Session Types
There will be four types of sessions at this conference. You
can read about them below (click a session type for more details),
or download a session
types file. NOTE: At the 2011 PME-NA Steering Committee meeting, a unanimous decision was made to reduce the maximum length of Brief Research Report proposals to 4 pages.
This change will more clearly distinguish between Research and
Brief Research Reports in the conference proceedings. Beginning with the 2012 conference, final papers for Research Report proposals that are accepted as Brief Research Reports will need to be rewritten to meet the 4-page limit.
Research
Reports Research Reports are intended for reporting
on complete research of the highest caliber.
During each 40-minute session allotted for a Research Report,
the author(s) makes a 20-minute presentation followed by 20 minutes
of discussion with the audience. The author(s) should plan for substantial
interaction between the author(s) and audience and use this as an
opportunity to gain valuable feedback on the work. A maximum 8-page
paper (including a maximum 10-line abstract, any figures or tables,
and references) will be included in the conference proceedings. The
paper should discuss the following items (as applicable): (a) objectives
or purposes of the study, (b) perspective(s) or theoretical framework,
(c) methods or modes of inquiry (including participants, contexts,
data collection and analysis, etc.), (d) results, and (e) discussion
and/or conclusions. A maximum 100-word description will be needed
for the conference program.
Brief
Research Reports Brief Research Reports are intended
for reporting on research that is in process or of a preliminary
nature, such as sharing preliminary results from a larger research
study or reporting initial findings from a study that has not been
completely analyzed.
Each 40-minute session will consist of two 10-minute presentations
on a similar topic, each followed by 5 minutes of clarification questions.
The sessions will conclude with 10 minutes of discussion across the
two papers. A maximum 4-page paper (including a maximum 10-line abstract,
any figures or tables, and references) of each Brief Research Report
will be included in the conference proceedings. Brief Research Reports
should address the same items as Research Reports, at least as appropriate:
(a) objectives or purposes of the study, (b) perspective(s) or theoretical
framework, (c) methods or modes of inquiry (including participants,
contexts, data sources and analysis, etc.), (d) results, and
(e) discussion and/or conclusions. A maximum 100-word description will
be needed for the conference program.
Poster
Presentations A Poster Presentation is a visual display
depicting a research project, developed software, curricular innovation,
educational program, or other item of interest to members of PME-NA.
Posters will be available for viewing during the conference,
and time will be allotted for conference participants to discuss
posters with the author(s). A 1-page summary of the poster will be
included in the conference proceedings. This 1-page limit includes
the title, information about author(s), poster summary, and references.
A maximum 100-word description will be needed for the conference
program.
Working
Groups A Working Group provides an opportunity for individuals
to come together for a significant period of time to discuss issues
pertaining to a particular area of research.
Working Groups will meet three times during the conference
to facilitate extended interactions among group members. Working
Groups can submit papers to continue their work if it is the consensus
of the organizer and members that the group can be productively sustained
for another year. One maximum 10-page paper (including a maximum
15-line abstract, any figures or tables, and references) from each
Working Group will be included in the conference proceedings. The
paper and abstract for a Working Group might address the following:
(a) a brief history of the Working Group (number of times you have
met before, what has been accomplished), (b) the issues in the psychology
of mathematics education that will be the focus of the work,
(c) the plan for active engagement of participants in productive reflection
on the issues, (d) anticipated follow-up activities, and (e) for
groups that have met previously, the way(s) in which this paper builds
on and extends previous work of the group. A maximum 100-word description
will be needed for the conference program.
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