Call for
papers and guidelines for proposals
You are invited to propose one or more of the
following types of presentation according to the guidelines described below:
1.
Long papers (40 minutes plus 20 minutes
discussion)
2.
Short papers(20 minutes plus 10 minutes discussion)
3.
"How
I teach" papers (20 minutes
plus 10 minutes discussion)
4.
Posters presentations continuous display plus one hour for discussions)
5.
Workshops (1 or 2 hours)
The programme will be
structured in these strands: Foundation Phase, Intermediate Phase, Senior
Phase, FET, and Teacher Education.
Please note that to ensure a high standard of presentations
and broad based participation:
o
We will not accept
any presentation for the programme unless a full
manuscript or workshop outline has been submitted for reviewing.
o
We will not accept more than two inputs per presenter.
o
We will adhere to the due dates for submission as this ensures time for
useful and relevant reviews of submissions.
All proposals
for presentation should be submitted by e-mail to the Academic Coordinator
as a file in DOC format.
A completed Presentation Proposal Form must be
submitted with your paper by To help you in planning and writing your
proposal, we provide some guidelines for submission below. All accepted presentations will be published in the
Conference Proceedings. We are trying to work towards a uniform appearance for
all papers in the Proceedings and include technical guidelines
for preparing a paper and an
electronic styles template. Duration of
presentation: Each long paper will be scheduled a total time of 60 minutes (1 hour):
40 minutes for oral presentation and 20 minutes for discussion and/or
questions. Length of
written paper: 8 - 12 pages The following types of papers are suitable for
presentation as a long paper: 1.
Research report This should include the following o A statement about the focus of the paper or the
research questions, and a motivation for the significance of the research; o An indication of the theoretical framework of the
study reported; o Discussion of the related literature; o An indication of and
justification for the methodology used; o Some sample data and findings and a statement of how
these help to answer the research questions; o What your findings mean for mathematics teaching and
learning or further research; o List of references. 2.
The exposition of a piece of mathematics These papers could have as an objective the
presentation of mathematics, relevant to the school curriculum, such as: o An innovative way of dealing with a section of
mathematics; o Alternative proofs for theorems; o Interesting mathematics that teachers are conversant
with; Mathematics that is new in the proposed curriculum; o List of references. 3.
Theoretical or philosophical essays These should include the following: o A statement about the focus of the paper and a
motivation for its significance; o An indication of the theoretical or philosophical
framework within which the focus or theme of the paper is developed; o Reference to related literature; o A clearly articulated statement of the author's position
on the focus or theme; o What your findings mean for mathematics teaching,
learning or research; o List of references. Two reviewers, with experience in the area, will review your paper. Specifically, reviewers
will be asked to comment on the following: mathematical content, theoretical framework and
related literature, methodology (if appropriate), statement and disucssion of results (if
appropriate), clarity and relevance to the AMESA audience. A developmental approach to reviewing will be applied to your paper. In other words you will
be given feedback by the reviewers, which you could use to improve your paper and then (if
necessary) re-submit for further review and feedback.24 February 24 March.
Guidelines for submission of long papers
If your paper is not accepted in this category it will be reconsidered for submission as a short paper presentation.
Publication of Long Papers: Authors may choose not to have their accepted long papers published in the AMESA 2017 Proceedings, to keep open the possibility to submit it to a journal. Note that authors must still submit the full manuscript for review, but if they choose to exclude their long paper from the Proceedings, they must then submit an extended abstract of 2-4 pages of the paper and this extended abstract will then be published in the Proceedings. Please indicate your choice clearly on the Presentation Proposal Form.
Duration of presentation: Each short paper presentation will be given a total time of 30 minutes:
20 minutes for oral presentation and 10 minutes for discussion and/or
questions.
Length of
written paper: 5 - 8 pages
A short oral is most suitable for work in progress and
includes:
1. Reflection on teaching or practice
This is mainly for mathematics educators who would like to share their
reflections on their teaching or on their participation in a developmental
project or research project.
o
The grade and class
size;
o
The mathematics
topic taught;
o
The mathematical goals
and purposes;
o
A description of
the lesson;
o
What factors
contributed to the success of the lesson;
o
What factors tended
to hamper success and how you dealt with them
(b) For reflection on participation in a mathematics
development project you should specify the following:
o
The duration of the
project;
o
Mathematical
aspects covered by the project;
o
Practical examples
of how participation in the project impacted on your teaching.
2. The exposition of a piece of mathematics
These papers could have as an objective the
presentation of mathematics, relevant to the school curriculum. For details on
this type of presentation, see (2) of the long papers.
3. Proposals - research or development:
This can be a presentation of a proposal for a research or mathematics
education developmental project and should include the following:
o A description of the focus of the research project or
developmental project;
o Motivation for the study or project;
o Some indication of the theoretical framework of the
study or project:
o Some discussion of the related literature;
o How the study or project will be undertaken, including
some justification of methodology;
o Participants and time lines;
o
List of references.
4. Initial sharing of data
This is mainly for people who have done research and are still working
on their analysis. The paper should include the following:
o A statement about the focus of the paper or the
research questions, and a motivation for the significance of the research;
o Some aspects of the theoretical framework of the study
reported;
o Some discussion of the related literature;
o An indication of and
justification for the methodology used;
o Some sample data and initial analysis or description
of data;
o List of references.
Reviewing
Two reviewers, with experience in the area, will review your paper. Specifically, reviewers will be asked to comment on the following: mathematical content, conceptual coherence, clarity and relevance to the AMESA audience.
A developmental approach to reviewing will be applied to your paper. In other words you will be given feedback by the reviewers, which you could use to improve your paper and then (if necessary) re-submit for further review and feedback.
Duration of presentation: Each "How I teach"
presentation will be given a total time of 30 minutes: 20 minutes for oral
presentation and 10 minutes for discussion and/or questions.
Length of
written paper: 1 - 4 pages
The following critical information must be included:
Title: A heading for your paper, e.g. How to use paper
folding in geometry
Name: Your name
Organisation: Where you are from e.g. the name of your school
Introduction:
Include here a paragraph on what your talk is about.
Why you chose to talk about it. What you are going to do in the talk.
Content: Include here an outline of or actual copies of the
activities or worksheets that you will use in your talk. Remember not to exceed the four page limit.
Conclusion: Provide here a brief conclusion on the talk. You might want to write one
or two sentences on your experiences of using such activities in your class and
some of the advantages or disadvantages of using the activities.
References: Add here any references that you might have used. In other words, the
source where you got your ideas from (e.g. a book, article).
Reviewing
Your paper will be reviewed. A developmental approach to reviewing will be applied to your
paper. In other words you will be given feedback by the reviewers, which you could use to
improve your paper and then (if necessary) re-submit for further review and feedback. The Programme Committee reserves the right to make minor editing changes.
Poster presentations are available for those whose
work is more suitably communicated in a pictorial or graphical format, rather
than through an oral presentation. There is no formal oral presentation
associated with posters, but a time will be allotted, after sufficient display
time, during which presenters will be available at their posters for informal
discussion with participants.
A poster can present research projects, software
developments, curricular innovations, educational programmes,
etc., related to Mathematics Education.
When preparing your proposal for a poster:
o Restrict your proposal to one page, including
references and figures. If accepted, this text will be included in the congress
Proceedings.
o
Type and centre the
title (in capitals), author name(s), and affiliation(s) of the author(s) in
this order.
o Your proposal should describe both the contents of the
poster and its particular visual (pictorial or graphical) characteristics.
Reviewing
The Programme Committee will
review the proposals for Poster Presentations.
If your proposal is accepted, the Programme Committee
will provide further guidance on the preparation and display of the actual
poster itself.
Note that workshop
write-ups and the worksheets will be not be published in the paper Congress
Proceedings. It may be included in the CD_ROM Proceedings, and copies of the
activities will be duplicated only for the workshop participants.
Your
proposal should include:
1. Motivation for running the workshop
This is for reviewing only and should include:
o Title of the workshop
o Name of presenter(s)
o Institution where you are employed
o Target audience: The phase your workshop is
aimed at e.g. Intermediate Phase.
o Duration: There will be 1-hour or 2-hour
workshop slots. Please ensure that you choose an appropriate length slot.
o Maximum no. of participants: You may limit the
number of participants in your workshop. Workshop presenters should attempt to
cater for at least 30 participants.
o Motivation for the workshop: Why is this
workshop important and how will it help participants?
o Description of content of workshop: What will
be done in the workshop? How will the time slot be broken up?
o The activities and worksheets to be used in the
workshop (maximum 8 pages)
2.
An abstract describing the level, nature and content
of the workshop (maximum two pages).
Note: Only this abstract will be published in the Congress Proceedings
or Programme.
Note:
o Workshops need to be hands-on sessions where
participants are actively involved in doing the activities that you
provide for them. Usually these activities will be done in groups, consisting
of 3-5 participants. There should also be ample time for discussion
(approximately 25% of your time is suggested).
o If you have used ideas from other sources, it is absolutely
essential that you acknowledge these sources. We will not accept any
submission where more than two pages have been copied directly from another
source.
Reviewing
The Programme Committee will review the proposals for
Workshop Presentations.
We are trying to work towards a uniform appearance
(style) for all papers in the Congress Proceedings.
The style is described below. You should preferably use this electronic styles template as the basis
for your paper.
(To save the document to your hard disk, right-click and select Save Target As
... in Internet Explorer.)
Please adhere to these guidelines:
o
Restrict your paper
to the maximum number of pages as specified for the type of presentation,
including references, figures, and appendices.
o
Write the paper in
English.
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Type and centre the
title (in capitals), author(s) name(s), and affiliation(s) of the author(s), in
this order.
o
Underline the name
of the presenting author(s).
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Begin the paper
with an abstract of up to ten lines, single-spaced, preferably in italics.
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Give references in
one of the accepted standard forms, preferably APA style.
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The paper size must
be A4. Use a frame of 170 by 247 mm, i.e. A4 with
margins 2,5 cm top and bottom; 1,7 cm left and right with a gutter of 0,6 cm. Please use exact dimensions, and fill the entire
frame.
o
The formatting of
the paper should be a 14-point type (Times recommended), a 16-point line space,
and 6 points between paragraphs. Remember that the original text will be
reduced to 70% in the Proceedings.
o
Do not number the
pages.
o E-mail the paper, with your completed Presentation Proposal Form as attachments in DOC format to the Academic Coordinator by 24 February 24 March. Fax copies will not be accepted.