Ιωάννης Παπαδόπουλος

Ioannis

Papadopoulos

Associate Professor

School of Primary Education

2310 995092

Sector of Sciences and new technologies
Office No: 509, 5th floor, Tower of School of Education
Tel.: 2310 995092

More details at:

http://ypapadop.webpages.auth.gr/

ypapadop@eled.auth.gr

Short CV Presentation

Recent Publications

Papadopoulos, I. (2024). Meaning generation in the interplay between problem solving and posing in a constructionist environment. Computers in the schools (accepted)

Papadopoulos, I. (2024). Use of mathematical problems rooted in primary historical sources to reveal preservice teachers’ mathematical content knowledge. The Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 76, 101177.

Studies

PhD

University of Patras, Mathematics Department – 2008

Field: Mathematics Education

MSc

University of Macedonia – 2001

Field: Informational systrms

Bachelor

University of Patras, Mathematics Department (1986)

School of Primary Education (1987)

More info (selection)

Invited lecturer: ICME15
Chair TWG2 (Arithmetic and Number Systems) CERME14
Plenarist: Research in Didactics of Mathematics and Computer Science (MIDK 2023) – Romania (2023)
Co-chair TWG2 (Arithmetic and Number Systems) στο διεθνές συνέδριο CERME13
Organizer of the ProMath22 conference

Reviewers in refereed journals (selection)

The Journal of Mathematical Behavior – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology – Science and Education – Mathematics Education Research Journal

Reviewers in refereed conferences (selection)

Conference of European Research in Mathematics Education (CERME) – Conference of International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) – Problem-Solving Conference in Mathematics Education (ProMath)

