International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education & Yandex
Technology and Psychology for Mathematics Education
18-21 March 2019
Moscow, Russia
About the conference
The conference invites contributions looking at technology as a challenge for mathematics education of the future and psychology as the groundwork for research-based educational practice.
This conference aims to facilitate a dialogue between mathematics education community in Russia and international researchers in mathematics education. It is designed to both cater to the interests of researchers, and promote mathematics education to a broader audience. The conference’s first day will invite general public to attend an exciting program of popular lectures and activities, while the other three days will offer an agenda aimed at researchers and educators.
We hope that your visit to Moscow will become a remarkable experience and look forward to meeting you in March!
Organizers
International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME)
The International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) is an independent organization of international researchers who meet every year at the PME conference to discuss current problems and developments in mathematics education. PME was founded at the Third International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME-3) in Karlsruhe in 1976 and is an official subgroup of the International Commission for Mathematical Instruction (ICMI).
The main goals of PME are to promote and stimulate international contact, interdisciplinary research and exchange of scientific information in mathematical education, as well as developing a deeper and better understanding of psychological and other aspects of teaching and learning mathematics and its implications.
PME provides annual funding for a regional conference to support researchers in regions currently underrepresented at PME. This initiative aims to support the development of a regional research community that pursues the goals of PME, and by doing so, encourage researchers from that region to actively participate in future PME conferences and help them in preparing top quality PME contributions.
Proposal for the PME & Yandex conference in Russia was approved by PME members at the annual general meeting in Sweden last year. This conference will be the second regional conference under this initiative.
Read more about PME at www.igpme.org.
Yandex
Our team of specialists represents many scientific disciplines, including mathematics, data analysis, programming, linguistics, and many others. Besides working on products and technologies at Yandex, some of our experts teach, lecture and train students and young specialists.
We use the leading methodological and technological expertise to develop cutting-edge solutions for digital education. Our education platform facilitates personalized education in the Russian language and mathematics for primary school. It has been tested by 4,200 students in 73 schools in 15 regions in Russia and has received overwhelmingly positive feedback. Analytical tools that we provide allow teachers to follow the progress of each of their students, pinpoint factors that boost students’ performance, and choose the best tactics to achieve top results.
Read more about Yandex at www.yandex.com/company.
Program Committee
Program
Invited speakers
Arsalidou obtained her PhD at York University and completed her Post-doctoral training at the Department of Diagnostic Imaging at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Arsalidou directs the NeuropsyLab with students and collaborators at HSE in Moscow and York University in Toronto. Her research focuses on understanding brain-behaviour relations across development with a special interest in mathematical cognition and cognitive giftedness.
Editor-in-chief of the "Computer Tools in Education Journal" (from 1998 until now). Board member of the Series “Mathematics Education in the Digital Era”, Springer. Last/main publications he was engaged: in Russian: editor and co-author of monographs • “Information environment for education” (1995); • “Generation of mathematical tasks and verification of their solutions in automated learning support systems” (2012); • “Intelligent data analysis and cognitive process management” (2015); in English: • “Technological environments beyond the classroom” (in the book Challenging Mathematics In and Beyond the Classroom, New ICMI Study Series, 2009, Springer); • Evaluation of Difficulty and Complexity of Tasks: Case Study of International On-line Competition "Beaver", International Journal of Engineering Education, 2016; • Sergei N. Pozdniakov, Valentina Dagienė (Eds.) (2018). Informatics in Schools. Fundamentals of Computer Science and Software Engineering. ISSEP 2018, Proceedings: Springer.
Recent edited books include the following: Bikner-Ahsbahs, A., Knipping, C., & Presmeg, N. (Eds.) (2015). Approaches to qualitative research in mathematics education: Examples of methodology and methods. Dordrecht: Springer. Presmeg, N., Radford, L., Roth, W.-M., & Kadunz, G. (Eds.) (2018). Signs of signification: Semiotics in mathematics education research. Dordrecht: Springer.
Post-conference lecture
Supporters of the conference
Information for participants
A link to the submission website: Conftool system
Where to stay
We recommend staying at the AZIMUT Hotel Smolenskaya — a comfortable hotel in the center of Moscow.
How to get there
The conference will take place at the Yandex office on 16 Lva Tolstogo Street. It’s a 20 minute walk from the Azimut. Alternatively, you can take a bus and get there a bit faster or a taxi that will cost about 2-10 euros depending on the traffic situation (check the price in the Yandex.Taxi app).
Airports
You can take an express train to Moscow from any of the three local airports — Vnukovo, Domodedovo, or Sheremetyevo. The train arrives at one of the city’s railway terminals where you can take the metro. Whichever airport you arrive at, it’ll take you approximately the same time to get to the hotel.
Helpful apps
We recommend downloading a few useful mobile apps so that you feel more comfortable navigating Moscow.
Yandex.Maps will show you how to reach your destination on foot or by public transport.
Yandex.Metro is an interactive metro scheme that helps you pick an optimal route when using the underground.
Yandex.Taxi is an online taxi hailing service. You can pay either in cash or by credit card.
