Sixth Central- and Eastern European Conference on Computer Algebra- and Dynamic Geometry Systems
in Mathematics Education

7-10 September, 2016 Targu Mures, Romania

After a successful conferences held at Pécs, Hungary (2007), Hagenberg, Austria (2009), Hluboká nad Vltavou, Czech Republic (2010), Novi Sad, Serbia (2012) and Halle, Germany(2014) we are delighted to announce that the CADGME conference continues. The team from Department of Mathematics-Informatics at Faculty of Technical and Human Sciences, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania in cooperation with the team from Faculty of Engineering, University Petru Maior has volunteered to host the conference in 2016 in the city of Bolyai's the beautiful Targu Mures/Marosvásárhely/Neumarkt, Romania. As for the last CADGME conferences we want to create a forum for Central- and Eastern- European colleagues, and for all interested academics from around the globe to exchange ideas and nurture collaboration on CAS, DGS, TPS and other digital tools. We hope that you will join us in Targu Mures on 07- 10 September 2016.

General Info

When: September 07-10, 2016
Where: Târgu Mureş/Marosvásárhely, Romania
Organized by: Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Department of Mathematics and Informatics
  http://www.ms.sapientia.ro/en
Map: Google map
Contact: Csaba Sárvári, University of Pécs
sarvari.cs gmail.com
Zsolt Lavicza, University of Cambridge
zl221 cam.ac.uk
Pál Kupán, Sapientia University of Transylvania
kupanp ms.sapientia.ro

Invited Speakers


Christian Bokhove
(University of Southampton, UK)

Using technology for maths teaching and learning: instructional design, digital books and automated feedback (Abstract)
Noah Dana-Picard
(Jerusalem College of Technology, Israel)

The usage of technology to revive classical topics in mathematics (Abstract)
Zoltán Kátai
(Sapientia University, Targu Mures, Romania)

Learning algorithms in technologically and artistically enhanced interactive environments (Abstract)
Zsolt Lavicza
(STEM Education Centre, Johennes Kepler University, Linz, Austria)

GEOMATECH: Integrating Technology into Primary and Secondary School Teaching to Enhance Mathematics Education in Hungary (Abstract)
Morten Misfeldt
(Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark)

Teaching mathematics with reasoning tools: learning, teaching and curriculum planning (Abstract)

Topics for contribution

The conference will be arranged around four important themes — Teaching, Learning, Curriculum and Assessment — using digital tools, in particular Computer Algebra Systems (CAS), Dynamic Geometry Software (DGS), Theorem Proving Systems (TPS) and combinations of these technologies.This includes, but is not restricted to, contributions to the following fields.

Teaching Learning
  • The impact of digital tools on mathematics teaching
  • The changing role of the teacher
  • Teachers’ professional development
  • Teacher training
  • Distance learning and digital tools
  • The impact of digital tools on students’ learning
  • Students’ attitudes toward digital tools
  • Understanding and knowledge with respect to digital tools
  • Algebraic skills and digital tools
  • Instrumentation and Instrumentalization
  • Creativity and digital tools
Curriculum Assessment
  • Design of learning environments and curricula
  • Implementation of curricula and classroom practices
  • Innovative practices
  • Promises of digital tools for curriculum development and administration
  • Assessment with digital tools
  • Web-based assessment systems
  • Problem solving and stepwise use of digital tools
  • Intelligent Assessment

Working groups

János Karsai - University of Szeged, Hungary
Modeling and Experimental Approach in Math Classrooms (Abstract)

Anatoli Kouropatov, Regina Ovodenko, Sara Hershkovitz - The Center for Educational Technology, Israel
The impact of digital tools on students' learning of geometry (Abstract)

Paul Libbrecht, Matija Lokar - Weingarten University of Education, Germany / University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Using Sets of Mathematical Tools (Abstract)

Walther Neuper - Graz University of Technology, Austria
eduTPS: JUSTIFYING MATH -- Working Group on Education and TP Technology (Abstract)

Workshops

Liudmyla Gryzun - Kharkiv National Pedagogical University Named After G.S. Skovoroda, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Digital and didactic tools for the development of interdisciplinary curriculum for pre-service Mathematics teachers’ training (Abstract)

János Karsai, Zsolt Vizy - University of Szeged, Hungary
With or without Delay: Simple Dynamic Systems with Mathematica (Abstract)