Publications

Books - editions - chapters
1. Koichu, B., Papadopoulos, I., Cooper, J., Buchbinder, O., McCrone, S. (2023). Policies and Implementation of Digital Resources: Theoretical Considerations and Illustrative Cases from Greece, Israel, and the USA. In: Pepin, B., Gueudet, G., Choppin, J. (eds) Handbook of Digital Resources in Mathematics Education. (in press) Springer International Handbooks of Education.
2. Essonnier, N., Barquero, B., Papadopoulos, I., Trgalova, J., & Kynigos, C. (2023). Communities of interest as a context for creativity in the process of designing digital media for mathematical learning. In: Pepin, B., Gueudet, G., Choppin, J. (eds) Handbook of Digital Resources in Mathematics Education. (in press) Springer International Handbooks of Education.
3. Papadopoulos, & N. Patsiala (Eds.)(2023). Problem solving & problem posing:Perspectives and potentialities in research and practice. Proceedings of the 22th ProMath conference. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
4. Cockburn, D. A., & Papadopoulos, I. (2020). Zero for parents and teachers, or (Almost) all you need to know about Mathematics for young children. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Publications in refereed journals
1. Ioannis Papadopoulos, & Athina Thoma. (2023). Mental Brackets and Their Use by High School Students in Arithmetic and Algebra. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 21, 1197-1218.
2. Ioannis Papadopoulos, Nafsika Patsiala, Luke Baumanns, & Benjamin Rott (2022). Multiple Approaches to Problem Posing: Theoretical Considerations Regarding its Definition, Conceptualisation, and Implementation. Mathematical Induction. CEPS Journal, 12 (1), 13-34.
3. Ioannis Papadopoulos, & Paraskevi Kyriakopoulou (2022). Reading mathematical texts as problem-solving activity: The case of the Principle of Mathematical Induction. CEPS Journal, 12 (1), 35-53.
4. Ioannis Papadopoulos, & Eirini Tenta (2021). Escape rooms as a collaborative problem-solving environment. International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 11(4), 57-71.
5. Ioannis Papadopoulos, Darina Jirotkova, Jana Slezakova, & Esperanza Lopez Centella (2020). Current changes in primary education: the issue of “different” in a primary school mathematics classroom. Pedagogika, 70(4), 483-508.
6. Ioannis Papadopoulos (2020). Using tasks to bring challenge in mathematics classroom (Plenary talk delivered at ICOPR’20). Journal of Pedagogical Research, 4(3), 375-386.
7. Ioannis Papadopoulos & Robert Gunnarsson (2020). Exploring the way rational expressions trigger the use of “mental” brackets by primary school students. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 103(2), 191-207.
8. Ioannis Papadopoulos & Nafsika Patsiala (2019). When the “Tug-of-War” Game Facilitates the Development of Algebraic Thinking. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 17(7), 1401-1421.
9. Ioannis Papadopoulos (2019). Using mobile puzzles to exhibit certain algebraic habits of mind and demonstrate symbol-sense in primary school students. The Journal of Mathematical Behavior 53, 210-227.
10. Ioannis Papadopoulos (2018). Teachers and Parents as Partners in Mathematics Classroom. Primary Mathematics 22(1), 23-27
11. Ioannis Papadopoulos (2017). Opening inquiry mathematics to parents: Can they be engaged as teachers’ partners in mathematical work? Journal of Pedagogical Research 1(1), 1-20.
12. Ioannis Papadopoulos (2014). How Archimedes helped students to unravel the mystery of the magical number pi. Science & Education, 23(1), 61-77.
13. Ioannis Papadopoulos (2013). Using calculators for assessing pupils’ conceptualization on place-value. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 44(4), 523-544.
14. Joanna Mamona-Downs & Ioannis Papadopoulos (2011). Problem-solving activity ancillary to the concept of area. Mediterranean Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 10 (1-2), 103-129.
15. Ioannis Papadopoulos & Maria Iatridou (2010). Systematic Approaches to Experimentation: The Case of Pick’s Theorem, The Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 29(4), 207-217.
16. Ioannis Papadopoulos & Maria Iatridou (2010). Modelling problem-solving situations into number theory tasks: the route towards generalization. Mathematics Education Research Journal (MERJ), 22(3), 85-110.
17. Ioannis Papadopoulos (2010). “Reinventing” techniques for the estimation of area of irregular plane figures. From 18^th century to the modern classroom. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 8(5), 869-890.
18. Ioannis Papadopoulos & Vassilios Dagdilelis (2008). Students’ use of technological tools for verification purposes in geometry problem solving. The Journal of Mathematical Βehavior , 27(4), 311-325.
19. Ioannis Papadopoulos (2008), Complex and Non-Regular Shapes: Their Evolution in Greek Textbooks (1749-1971), Science and Education, 17(1), 115-129.
20. Ioannis Papadopoulos & Vassilios Dagdilelis: (2006). The Theory of Transactional Distance as a Framework for the Analysis of Computer Aided Teaching of Geometry, The International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education (IJTME), 13(4), 175-182.

