Mathematics Education and History of Mathematics

The scientific activities of this area are in two fundamental topics contained in the Italian scientific field MAT/04: mathematics education and the history of mathematics.

The studies and the expertise gained from research in these domains are key for the following applications: teacher training, both in-service and pre-service teachers; the education of mathematics students interested in either research field; the relationships with all jobs related to education.    

Research Topics

Mathematics Education

The research in mathematics education pursued at the Department of Mathematics at the University of Pisa deals with difficulties related to the learning and teaching of mathematics. This area has significant connections with all mathematical disciplines – and in particular with epistemological issues – as well as with learning sciences and the psychology of learning.

The team’s specific research interests include: difficulties in mathematics; mathematical competence; problem-solving; teacher training; the use of artifacts in mathematics teaching and learning.

The members of the research group are the scientific coordinators of the research group G.R.S.D.M. (Group for Research and Experimentation in Mathematics Education – which involves more than 50 teachers and researchers coming from various cities in Italy) and of the CARME (https://www.carme.center) Center for Advanced Research on Mathematics Education in Pistoia.

The research group has been involved in the Piano Nazionale Lauree Scientifiche (PLS) since its foundation, and the current national coordinator of PLS is Mirko Maracci.

Members
Anna Ethelwyn Baccaglini-Frank
anna.baccaglinifrank@unipi.it
Pietro Di Martino
pietro.di.martino@unipi.it
Giuseppe Fiorentino
giuseppe.fiorentino@unipi.it
Giulia Lisarelli
giulia.lisarelli@unipi.it
Mirko Maracci
mirko.maracci@unipi.it
Pier Daniele Napolitani
pierdaniele@gmail.com
Alessandro Ramploud
alessandro.ramploud@dm.unipi.it
Rosetta Zan
rosetta.zan@unipi.it
Collaborators
Samuele Antonini
samuele.antonini@unifi.it
Silvia Funghi
silviafunghi88@gmail.com
Maria Alessandra Mariotti
Elisa Miragliotta
elisa.miragliotta@unipv.it
History of Mathematics

Research about the History of Mathematics in our Department concerns mainly the study of Renaissance mathematics and the study of the history of mathematics in the 19th century.

The main issues studied concerning Renaissance mathematics are Archimedes’ mathematical work and its tradition in the Renaissance period; the birth of Algebra; Galileo’s new “natural philosophy”; the completion of the National Edition of Francesco Maurolico’s mathematical work, the digital edition of the Liber Abaci by Leonardo Pisano.

The main issues studied concerning mathematics in the 19th century are the history of differential geometry in the period 1750-1930, the contribution of the Italian mathematicians to this topic, the interaction between mathematics and physics. 

Members
Alberto Cogliati
alberto.cogliati@unipi.it
Collaborators
Veronica Gavagna
Beatrice Sisana
Paolo d’Alessandro

People

Faculty
Name Surname Email Personal Card
Anna Ethelwyn Baccaglini-Frank anna.baccaglinifrank@unipi.it
Alberto Cogliati alberto.cogliati@unipi.it
Pietro Di Martino pietro.di.martino@unipi.it
Giulia Lisarelli giulia.lisarelli@unipi.it
Mirko Maracci mirko.maracci@unipi.it
Affiliate Members
Name Surname Email Personal Card
Giuseppe Fiorentino giuseppe.fiorentino@unipi.it
Pier Daniele Napolitani pierdaniele@gmail.com
Rosetta Zan rosetta.zan@unipi.it
Postdoctoral Fellows
Name Surname Email Personal Card
Alessandro Ramploud alessandro.ramploud@dm.unipi.it
Ph.D. Students at the University of Pisa
Name Surname Email Personal Card
Ginevra Aquilina ginevra.aquilina@phd.unipi.it
Elena Macchioni elena.macchioni@phd.unipi.it
Cristina Poli cristina.poli@phd.unipi.it
Sara Tommesani sara.tommesani@studio.unibo.it
Ph.D. Students at other institutions
Name Surname Affiliation Email
Rikke Maagaard Gregersen Aarhus University
Rachele Rivis Università degli Studi di Milano (La Statale)

Ph.D. Theses supervised by members of the group

awarded by the University of Pisa
Year Name Surname Title of the Thesis Supervisor(s)
2017 Giulia Signorini Le convinzioni e le emozioni degli insegnanti sulle prove INVALSI di matematica. La ricerca qualitativa di profili attraverso un approccio "grounded" Pietro Di Martino
awarded by another institution
Year Name Surname Title of the Thesis Institution Supervisor(s)
2020 Elisa Miragliotta Geometric prediction: a model to analyze a cognitive process in geometrical problem-solving Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia Anna Ethelwyn Baccaglini-Frank
2019 Giulia Lisarelli A dynamic approach to functions and their graphs: a study of students' discourse from a commognitive perspective Università degli Studi di Firenze Anna Ethelwyn Baccaglini-Frank and Samuele Antonini