Masataka Kaneko, Setsuo Takato, Satoshi Yamashita, Koji Nishiura, Hideyo Makishita - Toho University/ Toho University/ National Institute of Technology, Kisarazu College/ National Institute of Technology, Fukushima College/ Shibaura Institute of Technology - Japan
Introduction to KeTCindy --- Unification of Dynamic Geometry and High-Quality Printing (Abstract)

Eleonóra Stettner - Kaposvár University, Hungary
WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THE CHILDREN? (Abstract)

Proceedings

Plenary I:
Christian Bokhove: Using technology for maths teaching and learning: instructional design, digital books and automated feedback [ANNOTATION(PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF)]

Parallel Session I
The impact of digital tools on students' learning of geometry, working group
Chair: Zsolt Lavicza

39. Ruti Segal, Avi Sigler and Moshe Stupel: Problem Posing and Problem Solving of Geomatrical Configurations by Integrating Dynamic Geometry Software [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF)]
eduTPS working group
Chair: Zlatan Magajna

1.Vanda Santos and Pedro Quaresma: Adaptive Strategies in the Web Geometry Laboratory[ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF)]
40. Victor Oxman, Avi Sigler and Moshe Stupel: “What if not” investigation method with the aid of Geogebra of a geometric configuration of quadrilaterals that through a dynamic process aspire to be square [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF)]
2. Zoltán Kovács and Csilla Sólyom-Gecse: GeoGebra Tools with Proof Capabilities [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF)]
41. Avi Sigler, Victor Oxman and Ruti Segal: The development of interesting connections between the radiuses of circles that are inscribed in or by triangles, and the discovery of unique features, with algebraic manipulations and dynamic exploration. [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF)]
28. Jiri Blazek and Pavel Pech: Computer-aided investigation of sets of points in geometry [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PPTX/ZIP)]

Parallel Session II
The impact of digital tools on students' learning of geometry, working group
Chair: Anatoli Kouropatov

30. Valentyna Pikalova: Teaching and Learning Math Behind Computer Science with the Help of GeoGebra and Python [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF)] 		eduTPS working group
Chair: Pedro Quaresma

7. Walther Neuper: Reasoning by CAS is a dead end! [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF)]
52. Kristóf Fenyvesi, Zsolt Lavicza, Diego Lieban, Imre Nyögéri, Ho-gul Park & Taeyoung Choi:
STEAM Workshops for Collaborative Problem Solving Based on Connecting Hands-on 4dframe Activities with the Implementation of Geogebra [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF)] 		15. Miguel A. Abanades, Francisco Botana, Zoltan Kovacs, Tomas Recio and Csilla Solyom-Gecse: Automatic Discovery in GeoGebra: First Steps [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF)]
46. Partová Edita: Diagnostics and the development of geometric knowledge through a variety of constructing tools [ANNOTATION (PDF)] 20. Walther Neuper: Engineering mathematics -- intuitive and formal [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF)]

Poster: 11. Mohamed El-Demerdash, Nataly Essonnier, Jana Trgalova and Christian Mercat: Digital Resources to Enhance Creative Mathematical Thinking in a Biomathematics Context [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (ZIP)]

Parallel Session III
The impact of digital tools on students' learning of geometry, working group
Chair: Valentyna Pikalova

43. Lilla Korenova: GeoGebra in elementary education [ANNOTATION (PDF)] 		eduTPS working group
Chair: Walther Neuper
32. Zlatan Magajna: Technology as a support for generating and presenting proofs in geometry [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF)]
12. Peter Körtesi: Using GeoGebra to study the Famous Curves of the MacTutor History of Mathematics archive [ANNOTATION (PDF)] 44. Pedro Quaresma: Intelligent Geometry [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF)]
8. Anatoli Kouropatov, Regina Ovodenko and Sara Hershkovitz: The impact of digital tools on students' learning of geometry [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PPTX)] Summary of the group's work

Parallel Session IV
Using Sets of Mathematical Tools with Copy and Paste, working group

24. Matija Lokar and Paul Libbrecht: Obstacles in combining the use of various tools in solving mathematical problems – why is Copy/Paste often useless [ANNOTATION (PDF), PAPER (PDF), PRESENTATION (PPTX/ZIP)] 		Modeling and Experimental Approach in Math Classrooms, working group
Chair: János Karsai

