2023 - two weeks away!

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bsrlm_maths BSRLM @bsrlm_maths ·
24 Sep

Registration is now open for the BSRLM Autumn Conference at the School of Education, University of Bristol on Saturday 4th November. Submission of session proposals closes Friday 20th October.

The plenary presentation is by the winner of the Janet Duffin Award, Dr Nancy Barclay

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rme_resmathed RME Journal @rme_resmathed ·
28 Aug

In response to the announcement of the @BSRLM_maths Janet Duffin Award 2022, we have made the three nominated articles free access until 10th Nov. [3 of 3]
#Unmissable

by LH Rubel, B Herbel-Eisenman, LM Peralta, V Lim, S Jiang & J Kahn

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bsrlm_maths BSRLM @bsrlm_maths ·
9 Aug

The BSRLM Executive are pleased to announce that Jodie Hunter is the winner of the Janet Duffin Award 2022 for an outstanding article published in the Research in Mathematics Education journal. Congratulations Jodie!

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bsrlm_maths BSRLM @bsrlm_maths ·
22 Jul

Dear BSRLM members, now that many of you are on break, please take a little time to find a quiet place🏖️ or🛋️, grab a 🧋, read the papers for the Most Significant Contribution to RME Vol 24 📃, and then cast your vote 📝 by 28th July.

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rme_resmathed RME Journal @rme_resmathed ·
14 Jul


What's in RME #CurrentIssue 🔖 Book review "A contemporary theory of mathematics education research (by Tony Brown)" reviewed by Nick Pratt & Julie Alderton
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bsrlm_maths BSRLM @bsrlm_maths ·
7 Jul

Reminder for all BSRLM members: please check your emails about voting for the Most Significant Contribution to RME Vol 24. Cast your vote by 28th July 📰🗳️⏲️

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rme_resmathed RME Journal @rme_resmathed ·
28 Jun


What's in RME #CurrentIssue 🔖 "Coherent formalisability as acceptability criterion for students’ mathematical discourse" by S. Jayasree, K. Subramaniam & R. Ramanujam
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rme_resmathed RME Journal @rme_resmathed ·
30 Jun


What's in RME #CurrentIssue 🔖 "Defining radian: provoked concept definitions of radian angle measure" by Hanan Alyami
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rme_resmathed RME Journal @rme_resmathed ·
23 Jun


Article online now 📷 “Upper primary student attitudes toward mathematics #ProblemSolving; an exploratory study in Chile” by Farzaneh Saadati, María Victoria Martínez & Carmen Gloria Espinoza
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#iTeachMath #MathsEd #Maths #Research

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bsrlm_maths BSRLM @bsrlm_maths ·
16 Jun

Programme for New Researchers' Day - Sat 17th June. Supporting those new to BSRLM.

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bsrlm_maths BSRLM @bsrlm_maths ·
16 Jun

Here is the programme for today - an array of interesting and informative sessions !

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bsrlm_maths BSRLM @bsrlm_maths ·
16 Jun

Everyone is looking forward to the start of the June Day Conference - thanks to Manchester for hosting today and the New Researchers' Day tomorrow.

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rme_resmathed RME Journal @rme_resmathed ·
29 May

@BSRLM_maths Day Conference is coming soon! Let's take a look at a summary of the March event!

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rme_resmathed RME Journal @rme_resmathed ·
8 May


Article online now 📷 “A conceptual synthesis on approximations of practice in mathematics teacher education” by Bima Sapkota & Brooke Max
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#iTeachMath #MathsEd #Maths #Research

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