Social program
Welcome Reception will be held at Extropolis foyer on March 18 starting at 18:30. The Conference dinner on evening, March 20, will be held at Shaggy Restobar (Lva Tolstogo street, 5/1). The place is 2 minutes walking distance from Yandex office where the conference will be held. Also we invite you to a bus excursion on March 19. Please register in advance at the Information Desk.
• A ride down Tverskaya Street – Moscow's main thoroughfare.
• Tverskoy and Nikitsky Boulevards, and Arbatskaya Square.
• Znamenka and Mokhovaya — the city's most famous streets.
• Red Square – Russia's main square where you can enjoy a wonderful view of the Kremlin towers, the State Department Store, the History Museum and St. Basil’s Сathedral.
• The Bolshoi Theater and the Lenin Library.
• House on the Embankment — you'll learn some interesting facts about its construction.
• A walk around the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and across Patriarshy Bridge, which offers one of the best views of the historic center.
• Novodevichy Convent.
• Lomonosov Moscow State University, and the Vorobyovy Gory view point — a location famous for its wonderful architecture and amazing view of the city.
• The Mosfilm film studio.
• Poklonnaya Gora and the beautiful Triumphal Arch.
• Moscow City International Business Center — a perfect spot to make photos.
Map
Condition of participation
Proposal for Research Report can have the maximum length of eight pages, accompanied by a 10-line abstract in English (and, optionally, the same abstract in another language). It should provide the theoretical framework, preliminary results, and a discussion of these results. It is important to state what is new in your research, how your study builds on past findings, and/or how it has developed new directions and pathways. Your submission might be declined if it is too similar to research already presented at one of the previous PME conferences. However, if your contribution is accepted, you can use it to apply for participation in the next International PME Conference.
Please make sure your proposal follows the general guidelines at http://www.igpme.org/index.php/annual-conference/session-types/research-report
Your submission of a Research Report should include two files:
• a file for publication – a Word document that strictly follows formatting in the submission document template;
• a file for review – a “blinded version” that is a PDF document, including the text of the proposal itself and the references, from which the author’s identity cannot be inferred.
After submission, your proposal will be double-blind peer reviewed by three PME members or Russian researchers whose areas of expertise match your research category. The conference Program Committee will make the final decision. You can read more about review process at http://www.igpme.org/index.php/annual-conference/further-information/reviewer-information-new.
You might be offered to make revisions to your proposal or recommended to present your research as Oral Communication or Poster Presentation instead of Research Report.
Your proposal may be rejected because it fails to conform to formatting guidelines, exceeds the maximum length, or does not have a correctly ‘blinded’ version. Please, see submission guidelines for details http://www.igpme.org/index.php/annual-conference/session-types/research-report and use submission checklist http://www.igpme.org/index.php/79-pme/pme-public/121-submission-checklist-rr before you submit the proposal to help you submit your proposal.
Proposal for Oral Communication should be one page long. It should include description of research your study is built on, give a concise overview of new results, and explain the main implications of these results. You do not need to provide an abstract of your proposal.
Please make sure your proposal follows the general guidelines at http://www.igpme.org/index.php/annual-conference/session-types/oral-communication and conforms to formatting guidelines and submission checklist http://www.igpme.org/index.php/79-pme/pme-public/122-submission-checklist-oc-and-pp.
Your proposal for Oral Communication will be reviewed by at least one member of the conference Program Committee. You can read about the review process at www.igpme.org/index.php/annual-conference/session-types/oral-communication. Please note that no revisions are possible after your proposal has been accepted.
Proposal for Poster Presentation should be one page long. It should describe the context of your research, the study itself, its implications, and focus on the visual aspects of your presentation. Please make sure it is in line with formatting guidelines and follows the general guidelines at http://www.igpme.org/index.php/annual-conference/session-types/poster-presentation. Check out our submission checklist www.igpme.org/index.php/79-pme/pme-public/122-submission-checklist-oc-and-pp for help.
Proposals for Poster Presentations will be reviewed by at least one member of the conference Program Committee. Please note that no revisions of the proposal are possible after acceptance. Details of the review process are available at http://www.igpme.org/index.php/annual-conference/session-types/poster-presentation/#reviewing.
All proposals are accepted in English. The working language of the conference is English.
Conference proceedings will be included in russian scientific citation index.
Although we primarily encourage proposals that present new and significant contributions to research of mathematics education, your research does not need to be completed. Report on ongoing studies may also be accepted, provided that it includes theoretical framework, preliminary results, and discussion of these results.
You can submit only one proposal of any type. As a presenting author of either Research Report or Oral Communication, you can also choose to showcase another piece of your research as a Poster Presentation.
All proposals should be submitted by the same person who will deliver the presentation at the conference. Presenting author cannot be changed after their proposal has been reviewed.
As a presenting contributor living outside of Moscow in Russia, you may also be eligible for a grant covering your expenses travelling to the conference. Please, indicate that you require travelling expense assistance when submitting your proposal.
As a researcher working at a Russian institution, you can also receive assistance with English language editing, as well as basic academic guidance for your proposal from experienced PME researchers.
Please make sure you indicated your request for English language editing during the submission process in case you need this assistance.