Name: JARMILA NOVOTNÁ



Position: Associate Professor,
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Education, Department of Mathematics and Mathematics Education

Contact details:
Faculty of Education
Charles University in Prague
M.D. Rettigove 4, 116 39 Praha 1, Czech Republic

Phone: +420 221900251
Mobile: +420 603578360
Fax: +420 221900248
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Recent and current professional activities:
Jarmila Novotná is Associate Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Education, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Education.
Since 1992 she has fully focused in the research on problems from mathematical education. Main fields of her interest are: Analysis of students’ solving processes, Language factors in teaching mathematics, Activation processes in mathematics teaching, Training of mathematics teacher for profession, Transfer of research results into practice. Her research results are positively received both in the Czech Republic and abroad. Since 1998 she has been repeatedly invited to give plenary lectures on major international conferences. Since 1998 I have been the coordinator of Czech participation in several European projects of various sections of the Socrates programme (for more details see the List of Publications). In 2002 I became the reviewer of projects for Czech Socrates National Agency.

Since 1989 she has been developing cooperation of Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Education with universities abroad in several ways: She is the chairperson of the Organizing Committees and the member of International Programme Committees of Symposium on Elementary Maths Teaching (SEMT 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05), European Conference on Research in Mathematics Education (ERCME 97, CERME 2 in 2001), which were organized by Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Education, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Education. She is a member of International Programme Committee ICMI Study Conference 15 - Teacher Education, which is being prepared presently. She is a member of ICME 10 Survey Team The professional development of mathematics teachers, a member of the International Multilingual Mathematics Group. In 2003 she was elected a member of the International Committee of the International group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education.

Selected publications:
Hershkovitz, Sara, Nesher, Pearla and Novotná, Jarmila (2000). Given a problem, what is the x? In Gagatsis, Athanasios and Makrides, Gregory. Proceedings of the 2nd Mediterranean Conference on Mathematics Education. Nicosia: Cyprus Mathematical Society, Cyprus Pedagogical Institute. p. 36-46.

Kubínová, Marie, Mareš, Ji?í and Novotná, Jarmila (2000). Changing Teaching Methods in School Mathematics, An Analysis of Some Episodes from Classes. In Nakahara, Tadao and Koyama, Masataka. Proceedings PME 24, Volume 3. Hiroshima: Hiroshima University. p. 183-190.

Novotná, Jarmila (2000). Students’ levels of understanding of word problems. In Fujita, Hiroshi. ICME 9. Abstracts of Plenary lectures and Regular Lectures. July 31 – August 6, 2000. Tokyo/Makuhari, Japan. p. 96-97.

Novotná, Jarmila, Hadj-Moussová, Zuzana and Hofmannová, Marie (2001). Teacher training for CLIL – Competences of a CLIL teacher. In Hejný, Milan and Novotná, Jarmila. Proceedings SEMT 01. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Pedagogická fakulta. p. 122-126.

Novotná, Jarmila and Kubínová, Marie (2001). The Influence of Symbolic Algebraic Descriptions in Word Problem Assignments on Grasping Processes and on Solving Strategies. In Chick, Helen, Stacey, Kaye, Vincent, Jill and Vincent, John. Proceedings of the 12th ICMI Study Conference The Future of the Teaching and learning of Algebra. Melbourne: The University of Melbourne, Australia. p. 494-500.

Novotná, Jarmila (2001). Pictorial Representations in the Process of Grasping Word Problem Structures. In Vale, Coleen, Horwood, John and Roumeliotis, John. 2001 A Mathematical Odyssey. Melbourne: Mathematical Association of Victoria. p. 145-157.

Kubínová, Marie and Novotná, Jarmila (2002). Promoting students’ meaningful learning in two different classroom environments. In Cockburn, Anne, Nardi, Elena. PME 26 Proceedings, Vol. 3. UEA. p. 233-240.

Hofmannová, Marie and Novotná, Jarmila (2002). Implementation of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in Mathematics Classroom. In Cockburn, Anne, Nardi, Elena. PME 26 Proceedings, Vol. 1. UEA. p. 346..

Novotná, Jarmila, Hofmannová, Marie and Petrová, Jana (2002). Using games in teaching mathematics through a foreign language. In Bazzini, Luciana, Whybrow Inchley, C. CIEAEM 53, Mathematical Literacy in the Digital Era. Verbania: Ghisetti e Corvi Editori. p. 353-358.

