Mathematical Flexibility: A Promising Focus for Research and Practice

Mathematical flexibility is increasingly recognized as an important construct of interest for both researchers and practitioners in mathematics education. Flexibility can be characterized as a learner’s willingness to change strategies based on particular problem-solving conditions or goals. In this talk, I begin by providing an introduction to flexibility. I then explore different ways that flexibility has been assessed in the research literature, highlighting successes and challenges in the various forms of assessment. I then present recent empirical results on flexibility, and I conclude by suggesting some promising areas for future research on flexibility.

• Referent: Prof. Dr. Jon R. Star, Harvard Graduate School of Education (USA)
• Diskutant: Dr. Christof Weber, PH Luzern

Zoom-Link:

• https://hslu.zoom.us/j/63655393900?pwd=Tk5rNENuVWpSV0tpVjdzSWJuZG9WZz09
• Meeting-ID: 636 5539 3900
• Kenncode: 235668