In this paper, we analyse the conditions and constraints which might favour, or on the
contrary hinder, a large-scale implementation of inquiry-based mathematics and science …

Abstract In the United States (US) and elsewhere across the world, undergraduate
mathematics instructors are increasingly aware of the value of inquiry-based instruction. In …

This synthesis is designed to provide insight into the most important issues involved in a
large-scale implementation of inquiry-based learning (IBL). We will first turn to IBL itself by …

This paper describes our reflection on a clinical-based teacher preparation program. We
examined a context in which novice pre-service teachers and a mentor teacher implemented …

This paper discusses issues related to the potential adoption of inquiry-based learning (IBL)
projects in mathematics in the United States. To explain the challenges faced in making a …

Abstract The Gestalt psychologist Karl Duncker (1903–1940) characterized problem solving
as getting from where you are to where you want to be through successive reformulations of …

Background: Mathematics, among all branches of science is an applied subject that has a
special place in education (Noble, Light and Konyalioğlu, 2004). Effective mathematics …

This article is devoted to the theoretical resources likely to support implementation studies.
After the introductory section, we focus on the potential offered by resources internal to the …

This study reports on a way to address twenty-first-century skills in mathematics education
by organizing one-day mathematics challenges in the Netherlands. During such a day …

In this article, we chart the development of one of us—Sue Hough—from a teacher who
wanted students to understand to one who gained new critical understandings of student …