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Three Experts from Singapore offer lectures on mathematical problems solving
As part of the permanent Seminar on Education organized weekly by the Education Lab of the Center for Mathematical Modeling and the Department of Matemathics of FCFM, tree expert from Singapur will dictate a serie of talks about resolution of mathematical problems.
Professors DINDYAL Jaguthsing, TOH Pee Choon y HO Kin Weng from the National Institute of Education of Singapore are to give three talks about solving math problems in school and university education. This cycle will be held in english on Tuesday May 14 and Thursday May 16, 2013, in the Faculty of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, University of Chile. It is addresses to teachers (pre-service and in-service), education researcher and general public interested in education issues.
“Mathematical Problem Solving: Experimental Project Design”
Speaker: DINDYAL Jaguthsing 
In this talk we describe the design of a pilot project (known as MProSE: Mathematical Problem Solving for all), which aims to insert a module in problem solving mathematics curriculum of a school in Singapore, which had the autonomy to define a set curriculum tailored to the needs of their students. The design process took into account the curriculum development, teacher learning, assessment practices and teaching resources.
Tuesday, May 14, 16:00 hrs. Ave. Blanco Encalada 2120, floor 1, Room B-103.
“Mathematical Problem Solving: Infusion and Diffusion”
Speaker: Pee Choon TOH
The literature on mathematical problem solving has many successful examples. However, the main challenge is to: (1) “Infusion” – incorporating problem solving, not only in a separate module, but as a regular feature in the teaching of other subjects in mathematics, and (2) ” Dissemination “- bringing these innovations to other schools. In this talk, we describe a project that aims to spread an innovation tested in a school (known as the design MProSE) to three primary schools in Singapore. They discuss school leadership, teacher development, curriculum and assessment. We will also describe attempts to infuse the resolution of problems in other parts of the school mathematics curriculum.
Tuesday, May 14, 17:15 hrs. Ave. Blanco Encalada 2120, floor 1, Room B-103.
“Mathematical Problem Solving at University”
Speaker: HO Kin Weng 
This talk covers the use of problem solving in mathematics teaching at the college level. In particular, we show two examples of attempts to instill mathematical problem solving in two courses: The Number Theory and Computational Mathematics. In the first segment, we will show how to use the practical worksheets to encourage problem solving in learning number theory. For the second segment, considering that the task of designing a program using mathematical based software (such as MATLAB) is essentially a mathematical problem, we propose that the well-known Pólya model for problem solving also applies to programs writing.
Thursday, May 16, 16:00 hrs. Beauchef 850. Central Hall, South Sector. South Room 24.
Date of closure: May 16, 2013
Speaker: Professors DINDYAL Jaguthsing, TOH Pee Choon and HO Kin Weng
Affiliation: National Institute of Education of Singapore
Coordinator: Cristian Reyes R., phone: 29784483, creyes@dim.uchile.cl
email: creyes@dim.uchile.cl
