Mathematics education research must be useful for the classroom
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| author | Essien, Anthony A. Evans, Tanya Inprasitha, Maitree Salanzar, Salome Martinez Pitta-Pantazi, Demetra |
| author_facet | Essien, Anthony A. Evans, Tanya Inprasitha, Maitree Salanzar, Salome Martinez Pitta-Pantazi, Demetra |
| contents | The theme of the PME-48 conference, Making sure that mathematics education research reaches the classroom, highlights a key concern: not all mathematics education research informs classroom practice. This raises several fundamental questions: Which research fails to reach the classroom? Why? And should all research be expected to do so? Accordingly, it is fitting that the plenary panel engages with these important issues by debating the following motion: Mathematics education research must be useful for the classroom. This paper presents the debate as structured for the purposes of this publication. Following an introduction, Anthony Essien and Salome Martinez Salazar argue against the motion, while Maitree Inprasitha and Demetra Pitta-Pantazi argue in support. We hope that this debate will stimulate ongoing dialogue and encourage the mathematics education research community to critically engage with this issue - one that is central to the relevance and impact of research in the field. |
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| spellingShingle | Mathematics education research must be useful for the classroom Essien, Anthony A. Evans, Tanya Inprasitha, Maitree Salanzar, Salome Martinez Pitta-Pantazi, Demetra History and Overview The theme of the PME-48 conference, Making sure that mathematics education research reaches the classroom, highlights a key concern: not all mathematics education research informs classroom practice. This raises several fundamental questions: Which research fails to reach the classroom? Why? And should all research be expected to do so? Accordingly, it is fitting that the plenary panel engages with these important issues by debating the following motion: Mathematics education research must be useful for the classroom. This paper presents the debate as structured for the purposes of this publication. Following an introduction, Anthony Essien and Salome Martinez Salazar argue against the motion, while Maitree Inprasitha and Demetra Pitta-Pantazi argue in support. We hope that this debate will stimulate ongoing dialogue and encourage the mathematics education research community to critically engage with this issue - one that is central to the relevance and impact of research in the field. |
| title | Mathematics education research must be useful for the classroom |
| topic | History and Overview |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.14433 |