Proceedings of the Problem@Web International Conference: technology, creativity and affect in mathematical problem solving

Abstract

The Problem@Web International Conference is a satellite conference of a research project conducted in Portugal between December 2010 and June 2014, jointly developed by the Institute of Education of the University of Lisbon and the University of Algarve. The project was launched to embrace the opportunity of studying mathematical problem solving beyond the mathematics classroom, by looking at the context of two web-based inclusive mathematical competitions. The research team and the project external consultant (Prof. Keith Jones) took upon themselves the task of promoting a conference aiming to present and disseminate the main results of the research undertaken and to create the opportunity of sharing and discussing neighbouring perspectives and ideas from scholars and researchers in the international field. Technology, creativity, and affect in mathematical problem solving were the three strands of this conference within which pedagogical and research perspectives were offered. The conference proceedings provide an overview of all the research work presented in the form of plenary sessions, research papers and e-posters