Topic Study Group 29 (TSG 29) for ICME 12 Gender and Mathematics Education The TSG 29 organizing committee is co- chaired by Olof B. Steinthorsdottir (USA/Iceland) and Veronique Lizan (France), with additional team members Colleen Vale (Australia), Laura Martignon (Germany), and Sun Hee Kim (Korea), along with IPC Liaison Cheryl Praeger. The organizing committee organized the accepted papers for TSG 29 into four groups for presentation and discussion: Introduction: Gender issues in research and learning environmental Student s achievement, assessment and classroom activities Self- efficacy and attitudes Gendered view of mathematics The TSG 29 has four 90- minutes sessions (July 10, 11, 13, and 14), which will be devoted to above- mentioned groups. The structure of each 90 minutes session will include brief opening remarks by the TSG 29 organizing committee, following by long (20-30 min) and short (10-15 min) paper presentations. Following each paper presentation will be 5 to 10 minute discussions. At the conclusion of each session, the TSG 29 organizing committee will make some brief closing remarks. The following timetable for TSG 29 provided details on the schedule. The timetable for TSG 29 is:
Tuesday, July 10 Session 1 10:30 12:00 Introduction: Gender issues in research and learning environmental Unpacking gender issues research by Jennifer Hall Gender and learning environment: An analysis of academic rigor and discourse in all girls, all boys, and coeducational middle grades mathematics classrooms by S. Megan Che and Elaine Wiegert. Wednesday, July 11 Session 2 10:30 12:00 Student s achievement, assessment and classroom activities Pisa 2009 : Gender Equality in Mathematics Attainment of 15- year- olds in Shanghai by Yan Zhu Research on trends in the number of female students who entered the science high schools or science gifted high schools in Korea by the admission system by Jaehee Park, Sooil Choi, Jongeun Moon, Jongseon Lee, and Jinho Gang Problem solving, mathematics education and gender: a study with elementary school and junior high school Brazilian students by Maria Helena Favero and Yilton Riascos Thursday, July 12 EXURSION DAY
Friday, July 13 Session 3 11:00 12:30 Self- efficacy and attitudes The influence of gender on the accuracy of 5 students self efficacy and self- assessment evaluations by Patricia Hunsader Parental influences on boys and girls attitudes toward mathematics in Korea by Lee Eun- Jung, Min- Sun Park, Mimi Park, and Kyeong- Hwa Lee It s more active, you move around : Contrasting fabric technology with mathematics at secondary school by Fiona Hagan Saturday, July 14 Session 2 10:30 12:00 Gendered view of mathematics Pre- school mathematics a gendered activity by Lovisa Sumpter Australian and Israeli teachers gendered views of mathematics by Helen Forgasz and David Mittelberg Open discussions and reflection Closing remarks: TSG 29 committee members
List of presentations and presenters Tuesday, July 10 Introduction: Gender issues in research and learning environmental Jennifer Hall (University of Ottawa, Canada) Unpacking gender issues research. S. Megan Che (Clemson University, USA) and Elaine Wiegert (University of South Carolina Upstate, USA) Gender and learning environment: An analysis of academic rigor and discourse in all girls, all boys, and coeducational middle grades mathematics classrooms.. Wednesday, July 11 Student s achievement, assessment and classroom activities Yan Zhu (East China Normal University, China) Pisa 2009 : Gender Equality in Mathematics Attainment of 15- year- olds in Shanghai.. Jaehe Park (Gyeonggi Science High School), Sooil Choi (The Korean Society of Teachers of Mathematics), Jongeun Moon (Ewha Womans University), Jongseon Lee (Deagu II Science High School), and Jinho Gang (The Korean Society of Teachers of Mathematics) Research on trends in the number of female students who entered the science high schools or science gifted high schools in Korea by the admission system. Maria Helena Favero (University of Brasilia, Brasil), and Yilton Riascos (University of Cauca, Colombia) Problem solving, mathematics education and gender: a study with elementary school and junior high school Brazilian students.
Friday, July 13 Self- efficacy and attitudes Patricia Hunsader (University of Southern Florida, USA) The influence of gender on the accuracy of 5 students self efficacy and self- assessment evaluations. Eun- Jun Jung, Min- Sun Park, Mimi Park (Graduate School of Seoul National University, South Korea) and Kyeong- Hwa Lee (Seoul National University, South Korea) Parental influences on boys and girls attitudes toward mathematics in Korea. Fiona Hagan (University of Otago, New Zealand) It s more active, you move around : Contrasting fabric technology with mathematics at secondary school. Saturday, July 14 Gendered view of mathematics Lovisa Sumpter (Uppsala University, Sweden) Pre- school mathematics a gendered activity. Helen Forgasz (Monash University, Australia), and David Mittelberg, (Oranim Academic College of Education, Israel) Australian and Israeli teachers gendered views of mathematics.