Contact Details

email: C.Misailidou[at]primedu.uoa[dot]gr

Tel: +30 210 3688532

Education

• BSc (Hons) in Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, University of Crete, Greece.

• MSc in Mathematics Education, Department of Mathematics, National & Kapodestrian University of Athens, Greece.

• MSc in Educational Research, Manchester Institute of Education,  The University of Manchester, UK

• PhD in Mathematics Education, Manchester Institute of Education, The University of Manchester, UK

Work Experience

Current Position

Lecturer in Mathematics Education, Faculty of Primary Education, National & Kapodestrian University of Athens, Greece.

Previous Positions

• Lecturer in Mathematics Education, School of Education, University of Stirling, UK  (2006-2009)

• Part-time Lecturer in Research Methods, Manchester Institute of Education, The University of Manchester, UK (2004)

• Lecturer in Statistics, Department of Marketing, Halandri Institute of Vocational Education, Athens, Greece (1999)

Research Interests

• Teaching and learning Primary Mathematics

• The role of models in Mathematics Education

• Mathematical discourse and argumentation

• Sociocultural theories of learning

• Assessment, testing and measurement

• Teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge

Teaching

• Mathematics Education Ι

• Mathematics Education II

• Basic Mathematics (Department of Early Childhood Education)

• Special Topics in Mathematics Education I

• Special Topics in Mathematics Education II

• Special Topics in Mathematics Education

• ‘Problem Solving’ in Learning and Teaching Mathematics

• Mathematics Education

C.    Master theses supervision

Publications

Over 50 publications, over 240 citations

https://scholar.google.gr/citations?user=cnBXZVoAAAAJ&hl=el&oi=ao

• Spanoudi, A., Misailidou, C. & Baralis, G. (2021). Utilisation of Digital Folklore as a context for teaching Mathematics: The example of crochet patterns. Paper for the Conference on Digital Folklore. (Accepted).
• Misailidou, C. (2021). Aligning Formal Education with Society and its Needs: An Example from a Teacher Education Course in Mathematics. Paper for the European Conference on Educational Research, ECER 2021. (Accepted).
• Misailidou, C. (2021). Visualising Mathematics Through Games. Paper to be presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Teachers of Mathematics.
• Gatziou, Μ. & Misailidou, C. (2019). Performance and strategies used on estimation word problems by 6^th grade students. Proccedings of the 36^th Panhellenic Conference on Mathematics Education, 182-195.
• Misailidou, C. (2019). Evaluating Inquiry Based Learning in Mathematics. QUINT Conference 2019 'Analysing Teaching Quality: Perspectives, Potentials and Pitfalls'.
• Misailidou, C. & Kousouli, V. (2019). Teaching mathematics for understanding: The example of teaching “area”. Proceeding of the 4^th EKEDISY Conference, C, 140-146.
• Misailidou, C. (2019). Creative Math Activities for Primary School Pupils.  Proceedings of the 43rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME43), 4, 164.
• Misailidou, C. & Keijzer, R. (2019). Making Mathematics fun: The ‘Fear Room’ game. Proceedings of the 11th CERME Conference, 4274-4275.
• Andrews, N., Bishop, E., Bolondi, G., Cascella, C., Giberti, C., Constantinides, G., Neale, C., Cosgrove, F., Hendy, T., Heshmati, H., Johnston-Wilder, S., Sinclair, B., Ingram, J., Liu, X., Marks, R., Barclay, N. ,Bames, A., Treacy, P., Sahin, N., Tsikalaki, E. & Misailidou, C. (2018). Proceedings of the Day Conference. Research in Mathematics Education, 20 (3), 322-326.
• Misailidou, C. (2018). The case of fractions. Invited talk at the «Teaching  mathematics for families» conference.
• Misailidou, C., Voudouri, Α. & Baralis, G. (2018). Connecting theory and practice in training prospective teachers. Proceedings of the 11^th Panhellenic Conference of the Hellenic Educational Society, Α, 192-198.
• Misailidou, C. (2018). Promoting meaningful mathematics learning in primary school. Proceedings of the First Congress of Greek Mathematicians in Athens, 175-184.
• Tsikalaki, E. & Misailidou, C. (2018). What do primary school teachers really think about mathematics? Proceedings of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics (BSRLM). 38(2), available at bsrlm.org.uk .
