Research On and Activities For Mathematically Gifted Students

This Topical Survey offers a brief overview of the current state of research on and activities for mathematically gifted students around the world. This is of interest to a broad readership, including educational researchers, research mathematicians, math

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Florence Mihaela Singer Linda Jensen Sheffield Viktor Freiman Matthias Brandl

Research On and Activities For Mathematically Gifted Students

ICME-13 Topical Surveys Series editor Gabriele Kaiser, Faculty of Education, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/14352

Florence Mihaela Singer Linda Jensen Sheffield Viktor Freiman Matthias Brandl •

Research On and Activities For Mathematically Gifted Students

Viktor Freiman Faculté des sciences de l’éducation Université de Moncton Moncton, NB Canada

Florence Mihaela Singer University of Ploiesti Ploiesti Romania Linda Jensen Sheffield Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY USA

ISSN 2366-5947 ICME-13 Topical Surveys ISBN 978-3-319-39449-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-39450-3

Matthias Brandl Didaktik der Mathematik Universität Passau Passau, Bayern Germany

ISSN 2366-5955

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ISBN 978-3-319-39450-3

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Main Topics You Can Find in This ICME-13 Topical Survey

• Nature of Mathematical Giftedness • Mathematical Promise in Students of Various Ages • Research into Practice: Pedagogy, Programs and Teacher Education

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Research On and Activities For Mathematically Gifted Students . 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .