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:

·        Long papers  (40 minutes plus 20 minutes discussion)

·        Short papers  (20 minutes plus 10 minutes discussion)

·        “How I teach” papers  (20 minutes plus 10 minutes discussion)

·        Workshops  (1 or 2 hours)

 

The programme will be structured according to the Primary; Secondary; Tertiary and Adult Basic Education phases.

 

Please note that to ensure a high standard of presentations and broad based participation, the organising committee:

·        Will accept no more than two inputs per presenter.

·        Will not accept a presentation for the programme unless a full manuscript or workshop outline has been submitted for reviewing.

·        Will adhere to the due dates for submission as this ensures time for useful and relevant reviews of submissions.

 

Please download the Presentation Proposal Form.

 

To help you in planning and writing your proposal, we include below guidelines for submission.

 

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.

 

 

 

Guidelines for “How I teach” papers

 

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: Minimum 1 page and a maximum of 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

 

Phase:

The phase your talk is aimed at i.e. foundation, intermediate, senior or FET

 

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).

 

Note:

·         There might be other headings you want to include (e.g. “teacher tips” ). Please feel free to do so.

·         Your paper will be reviewed. Congress 2003 reserves the right to make minor editing changes. If substantial changes to your work are necessary the paper will be returned to you in order to make the changes.

 

 

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Guidelines for workshop submissions

 

Duration of presentation: There will be 1-hour or 2-hour workshop slots. Please indicate an appropriate length slot.

 

Length of written outline: We will accept a maximum of 8 pages of worksheets for a workshop.

 

Critical information to be included:

 

Title: A heading for your paper e.g. How to use paper folding in geometry

Name: Your name

Affiliation: e.g. the name of your school

Target audience:  The phase your workshop is aimed at, e.g. intermediate.

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.

 

Description of content of workshop:

·       Maximum 200 words

·       What will be done in the workshop?

·       How will the time slot be broken up?

·       What will participants be doing in the workshop?

 

Motivation for running workshop:

·       Maximum 100 words

·       Why is this workshop important?

·       How will it help participants?

 

Note:

·         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).

·         Venues will have loose tables and chairs, an overhead projector and a chalkboard. If you require any other equipment, you need to provide it yourself. Please contact the Conference Director if you wish to use a computer laboratory.

·         All worksheets will be printed in a separate volume of Congress Proceedings. This means that you do not need to bring extra copies of materials unless you require participants to cut, fold, etc. any of the pages of worksheets.

·         If you have used ideas from other sources, it is essential that you acknowledge these sources. We will not accept any submission where more than 2 pages have been copied directly from another source.

·         All materials should be typed and printed on a laser printer if possible.

 

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Guidelines for submission of short papers

 

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.

(a) For reflection on teaching you need to specify the following:

·         The grade and class size;

·         The mathematics topic taught;

·         The mathematical goals and purposes;

·         A description of the lesson;

·         What factors contributed to the success of the lesson;

·         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:

·         The duration of the project;

·         Mathematical aspects covered by the project;

·         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:

(a)     A description of the focus of the research project or developmental project;

(b)     Motivation for the study or project;

(c)     Some indication of the theoretical framework of the study or project:

(d)     Some discussion of the related literature;

(e)     How the study or project will be undertaken, including some justification of methodology;

(f)      Participants and time lines;

(g)     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:

(a)     A statement about the focus of the paper or the research questions, and a motivation for the significance of the research;

(b)     Some aspects of the theoretical framework of the study reported;

(c)     Some discussion of the related literature;

(d)     An indication of and justification for the methodology used;

(e)     Some sample data and initial analysis or description of data;

(f)      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. 

 

 

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Guidelines for submission of long papers

 

 

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

(a)     A statement about the focus of the paper or the research questions, and a motivation for the significance of the research;

(b)     An indication of the theoretical framework of the study reported;

(c)     Discussion of the related literature;

(d)     An indication of and justification for the methodology used;

(e)     Some sample data and findings and a statement of how these help to answer the research questions;

(f)      What your findings mean for mathematics teaching and learning or further research;

(g)     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:

(a)     An innovative way of dealing with a section of mathematics;

(b)     Alternative proofs for theorems;

(c)     Interesting mathematics that teachers are conversant with; Mathematics that is new in the proposed curriculum;

(d)     List of references.

 

3.        Theoretical or philosophical essays

These should include the following:

(a)     A statement about the focus of the paper and a motivation for its significance;

(b)     An indication of the theoretical or philosophical framework within which the focus or theme of the paper is developed;

(c)     Reference to related literature;

(d)     A clearly articulated statement of the author’s position on the focus or theme;

(e)     What your findings mean for mathematics teaching, learning or research;

(f)      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, theoretical framework and related literature, methodology (if appropriate), statement and discussion of results, clarity and relevance to the AMESA audience. If your paper is not accepted for this category it will automatically be considered as a short paper presentation.

 

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Technical guidelines for preparing manuscripts

 

1.        Restrict your paper to the maximum number of pages as specified for the type of presentation, including references, figures, and appendices.

2.        Write the paper in English.

3.        Type and centre the title (in capitals), author(s) name(s), and affiliation(s) of the author(s), in this order.

4.        Underline the name of the presenting author(s).

5.        Begin the paper with an abstract of up to ten lines, single-spaced, preferably in italics.

6.        Give references in one of the accepted standard forms.

7.        Use a 14-point type (Times recommended), a 16-point line space, and 6 points between paragraphs, occupying a frame of 170 by 247 mm. Please use exact dimensions, and fill the entire frame. Remember that the original text will be reduced in the Proceedings.

8.        Use an inkjet or laser printer. Avoid dot matrix print, since it is not satisfactory for photocopying.

9.        Do not number the pages (please pencil page numbers lightly on the back of each page).

10.     Do not staple the copies of the paper.

11.     Send three copies of the paper to the Conference Secretary.  Fax copies will not be accepted. Remember that your manuscript must be in the hands of the Conference Secretary by 4 March 2003.

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