Hershkovitz, Sara, Nesher, Pearla and Novotná, Jarmila (2002). Cognitive Factors Affecting Problem Solving. In Novotná, Jarmila. Proceedings CERME 2, Mariánské Lázn?, 24.-27.2.2001. Praha, UK-PedF. p. 466-475.

KubÍnovÁ, Marie and NovotnÁ, Jarmila (2002). Promoting students’ meaningful learning in two different classroom environments. In Cockburn, Anne, Nardi, Elena. PME 26 Proceedings, Vol. 3. UEA. p. 233-240.

Novotná, Jarmila, Ceriani, Roberti, Gilberti, Anna-Maria, Hofmannová, Marie and Quartapelle, Francesca (2002). Module 3. Practical Aspects of Teaching in CLIL. In Langé, Gisela (Ed.). TIE-CLIL Professional Development Course. Milan: M.I.U.R. p. 103-134.

Rogers, Leo and Novotná, Jarmila (2003). Theory, Principles and Research. Effective Learning and Teaching of Mathematics from Primary to Secondary School. Bologna: Pitagora Editrice. 198 p.

Rogers, Leo and Novotná, Jarmila (2003). Classroom Contexts. Effective Learning and Teaching of Mathematics from Primary to Secondary School. Bologna: Pitagora Editrice. 218 p.

Novotná, Jarmila (2003). Etude de la résolution des « problèmes verbaux » dans l’enseignement des mathématiques. De l’analyse atomique à l’analyse des situations. Bordeaux: Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2. 139 p.

Nesher, Pearla, Hershkovitz, Sara and Novotná, Jarmila (2003). Situation Model, Text Base and What Else? Factors Affecting Problem Solving. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 52, p. 151-176.

Novotná, Jarmila, Lebethe, Agatha, Rosen, Gerry, Zack, Vicki (2003). Navigating between Theory and Practice. Teachers who Navigate between their Research and their Practice. Plenary Panel. In: PME 27/PME NA 25. Eds. N.A. Pateman, B.J. Dougherty, J. Zilliox. University of Hawai’i, CRDG, College of Education: Vol. 1, 69-99. ISBN 0771-100X

Hofmannová, Marie, Novotná, Jarmila, Hadj-Moussová, Zuzana (2003). Attitudes of Mathematics and Language Teachers towards New Educational Trends. In: PME 27/PME NA 25. Eds. N.A. Pateman, B.J. Dougherty, J. Zilliox. University of Hawai’i, CRDG, College of Education: Vol. 3, 71-77.

Warfield, Varfield, Novotná, Jarmila, Brousseau, Guy (2003). Experimental Didactique of Mathematics with the Theory of Didactical Situations. In: SEMT 03. Ed. J. Novotná. Praha: UK-PedF: 173-174.

Novotná, Jarmila, Hofmannová, Marie (2003). Context-dependent Learner Comprehension Strategies. Mathematics Taught in English to Czech Learners. In: SEMT 03. Ed. J. Novotná. Praha: UK-PedF, p. 117-120.

Novotná, Jarmila nad Hofmannová, Marie (2003). Attitudes towards teaching mathematics in English to Czech students. In Gagatsis, Athanasios, Papastavridis, Stavros. 3rd Mediterranean Conference on Mathematical Education. Athens: Hellenic Mathematical Society, Cyprus Mathematical Society. p. 371-375.

Novotná, Jarmila, Hershkovitz, Sara and Nesher, Pearla (2003). Cognitive Factors Affecting Problem Solving at the Pre-Algebraic Level. In Proceedings CERME 3, Bellaria, Italy.

Novotná, Jarmila, moraová, Hana and Hofmannová, Marie (2003). Using original textbooks when teaching mathematics in a foreign language. In Proceedings CERME 3, Bellaria, Italy.

Name: HELENA BINTEROVA
LPS Project Co-ordinator

Position: Lecturer, Department of Mathematics

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Faculty of Education
University of South Bohemia
Ceske Budejovice, 371 15, Czech republic

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Name: ALENA HOSPESOVA



Position: Senior lecturer
Department of Mathematics

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Faculty of Education
University of South Bohemia
Ceske Budejovice, 371 15, Czech republic

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