10. Mohamed El-Demerdash, Pedro Lealdino and Christian Mercat: The Effectiveness of Kinesthetic Approach in Developing Mathematical Function Graphs Recognition and Understanding at University Level [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF/ZIP)]
25. Paul Libbrecht and Matija Lokar: Expectations of the Copy and Paste Action for Formulæ [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF/ZIP)] 22. János Karsai, Zsolt Vizi, Eszter Szénási and Lőrinc Pósfai: Modeling approach in teaching math students [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF/RAR)]
26. Masataka Kaneko and Setsuo Takato: Collaborative use of KeTCindy with CAS [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF/ZIP)] 27. Přemysl Rosa and Vladimíra Petrášková: Potential of Maple as tool for improving financial education of future teachers [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PPTX/ZIP)]

Plenary II:
  Noah Dana-Picard: The usage of technology to revive classical topics in mathematics [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF)]

Parallel Session V
Chair: Matija Lokar

18. Eleonóra Stettner: Geomatech Competitions [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PPTX/ZIP)] 		Modeling and Experimental Approach in Math Classrooms working group
Chair: János Karsai

29. Štefan Berežný, Kristína Budajová, Eva Komová and Henrich Glaser-Opitz:
The MATH and the Vernier System at Faculty of Aeronautics [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PPSX/ZIP)]
38. Norbert Bogya, Lajos Szilassi and Zoltán Kovács: Euclid, Bolyai and the exemplification in teaching of geometry [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF/ZIP)] 34. Ildikó Perjesi-Hámori and Csaba Sárvári: More or less? Using CAS in Mathematics teaching based on 15 years of experience [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF)]
36. Štefan Berežný: Implementation of Research Findings in the Laboratories of DMTI [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF)] Summary of the group's work

  Poster: 37.    János Karsai, Lőrinc Pósfai, Eszter Szénási and Zsolt Vizi: Teaching Mathematical Modeling to first-year math students: experiences of a modeling course in 2016 [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF)]

Plenary III:
Zsolt Lavicza: GEOMATECH: Integrating Technology into Primary and Secondary School Teaching to Enhance Mathematics Education in Hungary [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (Link)]

Parallel Session VI
Chair: Paul Libbrecht

48. Natalija Budinski and Dragica Milinkovic: Learning mathematics trough real life situation with use of educational software [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PPT)] 		Chair: Csaba Sárvári

31. Denys Stolbov: Visual models of cipher algorithms for students’ learning information security[ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PPT/ZIP)]
35. Rein Prank, Evari Koppel, Joosep Kibal, Katrin Valdson and Joosep Norma: Word Problem Solution Environment TEKSTER [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF)] 21. Martin Günzel, Tereza Suchopárová and Helena Binterová: Tessellations in lower secondary school classes [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PPTX)]
13. Gregor Jerše and Matija Lokar: Learning and teaching programming and numerical methods with a system for automatic assessment [ANNOTATION (PDF), PAPER(PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF/ZIP)] 16. Norbert Bogya: Playing card game with finite projective geometry [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF/ZIP)]

Workshops
19. Eleonóra Stettner: What We Learned From the Children? [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF)] 6. Liudmyla Gryzun: Digital and didactic tools for the development of interdisciplinary curriculum for pre-service Mathematics teachers’ training [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF/ZIP)]

Workshops
4. János Karsai: With or without Delay: Simple Dynamic Systems with Mathematica [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (RAR)] 9. Masataka Kaneko, Setsuo Takato, Satoshi Yamashita, Koji Nishiura, Hideyo Makishita: Introduction to KeTCindy --- Unification of Dynamic Geometry and High-Quality Printing [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF)]

Plenary IV:
Morten Misfeldt: Teaching mathematics with reasoning tools: learning, teaching and curriculum planning [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF)]
Question time - scriber and moderator: Paul Libbrecht (PDF)
Parallel Session VII
Chair: Christian Mercat
45. Joris van der Hoeven: GNU TeXmacs as a CAS front-end [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF/TAR.GZ)] 		Chair: Masataka Kaneko
49. Natalija Budinski: Geogebra as a tool for connecting Materials Science and high school Mathematics [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PPT)]
47. Zsolt Lavicza, Mamdouh Soliman and Maryam Al-Kandary: Improving students’ learning through technology integration in Kuwait 42. Satoshi Yamashita: Producing Class Materials with KeTCindy ― Programming Styles, Creating Portal Site and the Evaluation [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF)]
50. Natalija Budinski: Geogebra and origami-connection between technology and hands-on activities [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PPT)] 53. Hunor Nagy and Pál Kupán: Improving the students performance using digital tools in geometry instruction [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PPT)]