Publication in refereed conference proceedings
1. Papadopoulos, I., & Ventistas, G. (2023). Collaborative geometry problem solving in secondary education: The issue of control strategies. In P. Drijvers, C. Csapodi, H. Palmér, K. Gosztonyi, & E. Kónya (Eds.). Proceedings of the Thirteenth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME13) (pp. 781-788). Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics and ERME
2. Papadopoulos, I. (2023). Primary school students’ use of unnecessary brackets while evaluating arithmetic expressions. In P. Drijvers, C. Csapodi, H. Palmér, K. Gosztonyi, & E. Kónya (Eds.). Proceedings of the Thirteenth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME13) (pp. 465-472). Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics and ERME
3. Papadopoulos, I., & Patsiala, N. (2023). Problem-posing training and its impact on the quality of the posed problems. In P. Drijvers, C. Csapodi, H. Palmér, K. Gosztonyi, & E. Kónya (Eds.). Proceedings of the Thirteenth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME13) (pp. 457-464). Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics and ERME
4. Papadopoulos, I., & Thoma, A. (2023). Students’ use of unnecessary brackets as a way of exhibiting structure sense. In M. Ayalon, B. Koichu, R. Leikin, L. Rubel & M. Tabach (Eds.). Proceedings of the 46th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 4, pp. 11-18). PME 46.
5. Papadopoulos, I., & Patsiala, N. (2023). Seeking and using structure through problem posing. In I. Papadopoulos and N. Patsiala (Eds.) Proceedings of ProMath22 (pp. 133-148), Thessaloniki, Greece. ProMath
6. Patsiala, Ν. & Papadopoulos, Ι. (2022). Developing an instrument to connect problem-posing strategies and mathematical habits of mind. Twelfth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME12), (pp. 4181-4188). ERME
7. Papadopoulos, Ι., & Karakostas, Μ. (2022) Mental calculations with rational numbers: strategies’ range and strategy selection. Twelfth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME12), (pp. 410-417), ERME
8. Güler, Μ., Papadopoulos, I., & Thoma, A. (2022). Investigating Science Education students’ mathematical writing – the case of mental brackets. Proceedings of the British Society for research into Learning Mathematics, 42(1).
9. Papadopoulos, I. & Patsiala, N. (2019). Capturing the problem posing landscape in a grade-4 classroom: A pilot study. In U. T. Jankvist, M. van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, & M. Veldhuis (Eds.): Proceedings of CERME 11 (pp. 4431-4438). Utrecht: Freudenthal Group & ERME.
10. Gunnarsson, R., & Papadopoulos, I. (2019). Pairing numbers: an unconventional way of evaluating arithmetic expressions. In U. T. Jankvist, M. van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, & M. Veldhuis (Eds.): Proceedings of CERME 11 (pp. 435-442). Utrecht: Freudenthal Group & ERME.
11. Diamantidis, D., Kynigos, C., & Papadopoulos, I. (2019). The co-design of a c-book by students and teachers as a process of meaning generation: The case of co-variation. In U. T. Jankvist, M. van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, & M. Veldhuis (Eds.): Proceedings of CERME 11 (pp. 2689-2696) . Utrecht: Freudenthal Group & ERME.
12. Papadopoulos, I., Panagiotopoulou, S., & Karakostas, M. (2019). Mental calculations with rational numbers across educational levels. In U. T. Jankvist, M. van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, & M. Veldhuis (Eds.): Proceedings of CERME 11 (pp. 469-476). Utrecht: Freudenthal Group & ERME.
13. Rott, B., & Papadopoulos, I. (2019). The role of problem solving in school mathematics. In A. Kuzle, I. Gebel, & B. Rott (Eds.) Proceedings of the 2018 Joint Conference of ProMath and the GDM Working Groups on Problem Solving (pp. 215-217). Munster, Germany: WTM-Verlag.
14. Papadopoulos, I., & Diakidou, A., (2019). Does collaborative problem solving matter in primary school? The issue of control actions. In A. Kuzle, I. Gebel, & B. Rott (Eds.) Proceedings of the 2018 Joint Conference of ProMath and the GDM Working Groups on Problem Solving (pp. 143-157). Munster, Germany: WTM-Verlag.
15. Papadopoulos, I., & Vighi, P. (2019). An unusual comparison of perimeters. In J. Novotna & H. Moraova (Eds.), Proceedings of SEMT 19 (pp. 483-485). Prague.
