{"id":59,"date":"2022-03-16T22:31:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T22:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dm.unipi.it\/research\/mathematics-education-and-history-of-mathematics\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T10:09:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T09:09:41","slug":"mathematics-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dm.unipi.it\/research\/areas\/mathematics-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathematics Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The scientific activities in this area fall within the Italian scientific field MAT\/04, with a primary focus on mathematics education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The studies and expertise gained from research in this domain are essential for various applications, including teacher training for both in-service and pre-service educators, the education of mathematics students interested in this field, and the broader relationships with all professions related to education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Research Topics<\/h5>
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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team\u2019s specific research interests include: difficulties in mathematics; mathematical competence; problem-solving; teacher training; the use of artifacts in mathematics teaching and learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 \u2013 which involves more than 50 teachers and researchers coming from various cities in Italy) and of the CARME (Center for Advanced Research on Mathematics Education)<\/a> in Pistoia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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People<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Faculty<\/h5>
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Name<\/th>\nSurname<\/th>\nEmail<\/th>\nPersonal Card<\/th>\n<\/tr><\/thead>
Anna Ethelwyn<\/td>\nBaccaglini-Frank<\/td>\n<\/i>anna.baccaglinifrank@unipi.it<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pietro<\/td>\nDi Martino<\/td>\n<\/i>pietro.di.martino@unipi.it<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Giulia<\/td>\nLisarelli<\/td>\n<\/i>giulia.lisarelli@unipi.it<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mirko<\/td>\nMaracci<\/td>\n<\/i>mirko.maracci@unipi.it<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Affiliate Members<\/h5>
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Name<\/th>\nSurname<\/th>\nEmail<\/th>\nPersonal Card<\/th>\n<\/tr><\/thead>
Franco<\/td>\nFavilli<\/td>\n<\/i>franco.favilli@unipi.it<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pier Daniele<\/td>\nNapolitani<\/td>\n<\/i>pierdaniele@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rosetta<\/td>\nZan<\/td>\n<\/i>rosetta.zan@unipi.it<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Former Members<\/h5>
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Name<\/th>\nSurname<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr><\/thead>
Alberto<\/td>\nCogliati<\/td>\n<\/i>alberto.cogliati@unipi.it<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Postdoctoral Fellows<\/h5>
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there is no data<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D. Students at the University of Pisa<\/h5>
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Name<\/th>\nSurname<\/th>\nEmail<\/th>\nPersonal Card<\/th>\n<\/tr><\/thead>
Ginevra<\/td>\nAquilina<\/td>\n<\/i>ginevra.aquilina@phd.unipi.it<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chiara<\/td>\nGrisendi<\/td>\n<\/i>chiara.grisendi@phd.unipi.it<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cristina<\/td>\nPoli<\/td>\n<\/i>cristina.poli@phd.unipi.it<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Ph.D. Students at other institutions<\/h5>
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Name<\/th>\nSurname<\/th>\nAffiliation<\/th>\n<\/tr><\/thead>
Rachele<\/td>\nRivis<\/td>\nUniversit\u00e0 degli Studi di Milano (La Statale)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ph.D. Theses supervised by members of the group<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
awarded by the University of Pisa<\/h5>
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Year<\/th>\nName<\/th>\nSurname<\/th>\nTitle of the Thesis<\/th>\n Supervisor(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr><\/thead>
2025<\/td>\nElena<\/td>\nMacchioni<\/td>\nCapturing struggling students\u2019 mathematics difficulties holistically: Towards a Characterization of Mathematics Discourse Participation Profiles<\/td>\nAnna Ethelwyn Baccaglini-Frank<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nGiulia<\/td>\nSignorini<\/td>\nLe convinzioni e le emozioni degli insegnanti sulle prove INVALSI di matematica. La ricerca qualitativa di profili attraverso un approccio \"grounded\"<\/td>\nPietro Di Martino<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
awarded by another institution<\/h5>
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Year<\/th>\nName<\/th>\nSurname<\/th>\nTitle of the Thesis<\/th>\n Institution<\/th>\n Supervisor(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr><\/thead>
2024<\/td>\nRikke Maagaard<\/td>\nGregersen<\/td>\nMathematical reasoning competency and digital tools: A design research study in lower secondary school on using sliders for variable expressions relating GeoGebra's graphic and algebra view within justification processes<\/td>\nAarhus University<\/td>\nAnna Ethelwyn Baccaglini-Frank<\/a> and Uffe Jankvist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/td>\nElisa<\/td>\nMiragliotta<\/td>\nGeometric prediction: a model to analyze a cognitive process in geometrical problem-solving<\/td>\nUniversit\u00e0 di Modena e Reggio Emilia<\/td>\nAnna Ethelwyn Baccaglini-Frank<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>\nGiulia<\/td>\nLisarelli<\/td>\nA dynamic approach to functions and their graphs: a study of students' discourse from a commognitive perspective<\/td>\nUniversit\u00e0 degli Studi di Firenze<\/td>\nSamuele Antonini and Anna Ethelwyn Baccaglini-Frank<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Research Projects<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Current<\/h5>
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Center for Advanced Research on Mathematics Education (CARME)<\/h5>
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Local coordinators: Anna Baccaglini-Frank (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa), Pietro Di Martino (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website: link<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