Plenary V:
Zoltán Kátai:Learning algorithms in technologically and artistically enhanced interactive environments [ANNOTATION (PDF), PRESENTATION (PDF)]

SCHEDULE
ABSTRACTS
PRESENTATIONS

Question Time - Video

Scientific Committee


Burkhard Alpers (Fachhochschule Aalen - University of Applied Sciences, Germany)
Teresa Assude (Université de Provence, France)
Paul Andrews (University of Cambridge, UK)
Bärbel Barzel (Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
Bruno Buchberger (RISC, University of Linz, Austria)
Douglas Butler (ICT Training Centre Oundle School, UK)
J. Orlando Freitas (University of Madeira, Portugal)
Karl Fuchs (University of Salzburg, Austria)
Erika Gyöngyösi (Eszterházy Károly College, Comenius Faculty, Hungary)
Samer Habre (Lebanese American University, Lebanon)
Stephen J. Hegedus (University of Massachusetts, USA)
Kathleen Heid (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
Markus Hohenwarter (Kepler University Linz Mathematics Education, Austria)
Sándor Horváth (University of Petru Maior)
Djordje Kadijevich (Mathematical Institute, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Serbia)
János Karsai (University of Szeged, Hungary)
Zoltán Kátai (Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania)
Carolyn Kieran (Université du Québec á Montréal, Canada)
Vesna Kilibarda (Indiana University Northwest, USA)
Vlasta Kokol-Voljc (University of Maribor, Slovenia)
Ulrich Kortenkamp (University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany)
Zoltán Kovács (University of Debrecen - College of Nyíregyháza, Hungary)
Péter Körtesi (University of Miskolc, Hungary)
Yves Kreis (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
Bernhard Kutzler (Austrian Center for Didactics of Computer Algebra ,Austria)
Jean-baptiste Lagrange (I.U.F.M. Reims and Didirem Université Paris VII, France)
Zsolt Lavicza (University of Cambridge, UK)
Matija Lokar (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
John Monaghan (University of Leeds, UK)
Eric Muller (Brock University, Canada)
Ildikó Perjési-Hámori (University of Pécs, Hungary)
Werner Peschek (Alpen - Adria Universität Klagenfurt, Austria)
Kenneth Ruthven (University of Cambridge, UK)
Csaba Sárvári (University of Pécs, Hungary)
Edith Schneider (Alpen - Adria Universität Klagenfurt, Austria)
Lajos Szilassi (University of Szeged, Hungary)
Denis Tanguay (Université du Québec á Montréal, Canada)
Luc Trouche (French Institute of Education, at Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France)
Éva Vásárhelyi (Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary / University of Salzburg, Austria)
Rose Mary Zbiek ( The Pennsylvania State University, USA)
Nurit Zehavi (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
Đurđica Takači (University of Novi Sad, Serbia)

Program Committee of the Working Group "eduTPS: justifying (in) math"

Roman Hašek (University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic)
Zoltán Kovács (Johannes Kepler University, Austria)
Filip Maric (University of Belgrade, Serbia)
Walther Neuper (Graz University of Technology, Austria (co-chair))
Pavel Pech (University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic)
Pedro Quaresma (University of Coimbra, Portugal (co-chair))
Judit Robu (Babeş-Bolyai University Cluj, Romania)
Vanda Santos (CISUC, Portugal
Róbert Vajda (University of Szeged, Hungary)
Wolfgang Windsteiger (Johannes Kepler University, Austria)

Local Organizing Committee


Szabó Zsuzsanna (University of Petru Maior)
Györfi Ágnes (Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania)
Horváth Sándor (University of Petru Maior)
Kupán Pál (Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania)

Registration

There are two steps for registration and payment.
First, please fill in the registration form for CADGME: https://goo.gl/TOZnjH
Second, transfer your registration fee either with regular bank transfer to: Bank account