Research Projects

Current
Center for Advanced Research on Mathematics Education (CARME)

Local coordinators: Anna Baccaglini-Frank (Università di Pisa), Pietro Di Martino (Università di Pisa)

Website: link

DIGiMath (Progetto nazionale per la scuola secondaria di secondo grado)

Coordinator: Giovannina Albano (Università del Salento)

Local participants: Anna Baccaglini-Frank (Università di Pisa), Elisa Miragliotta (Università di Pisa)

GRSDM (Gruppo Ricerca e Sperimentazione in Didattica della Matematica)

Scientific coordinator: Pietro Di Martino (Università di Pisa)

Participants: Anna Baccaglini-Frank (Università di Pisa), Giuseppe Fiorentino (Università di Pisa), Mirko Maracci (Università di Pisa).

The project involves 78 teachers from primary and secondary schools.

Project period: June 2016 – present

Website: link

PerContarePRO

This is a project coordinated by the Foundation ASPHI Onlus, realized with the support of “Fondazione della Cassa di Risparmio di Pescia e Pistoia”

Local coordinator: Anna Baccaglini-Frank (Università di Pisa)

Participants: Alessandro Ramploud (Università di Pisa), Silvia Funghi

Piano Lauree Scientifiche (PLS)

Scientific coordinator: Mirko Maracci (Università di Pisa, Italy)

Project period: 2019 – present

Problemi al centro 

Local coordinator: Pietro Di Martino (Università di Pisa)

Participants: Silvia Funghi (Università di Pisa), Rosetta Zan (Università di Pisa)

Past
FIRB “L’atteggiamento nei confronti della matematica: analisi teorica, progettazione di strumenti di osservazione, realizzazione di un’indagine evolutiva”

Scientific coordinator: Rosetta Zan (Università di Pisa)

Participant: Pietro Di Martino (Università di Pisa)

Project period: 2002 – 2004

Materials: link

Didattica della Matematica Inclusiva (IPRASE)

Local coordinator: Anna Baccaglini-Frank (Università di Pisa)

Participants: Giulia Lisarelli (Università di Pisa), Federica Poli (Università di Pisa)

Piano Lauree Scientifiche (PLS)

Scientific coordinator: Daniele Boffi (Università di Pavia, Italy)

Local coordinator: Pietro Di Martino (Università di Pisa, Italy)

Project period: 2015 – 2019

website: link

GRAINVALSI

Local coordinator: Rosetta Zan (Università di Pisa)

Coordinator for the primary school: Pietro Di Martino (Università di Pisa)

Participants: Maria Alessandra Mariotti (Università di Pisa), Laura Maffei (Università di Pisa), Giulia Signorini (Università di Pisa), Paola Maggi (Università di Pisa), Lucia Stelli (Università di Pisa)

Project period: September 2013 – September 2014

Website: link

Materials: link

PerContare

This is a project of the Foundation ASPHI Onlus, realized with the support of “Fondazione per la Scuola della Compagnia di San Paolo”

Local coordinator: Anna Baccaglini-Frank (Università di Pisa)

Participants: Alessandro Ramploud (Università di Pisa), Silvia Funghi (Università di Pisa)

Website: link

Grants

Current
Past

Visitors

Prospective
First Name Last Name Affiliation
Uffe Jankvist Aarhus University
Stanislaw Schukajlow-Wasjutinski Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Jon Star Harvard University
Current

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Grouped by year
2023
First Name Last Name Affiliation From To
Uffe Jankvist Aarhus University Apr 17, 2023 Apr 22, 2023
Stanislaw Schukajlow-Wasjutinski Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Apr 03, 2023 Apr 09, 2023
Nathalie Sinclair Simon Fraser University di Vancouver Mar 13, 2023 Mar 17, 2023
Jon Star Harvard University Nov 06, 2023 Nov 13, 2023
2022
First Name Last Name Affiliation From To
Umberto Bottazzini Università di Milano Statale Sep 29, 2022 Sep 30, 2022
Aldo Brigaglia Università degli Studi di Palermo Sep 29, 2022 Sep 30, 2022
Cinzia Cerroni Università degli Studi di Palermo Sep 29, 2022 Sep 30, 2022
Ciro Ciliberto Università di Roma Tor Vergata Sep 29, 2022 Sep 30, 2022
Paolo Freguglia Università degli Studi dell'Aquila Sep 29, 2022 Sep 30, 2022
Erika Luciano Università degli Studi di Torino Sep 29, 2022 Sep 30, 2022
Enrico Rogora Università di Roma La Sapienza Sep 29, 2022 Sep 30, 2022
Riccardo Rosso Università degli Studi di Pavia Sep 29, 2022 Sep 30, 2022
Ken Saito Osaka Prefecture University Nov 01, 2022 Nov 30, 2022
Rossana Tazzioli Université de Lille Sep 29, 2022 Sep 30, 2022
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