• Tsikalaki, E. & Misailidou, C. (2018). Primary School Teachers’ Enjoyment (or not!) of Mathematics and its Teaching. Proceedings of the 42nd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME42), 5 299.
• Μisailidou., C. (2018). Designing ‘entertaining’ mathematical activities for the 1^st and 2^nd grade of primary school. In ‘Year of Mathematics 2018’,  31-40.
• Sanida, Μ., Keijzer, R. & Misailidou, C. (2017). Design and implementation of a  ‘Mathematics Day’ in a Greek primary school. Proceedings of the  7^th Panhellenic Conference of ENEDIM, 670-679.
• Misailidou, C. (2017). Promoting argumentation in the primary school classroom. Proceedings of the 41st Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME41), 2, 64.
• Misailidou, C. (2017). Teaching mathematical problem solving in primary school: A critical mathematics education perspective. Paper presented at the 7th International Conference on Critical Education.
• Misailidou, C. (2016). Uncovering mathematics learning in early childhood: An emphasis on pupils’ talk. Paper presented at the EARLI conference on SIG 5 Learning and Development in Early Childhood.
• Spanoudi, A. & Misailidou, C. (2016). Teachers encountering challenging word problems: How do they solve them? Proceedings of the 40^th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME40), 1, 239.
• Misailidou, C. (2016). Building bridges between research and school practice:An example from Mathematics Education. In ‘Issues in Theory and Practice in Education’, 293-300.
• Misailidou, C. (2015). Resources for teaching and learning mathematics: A new proposal for evaluating their impact. Quaderni di Ricerca in Didattica (Mathematics), 25(2), 697-700.
• Misailidou, C. (2013). Connecting Practice and Research: Creating Tools for discussion-based classroom teaching. Proceedings (Electronic) of the 8th Conference of the European Association for Practitioner Research on Improving Learning (EAPRIL 2013).
• Misailidou, C. (2010). Mixing paint: proportional thinking in the primary classroom. Primary Mathematics, 14(1), 23-25.
• Misailidou, C. (2009). Teaching about teaching mathematics: increasing practical knowledge. Proceedings of the 33rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME33), 1, 426.
• Misailidou, C. (2008). Assessing and developing pedagogical content knowledge: A new approach. Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of PME 32 and PME-NA XXX, 3,391-398.
• Misailidou, C. (2008). Review of Briggs, M., Woodfield, A., Martin, C., & Swatton, P. Assessment for Learning and Teaching in Primary Schools. Scottish Educational Review, 125-126.
• Misailidou, C. (2007). Detecting the emergence and development of mathematical discourse: a novel approach. Proceedings of the 31st Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME31), 3, 273-280.
• Plowman, L.,  Misailidou, C. & Laurillard, D.  (2007). Developing research capacity in technology-enhanced learning. A report submitted to the ESRC Teaching and Learning Research Programme.
• Misailidou, C. (2007). Researching the use of the ‘double number line’ as a mathematical model: The role of collective argumentation. Proceedings of the 12th European Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI12).
• Misailidou, C. (2007). Designing diagnostic, discussion-based mathematics teaching: The case of ‘ratio and proportion’. Mathematics seminar for school teachers, The Schools/University Liaison Committee, Department of Mathematics, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.
• Misailidou, C. (2006). Researching the appearance of mathematical argumentation. Proceedings of the 30th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME30), 1, 304.
• Misailidou, C. (2005). Design and implementation of discussion based instruction for ‘ratio and proportion’. Proceedings of the 1st Conference of the Greek Association for Research in Mathematics Education (GARME) with international participation.
• Misailidou, C. (2005). Providing teaching tools for supporting pupils’ proportional reasoning: The need for both quantitative and qualitative research methods.  Proceedings of the 11th European Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI11), 1181-1182.
