The proceedings of the 12th International Congress on Mathematical Education [electronic resource] : intellectual and attitudinal challenges / Sung Je Cho, editor.

Part I Opening Ceremonies.
Opening Address: President of IMU / Ingrid Daubechies
Opening Address: President of ICMI / Bill Barton
Welcome Address: Chair of IPC / Sung Je Cho
Congratulatory Remarks: Minister of Education and Science, and Technology / Ju Ho Lee
ICMI Awards Report / Carolyn Kieran
Part II Plenary Lectures.
The Butterfly Effect / Étienne Ghys
Whither the Mathematics/Didactics Interconnection? Evolution and Challenges of a Kaleidoscopic Relationship as Seen from an ICMI Perspective / Bernard R. Hodgson
Mathematics Education in the National Curriculum - with Some Reflections on Liberal Education / Lee Don-Hee
Quality Teaching of Mathematical Modelling: What Do We Know, What Can We Do? / Werner Blum
Part III Plenary Panels.
The TEDS-M: Important Issues, Results and Questions / Konrad Krainer, Feng-Jui Hsieh, Ray Peck and Maria Teresa Tatto
Mathematics Education in East Asia / Frederick K.S. Leung, Kyungmee Park, Yoshinori Shimizu and Binyan Xu
/ Gender and Mathematics Education Revisited / Gilah C. Leder
Part IV Awardees.
Teaching Mathematics in Tomorrow's Society: A Case for an Oncoming Counter Paradigm / Yves Chevallard
Mathematics for All? The Case for and Against National Testing / Gilah C. Leder
Early Algebraic Thinking: Epistemological, Semiotic, and Developmental Issues / Luis Radford
How We Think: A Theory of Human Decision-Making, with a Focus on Teaching / Alan H. Schoenfeld


Part V Survey Teams.
Curriculum and the Role of Research / Gail Burrill, Glenda Lappan and Funda Gonulates
Key Mathematical Concepts in the Transition from Secondary School to University / Mike O.J. Thomas, Iole de Freitas Druck, Danielle Huillet, Mi-Kyung Ju, Elena Nardi, Chris Rasmussen and Jinxing Xie
Socioeconomic Influence on Mathematical Achievement: What Is Visible and What Is Neglected / Paola Valero, Mellony Graven, Murad Jurdak, Danny Martin, Tamsin Meaney and Miriam Penteado
Part VI National Presentations.
National Presentation of Korea / Sun-Hwa Park
Mathematics Education in Singapore / Berinderjeet Kaur, Cheow Kian Soh, Khoon Yoong Wong, Eng Guan Tay, Tin Lam Toh, Ngan Hoe Lee, Swee Fong Ng, Jaguthsing Dindyal, Yeen Peng Yen, Mei Yoke Loh, Hwee Chiat June Tan and Lay Chin Tan
National Presentation of the United States of America / Rick Scott
National Presentation of India / K. Subramaniam
Spanish Heritage in Mathematics and Mathematics Education / L. Rico
Part VII Regular Lectures.
Abstracts of Regular Lectures / Sung Je Cho
Part VIII Topic Study Groups.
Mathematics Education at Preschool Level / Tamsin Meaney
Mathematics Education at Tertiary Level and Access to Tertiary Level / Ansie Harding and Juha Oikkonen
Activities and Programs for Gifted Students / Peter Taylor and Roza Leikin
Activities and Programs for Students with Special Needs / Jean-Philippe Drouhard
Mathematics Education in and for Work / Geoff Wake and Keiko Yasukawa
Mathematical Literacy / Mogens Niss
Teaching and Learning of Number Systems and Arithmetic (Focusing Especially on Primary Education) / Joana Brocardo and Geoffrey B. Saxe
Measurement - Focusing Especially on Primary Education / JeongSuk Pang and Kees Buijs
Teaching and Learning of Algebra / Rakhi Banerjee and Luis Puig
Teaching and Learning Geometry / Colette Laborde
Teaching and Learning of Probability / Per Nilsson and Jun Li
Teaching and Learning of Statistics / Dani Ben-Zvi and Katie Makar
Teaching and Learning of Calculus / Victor Martinez-Luaces and Sunsook Noh
Reasoning, Proof and Proving in Mathematics Education / Viviane Durand-Guerrier
Mathematical Problem Solving
Manuel Santos-Trigo and Zahra Gooya
Visualization in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics / Gert Kadunz and Michal Yerushalmy
Mathematical Applications and Modelling in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics / Jill Brown and Toshikazu Ikeda


Analysis of Uses of Technology in the Teaching of Mathematics / Morten Misfeldt and Wei-Chi Yang
Analysis of Uses of Technology in the Learning of Mathematics / Marcelo C. Borba and Hans-Georg Weigand
The Role of History of Mathematics in Mathematics Education / Renaud Chorlay and Wann-Sheng Horng
Research on Classroom Practice / Yeping Li and Hélia Oliveira
Learning and Cognition in Mathematics
Gaye Williams and Hsin Mei Huang
Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching at Primary Level / Len Sparrow
Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching at the Secondary Level / Aihui Peng and Hikma Smida
In-Service Education, Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers / Shuhua An and Andrea Peter-Koop
Pre-service Mathematical Education of Teachers / Sylvie Coppé and Ngai-Ying Wong
Motivation, Beliefs, and Attitudes Towards Mathematics and Its Teaching / Birgit Pepin and Ji-Won Son
Language and Communication in Mathematics Education
Tracy Craig and Candia Morgan Gender and Education / Olof Steinthorsdottir and Veronique Lizan
Mathematics Education in a Multilingual and Multicultural Environment / Anjum Halai and Richard Barwell
Tasks Design and Analysis / Xuhua Sun and Lalina Coulange
Mathematics Curriculum Development / Koeno Gravemeijer and Anita Rampal
Assessment and Testing in Mathematics Education / Christine Suurtamm and Michael Neubrand
The Role of Mathematical Competitions and Other Challenging Contexts in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics / Mariade Losada and Ali Rejali
The History of the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics / Fulvia Furinghetti


The Role of Ethnomathematics in Mathematics Education
Pedro Palhares and Lawrence Shirley
Theoretical Issues in Mathematics Education: An Introduction to the Presentations / Angelika Bikner-Ahsbahs and David Clarke
Part IX Discussion Groups.
Current Problems and Challenges in Non-university Tertiary Mathematics Education (NTME) / James Roznowsk and Huei Wuan Low-Ee
Creativity in Mathematics Education / Hartwig Meissner
Issues Surrounding Teaching Linear Algebra / Berman and Kazuyoshi Okubo
The Evolution of Mathematics-Teachers' Community-of-Practice / Nitsa Movshovitz-Hadar and Atara Shriki
Uses of History of Mathematics in School (Pupils Aged 6-13) / Bjørn Smestad
Postmodern Mathematics / Paul Ernest
Improving Teacher Professional Development Through Lesson Study / Toshiakira Fujii and Akihiko Takahashi
Theory and Perspective of Mathematics Learning and Teaching from the Asian Regions / Chun Chor Litwin Cheng
Using Technology to Integrate Geometry and Algebra in the Study of Functions / Scott Steketee
New Challenges in Developing Dynamic Software for Teaching Mathematics / Zsolt Lavicza and Balazs Koren
Mathematics Teacher Retention / Axelle Faughn and Barbara Pence
Mathematics Teacher Educators' Knowledge for Teaching / Kim Beswick and Olive Chapman
The Role of Mathematics Education in Helping to Produce a Data Literate Society / William Finzer
Mathematical Modeling in Connecting Concepts to Real World Application / Zhonghe Wu and Lijun Ye
Mathematics and Culture in Micronesia: An Exploration of the Mathematical Aspects of Indigenous Practices / A.J. (Sandy) Dawson
Can Art Save Mathematics? / Dirk Huylebrouck
Teaching of Problem Solving in School Mathematics Classrooms / Yew Hoong Leong and Rungfa Janjaruporn
Erratum to: Congratulatory Remarks: Minister of Education and Science, and Technology / Ju Ho Lee.