Nerida F Ellerton

Rewriting the History of School Mathematics in North America 1607-1861: The Central Role of Cyphering Books

The focus of this book is the fundamental influence of the cyphering tradition on mathematics education in North American colleges, schools, and apprenticeship training classes between 1607 and 1861. It is the first book on the history of North American mathematics education to be written from that ...

Mathematical Problem Posing

The mathematics education community continues to contribute research-based ideas for developing and improving problem posing as an inquiry-based instructional strategy for enhancing students' learning. A large number of studies have been conducted which have covered many research topics and methodol...

Ian Robins (ratialist)

…"The Empowerment Paradigm for the Professional Development of Teachers of Mathematics", in Ken Clements and Nerida Ellerton (eds), School Mathematics: The Challenge to Change, Deakin University, 1989.…

International Networking: Education, Training and Change

Of Pioneers and People: The Johann Gersch Story