• Misailidou, C. (2005). Developing ideas: A case study of teaching ‘ratio’ in secondary school.  Proceedings of the 29th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME29),1,323.
• Misailidou, C. (2005). A didactic proposal for supporting pupils’ proportional reasoning. Proceedings of 29th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME29),1, 266.
• Misailidou, C. (2005). The Assessment and Development of Children’s Proportional Reasoning. PhD Thesis, School of Education, The University of Manchester.
• Misailidou, C., & Williams, J. (2004). Helping children to model proportionally in group argumentation: Overcoming the constant sum error. Proceedings of the 28th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME28), 3, 321-328.
• Misailidou, C. (2004). Developing effective ‘ratio’ teaching in primary school: results from a case study. Proceedings of the 28th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME28), 1, 389.
• Williams, J., Ryan, J., Hadjidemetriou, C., Misailidou, C. & Afantiti Lamprianou, T. (2004). Credible Tools for Formative Assessment: Measurement AND Qualitative Research Needed for Practice. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA).
• Misailidou, C., & Williams, J. (2004). Improving performance on 'ratio' tasks: Can pupils convert their 'additive approach'? Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME 10), http://www.icme-organisers.dk/tsg01/Misailidou_rev1.doc
• Misailidou, C., & Williams, J. (2003). Diagnostic assessment of children's proportional reasoning. Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 22, 335-368.
• Misailidou, C., & Williams, J. (2003).  Children's proportional reasoning and tendency for an additive strategy: The role of models. Research in Mathematics Education, 5, 215-247.
• Misailidou, C., & Williams, J. (2003). Children’s arguments in discussion of a 'difficult' ratio problem: The role of a pictorial representation.  La Lettre de la Preuve, http://www.lettredelapreuve.it/OldPreuve/Newsletter/03Printemps/Printemps03.html
• Misailidou, C., & Williams, J. (2003). Measuring children’s proportional reasoning, the tendency for an additive strategy and the effect of models. Proceedings of the 27th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME27), 3, 293-300.
• Misailidou, C. & Williams, J. (2003). The role of pictorial representations on problem solving: The case of ratio and proportion tasks. Proceedings of the 10th European Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI10),371.
• Misailidou, C. & Williams, J. (2003). Can Pictorial Representations Support Proportional Reasoning? The Case of a ‘Mixing Paint’ Problem, Paper presented at the annual meeting of the British Educational Research Association (BERA), http: // www. education.man.ac.uk /lta/bera2003.
• Misailidou, C., & Williams, J. (2002). Ratio: Raising Teachers’ Awareness of Children’s Thinking. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on the teaching of Mathematics at the undergraduate level (ICTM2), http://www.math.uoc.gr/~ictm2/Proceedings/pap143.pdf
• Misailidou, C., & Williams, J. (2002). Diagnostic Teaching and Ratio: The Effect of Pictorial Representations on Strategies. Proceedings of the 26th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME26), 1, 299.
• Misailidou, C., & Williams, J. (2002). Facilitating Problem Solving: Children Argue their Way to a Multiplicative Structure with the Aid of Selected Cultural Tools. Proceedings of the International Conference ‘The Humanistic Renaissance in Mathematics Education’, 269-272.
• Misailidou, C., & Williams, J. (2002). Investigating Children’s Thinking on the Topic of Ratio. Proceedings of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics (BSRLM), 22(1), 47-52.
• Misailidou, C. (2000). The Teaching of the Concept «Ratio» at Year 8 of Secondary School: Investigation of Two cases. Master of Science Dissertation, Faculty of Education, University of Manchester.
• Misailidou, C. (1998). Mathematical activities for understanding the ‘Variable’ concept. Master Thesis, Department of Mathematics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.