Gabriel Stylianides
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh
5517 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
PHONE: 412-648-1079
EMAIL:
gstylian@pitt.eduFull Time Faculty - Assistant Professor
Gabriel Stylianides is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Pittsburgh. A Fulbright scholar, he received M.Sc. degrees in mathematics and mathematics education, and then his Ph.D. in mathematics education, at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on issues related to the teaching and learning of mathematical reasoning and proof in both school and teacher education settings. He has a special interest in how curriculum materials can design rich opportunities for students to develop proficiency in reasoning and proof, and how teachers can be supported to effectively implement these opportunities in their classrooms.
School Affiliations
- Department: Instruction and Learning
- Program: Mathematics Education - Assistant Professor
- Program: Elementary Education - Assistant Professor
Education
- Ph.D., Mathematics Education, University of Michigan, 6/2005
- M.Sc., Mathematics, University of Michigan, 12/2002
- M.Sc., Mathematics Education, University of Michigan, 12/2002
- B.A., Major: Education, Minor: Mathematics, University of Cyprus, 7/2001
Recent Publications
Conference Proceedings/Yearbooks
- Stylianides, A. J., & Stylianides, G. J. (2008). ‘Cognitive conflict’ as a mechanism for supporting developmental progressions in students’ knowledge about proof. Article presented at, and available at the website of, the 11th International Congress on Mathematical Education, under Topic Study Group 18 (Reasoning, proof and proving in mathematics education) (http://tsg.icme11.org/tsg/show/19). Monterrey, Mexico.
- Stylianides, G. J., & Stylianides, A. J. (2008). Enhancing undergraduate students’ understanding of proof. Article in the Electronic Proceedings of the 11th Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (http://cresmet.asu.edu/crume2008/Proceedings/Stylianides&Stylianides_LONG(21).pdf), San Diego, CA.
Journal Articles
- Stylianides, A. J., & Stylianides, G. J. (accepted). Learning about the nature of argument in mathematical and scientific contexts. Mediterranean Journal for Research in Mathematics Education.
- Stylianides, G. J., & Stylianides, A. J. (2008). Proof in school mathematics: Insights from psychological research into students' ability for deductive reasoning. Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 10(2), 103-133.
- Stylianides, A. J., & Stylianides, G. J. (2008). Studying the
implementation of tasks in classroom settings: High-level mathematics tasks embedded in real-life contexts. Teaching and Teacher Education, 24(4), 859-875.
- Stylianides, G. J. (2008). Proof in school mathematics curriculum: A historical perspective. Mediterranean Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 7(1), 23-50.
- Stylianides, G. J. (2008). An analytic framework of reasoning-and-proving. For the Learning of Mathematics, 28(1), 9-16.
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Recent Course Instruction
Spring 2009 (2094)
Fall 2008 (2091)
Summer 2008 (2087)
Spring 2008 (2084)
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Recent Grants
- Principal Investigator. Preservice teachers’ challenges in beginning to teach mathematics: The activity of reasoning and proving (with A. J. Stylianides, University of Oxford). Research project funded by the Spencer Foundation. Duration of project: 1 October 2007 – 31 August 2009.
- Research Scientist. Cases of reasoning and proving in secondary mathematics. Research project directed by M. Smith and F. Arbaugh, and funded by the National Science Foundation. Duration of project: August 1, 2007 – June 30, 2012.
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