Universitatea Sapientia
Corunca nr. 1/C, jud.Mureș

IBAN: RO30OTPV320000073814EU03
SWIFT : OTPVROBU
OTP BANK ROMANIA - Sucursala Târgu Mures,
Str. 1 Decembrie 1918, nr. 216,

Or through http://transferwise.com to the same account number (This service similar to regular bank transfer, but offers much lower transfer fees than regular bank transfers. Many of our colleagues have used this service successfully in the past. You can find a tutorial video on TransferWise website.)
Conference fees

Early bird fee
(before Jun. 26)		Standard fee
(before Aug. 10)		Late registration
(after Aug. 10)
Regular with accommodation
(student hostel in the campus)		170 €190 €200 €
Regular no accommodation130 €150 €160 €
Student with accommodation
(student hostel in the campus)		150 €170 €180 €
Student no accommodation110 €130 €140 €
Accompanying person with accommodation
(student hostel in the campus)		150 €170 €180 €
Accompanying person no accommodation110 €130 €140 €


The registration fee for participants covers

  • Conference materials
  • Admission to Scientific Sessions
  • Welcome reception
  • Conference dinner
  • Daily meal on each conference day and coffee breaks
  • Bedroom in the student hostel (on campus) for those who choose University Accommodation

The registration fee for accompanying persons covers

  • Welcome reception
  • Conference dinner
  • Daily meal on each conference day and coffee breaks
  • Bedroom in the student hostel (on campus) for those who choose University Accommodation

How to contribute

Contributed talks

The talks will be given in parallel sessions; the length is 30 minutes including discussion. Abstracts (max 300 words) of contributed talks should be submitted by 15 April, 2016.

Posters

Research results can be presented on posters. There will be time allocated to present and discuss posters. Abstracts (max 300 words) of posters should be submitted by 15 April, 2016.

Working groups

Talks will be organized around topics (proposed list is below). We welcome proposals (max 500 words) of working groups by 1 April, 2016 in which participants can contribute talks/papers. In working group sessions plenty of time will be allocated for in-depth discussion of talks/papers.

Workshops

We encourage participants and software developers to organize workshops. Proposals (max 500 words) should be submitted by 1 April, 2016. Please let us know about the technical facilities needed for the workshop. The time limit is 1.5 hour per workshop.

Publication, proceedings

Abstracts

The abstracts of contributed talks and posters will be published on the conference proceedings website. The length is maximum 300 words. Abstracts should be submitted in as unformatted texts on the Easy Chair system.

Journal Publication

If you wish to publish a paper in a journal about your talk at the CADGME 2016 conference you can submit it into special issues of the following three peer-reviewed journals:

  • The International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education (IJTME)
  • The Electronic Journal of Mathematics & Technology (eJMT) and
  • Acta Didactica Napocensia (ADN)
  • Papers are to be submitted to the scientific committee by 1 December 2016. Formats of papers should be in line with the selected journal’s requirements.

How to submit

Submission of proposals for workshops/working groups and abstracts of contributed talks and posters is handled via the Easy Chair system.

Accomodation

Confortable student hostel in the Campus(see the pictures below)
Vila Cheșa guesthouse ** close to the Campushttp://www.chesa-turism.eu/
Sandoria Hotel *** close to the Campushttp://hotelsandoria.ro/en
Business Hotel *** close to the Campushttp://www.hotel-business.ro/home.html

Venue access

by plane
  • from Budapest (WizzAir, 1 hour)
  • from Bucharest (Tarom, 1 hour)
by train
  • from Budapest via Oradea (12 hours)
  • from Bucharest (7 hours)
by car
  • from Budapest via Oradea (560 km, from this 175+52 km highway; 7 hours)
  • from Bucharest via Brasov (350 km, 5 hours)
There are two more International Airports in our region (100km distance):
  • Cluj Napoca(Kolozsvar, Klausenburg) - For buses see
  • Sibiu (Nagyszeben, Hermannstadt)

Latest news

31st December 2015 - First Announcement
5th April 2016 - Deadline extensions:
Working group and workshop proposals are due on 18 April, 2016
Contributed talks, posters on 2 May, 2016.
25th April 2016 - Second Announcement
Contributed talks,posters are due on 20 May, 2016
26th May 2016 - Early bird fee extension to 26th June.

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