“DAAD-Project” UP Network for Sustainable Teacher Education 2.0<\/h5>
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in collaboration with the University of Potsdam, Faculty of Science.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

DIGiMath (Progetto nazionale per la scuola secondaria di secondo grado)<\/h5>
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Coordinator: Giovannina Albano (Universit\u00e0 del Salento)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local participants: Anna Baccaglini-Frank (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa), Elisa Miragliotta (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

GRSDM (Gruppo Ricerca e Sperimentazione in Didattica della Matematica)<\/h5>
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Scientific coordinator: Pietro Di Martino (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants: Anna Baccaglini-Frank (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa), Giuseppe Fiorentino (Accademia Navale di Livorno), Mirko Maracci (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project involves 78 teachers from primary and secondary schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project period: June 2016 \u2013 present<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact person: Giulia Lisarelli, giulia.lisarelli@unipi.it<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Educational inclusion in mathematics (Inclusione educativa in matematica)<\/h5>
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Local coordinator: Mirko Maracci (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The research is aimed at: the in-depth study and interpretation of the phenomenon of difficulties in mathematics, as well as gender and territorial differences throughout the entire educational pathway, from primary school to higher education (university); the consequent development and testing of effective and inclusive teaching practices for mathematics education; the design and implementation of teacher training programs for the dissemination, at the didactic level, of the results achieved.
Within the Project, a doctoral fellowship for Ginevra Aquilina has been funded with PNRR resources.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

PerContarePRO<\/h5>
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This is a project coordinated by the Foundation ASPHI Onlus, realized with the support of \u201cFondazione della Cassa di Risparmio di Pescia e Pistoia\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local coordinator: Anna Baccaglini-Frank (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants: Alessandro Ramploud (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa), Silvia Funghi<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Problemi al centro <\/h5>
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Local coordinator: Pietro Di Martino (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants: Silvia Funghi (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa), Rosetta Zan (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Past<\/h5>
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FIRB \u201cL\u2019atteggiamento nei confronti della matematica: analisi teorica, progettazione di strumenti di osservazione, realizzazione di un\u2019indagine evolutiva\u201d<\/h5>
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Scientific coordinator: Rosetta Zan (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participant: Pietro Di Martino (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project period: 2002 – 2004<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Didattica della Matematica Inclusiva (IPRASE)<\/h5>
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Local coordinator: Anna Baccaglini-Frank (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants: Giulia Lisarelli (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa), Federica Poli (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Piano Lauree Scientifiche (PLS)<\/h5>
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Scientific coordinator: Daniele Boffi (Universit\u00e0 di Pavia, Italy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local coordinator: Pietro Di Martino (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa, Italy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project period: 2015 – 2019<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

GRAINVALSI<\/h5>
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Local coordinator: Rosetta Zan (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coordinator for the primary school: Pietro Di Martino (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants: Maria Alessandra Mariotti (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa), Laura Maffei (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa), Giulia Signorini (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa), Paola Maggi (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa), Lucia Stelli (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project period: September 2013 \u2013 September 2014<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

PerContare<\/h5>
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This is a project of the Foundation ASPHI Onlus, realized with the support of “Fondazione per la Scuola della Compagnia di San Paolo”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local coordinator: Anna Baccaglini-Frank (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants: Alessandro Ramploud (Universit\u00e0 di Pisa), Silvia Funghi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website: link<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Grants<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Current<\/h5>
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