16. Koulountzos, V., Papadopoulos, I., Lambrinos, N., & Seroglou, F. (2019). A STEM education proposal for pre-service students. In F. Seroglou & V. Koulountzos (Eds.) Book of Abstracts of the 15^th International Conference of IHPST (pp. 175-176), Thessaloniki.
17. Papadopoulos, I., & Gunnarsson, R. (2018). The use of ‘mental’ brackets when calculating arithmetic expressions. In E. Bergqvist, M. Österholm, C. Granberg, & L. Sumpter (Eds.). Proceedings of the 42nd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 3, pp. 451-458). Umeå, Sweden: PME
18. Papadopoulos, I., & Sekeroglou, I. (2018). Types of control in collaborative problem-solving. In A. Ambrus & E. Vasarhelyi (Eds.), Proceedings of the 19^th ProMath Conference, Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest, Hungary (pp. 97-112).
19. Papadopoulos, I., Jirotkova, D., & Slezakova, J. (2017). Driving the “Bus” beyond the boundaries of the Czech Republic. In Proceedings of the 14^th International Conference on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education (ERIE2017), Prague, Czech Republic (pp. 303-310).
20. Kynigos, C., Daskolia, M., & Papadopoulos, I. (2017). Social creativity in the design of digital resources to afford creative mathematical thinking. In A. Chronaki (Ed.), Proceedings of the 9th International Mathematics Education and Society Conference-MES9, v.1, pp.267-271, Volos, Greece.
21. Papadopoulos, I., Diamantidis, D., & Kynigos, C. (2017). Meaning-generation through an interplay between problem solving and Constructionism in the c-book technology environment. In T. Dooley & G. Gueudet (Eds.), Proceedings of the 10th Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (pp. 2619-2626). Dublin, Ireland: DCU and ERME.
22. Papadopoulos, I., & Patsiala, N. (2017). ‘Father Woodland’: A learning environment to facilitate the development of algebraic thinking. In T. Dooley & G. Gueudet (Eds.), Proceedings of the 10th Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (pp. 456-463). Dublin, Ireland: DCU and ERME.
23. Papadopoulos, I., Diamantidis, D., & Kynigos, C. (2016). Meaning around angle with digital media designed to support creative mathematical thinking. In Csikos, C., Rausch, A., & Szitanyi, J. (Eds.). Proceedings 40^th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, v.4, pp. 35-42, Szeged, Hungary: PME
24. Papadopoulos, I., Kindini, T., & Tsakalaki, X. (2016). Using mobile puzzles to develop algebraic thinking. In Csikos, C., Rausch, A., & Szitanyi, J. (Eds.). Proceedings 40^th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, v.4, pp. 43-50, Szeged, Hungary: PME
25. Barquero, B., Papadopoulos, I., Barajas, M., & Kynigos C. (2016). Cross-case design in using digital technologies: two communities of interest designing a c-book unit. Paper presented at ICME-13, Hamburg, Germany.
26. Jirotkova, I. Papadopoulos, & R. Zemanova (2015). Desemantisation of language in learning environments. Workshop in International Seminar Elementary Maths Teaching 2015, Prague. In J. Novotna & H. Moraova (Eds.) Proceedings of the International Symposium Elementary Maths Teaching SEMT ’15 , 369-370
27. Ioannis Papadopoulos & Dimitrios Deslis (2015). Equiprobable events and probability comparison in a primary classroom. In J. Novotna & H. Moraova (Eds.) Proceedings of the International Symposium Elementary Maths Teaching SEMT ’15 , 257-266.
28. Papadopoulos, I. (2015). The rules for the order of operations: The case of an inservice teacher. In K. Krainer and N. Vondrova (Eds.), Proceedings of the 9th Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (pp. 324-330). Prague.
29. Papadopoulos, I., Barquero, B., Richter, A., Daskolia, M., Barajas, M., & Kynigos, C. (2015). Representations of creative mathematical thinking in designer communities producing c-book units. In K. Krainer and N. Vondrova (Eds.), Proceedings of the 9th Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (pp. 2381-2387). Prague.
30. Beliefs and Mathematical Reasoning during Problem Solving across educational levels.I. Papadopoulos (2015). In C. Bernack-Schuler, R. Erens, A. Eichler, & T. Leuders (Eds.), Views and Beliefs in Mathematics Education (pp. 183-195). Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden.
31. Ioannis Papadopoulos (2012). Nicodemus explores Egyptian fractions: A case study. In C. Kynigos, J. Clayson, N. Yiannoutsoy (Eds.), Constructionism 2012: Theory, Prqctice and Impact, Conference Proceedings (pp. 146-155). Athens.
32. Carlo Marchini & Ioannis Papadopoulos (2011). Are useless brackets useful tools for teaching?. In B. Ubuz (Ed.) Proceedings 35^th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME 35), vol.3 pp.185-192, Ancara, Turkey: PME.
33. Ioannis Papadopoulos (2010). Using simple arithmetic calculators as a diagnostic tool on place-value. In B. Majena, E. Swoboda and K. Tatsis (Eds.), Motivation Via Natural Differentiation In Mathematics, Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego, Rzeszow, Poland (pp. 290-299).
34. Vassilios Dagdilelis & Ioannis Papadopoulos (2010). Didactic Scenarios and ICT: a good practice guide. In M. Lytras et al. (Eds): Tech-Education 2010, CCIS 73, pp. 117-123, Springer-Verlag. Berlin Heidelberg.
35. Maria Iatridou & Ioannis Papadopoulos (2010). From area to number theory: a case study. In V. Durand-Guerrier, S. Soury-Lavergne and F. Arzarello (Eds.), Proceedings of the 6^th Conference of European Research in Mathematics Education CERME-6, pp. 599-608. Institut National De Recherche Pedagogique, Lyon, France.
36. Ioannis Papadopoulos & Vassilios Dagdilelis (2009). ICT in Classroom Microworld – Some Reservations. In M. D. Lytras et al. (Eds.) WSKS 2009, CCIS 49, pp. 137-145, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
37. Ioannis Papadopoulos & Vassilios Dagdilelis (2009). Estimating areas and verifying calculations in the traditional and computational environment. In Tzekaki, M., Kaldrimidou, M. & Sakonidis, C. (Eds.), Proceedings of PME 33, Vol. IV, pp. 305-312, Thessaloniki, Greece: PME.
38. Ioannis Papadopoulos (2008). Developing problem-solving strategies via estimating the area of irregular shapes. Proceedings of the 1^st Conference of Children Mathematical Education (CME08), pp. 95-101, Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego, Rzeszow, Poland.
39. Ioannis Papadopoulos (2007). Relating Problem-Solving Strategies and van Hiele Levels. In J. Novotna and H. Moraova (Eds.) Proceedings of the International Symposium Elementary Maths Teaching SEMT ‘07. pp. 194-202. Charles University, Faculty of Education. Prague. The Czech Republic.
40. Joanna Mamona-Downs & Ioannis Papadopoulos (2006). The problem-solving element in young students’ work related to the concept of area. In Novotna J. et al (Eds.) Proceedings 30th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME 30). vol.4, pp. 121-128. Prague: PME.
41. Ioannis Papadopoulos & Vassilios Dagdilelis (2005). Computer as a tool of verification in a geometry problem-solving context. In Novotna J. (Ed), SEMT’ 05, International Symposium Elementary Maths Teaching Proceedings, (pp.260-268). Charles University, Faculty of Education. Prague. The Czech Republic.
42. Ioannis Papadopoulos & Vassilios Dagdilelis (2005). Transactional distance and computer aided teaching of geometry. Is it present in primary schools’ ordinary classroom?. In Olivero, F. & Sutherland, R. (Eds), Visions of Mathematics Education: Embedding Technology in Learning. Proceedings of the 7^th International Conference on Technology in Mathematics Teaching, vol.2, (pp.37-44). University of Bristol. Bristol-UK.
43. Vassilios Dagdilelis, Ioannis Papadopoulos, (2004). “An Open Problem in the Use of Software for Educational Purposes”, In Elspeth McKay (Ed) Acquiring and Constructing Knowledge Through Human-Computer Interaction Creating New Visions for the Future of Learning, Proceedings of ICCE-2004 (pp. 919-924), RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
44. Ioannis Papadopoulos, (2004). “Geometry Problem-Solving in a Computational Environment. Advantages and Reservations”, Paper presented at ICME-10 (International Congress on Mathematical Education), Copenhagen, Denmark.
45. Ioannis Papadopoulos, Vasilios Dagdilelis, (2002). “Using computer for didactic activities on areas: a case study”, In Cockburn, A & Nardi, E (Eds). Proceedings of the 26^th Annual conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education(PME), vol. 1, p 1-307, Norwich, UEA Norwich

Courses

Didactic of Mathematics: contemporary aspects and utilisation of teaching resources (Undergraduate)

Problem solving (Undergraduate)

Mathematics and the teching of mathematics (Undergraduate)

Digital tools in mathematics education (Postgraduate)