2006

CASTeL Science and Mathematics Education Conference

St Patrick’s College and Dublin City University

SMEC 2006 took place on 18th and 19th September 2006 in St Patrick's College, Drumcondra and explored the interconnections between science and mathematics at all levels of education from primary to third level. In particular, it addressed the following themes:

• How essential is a good foundation in Mathematics for the teaching and learning of Science?
• How well do teaching methodologies translate between Science and Mathematics?
• Are recent interventions in Science and Mathematics syllabi and assessment at all levels having the expected impacts?
• Are there lessons to be learned from research in neuroscience, on how we learn Mathematics and Science ?

Keynote speakers were

Margaret Brown, King's College

Peter Childs, Limerick

Martin Goedhart, Groningen

Catherine Lewis, Mills College

Finbarr Sloane, Arizona/NSF

Dénes Szücs, Cambridge

Nicos Valanides, Cyprus

Elaine Wilson, Cambridge

 

A full programme for the conference together with handouts for the presentations given can be found here.

Proceedings of smec 2006 were published and are available in electronic form here.