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Amy Ellis
Amy Ellis is an Assistant Professor in Mathematics Education in the department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.[1]
According to the Mathematics Genealogy Project, tracing through advisors (beginning with Dr. Joanne Lobato), Dr. Ellis is a advisee descendent of Gauss.
Education[edit]
Dr. Ellis received her BA in Mathematics (with a minor in Japanese) from Washington University in Saint Louis in 1993, and her MA in Mathematics from San Jose State University in 1998. She received her PhD in Mathematics and Science Education in May, 2004, from the University of California at San Diego and San Diego State University. Her dissertation was titled "Relationships Between Generalizing and Justifying: Students’ Reasoning with Linear Functions."[2]
Publications[edit]
Dr. Ellis has published articles in the "Journal for Research for Mathematics Education,"[3][4][5] "Cognition and Instruction,"[6] "The Journal of the Learning Sciences,"[7] "Science,"[8] (which was consequently picked up by Slashdot[9]) and various other journals.[10] In addition, Dr. Ellis has co-authored two books for the Essential Understandings Project book series by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, one published in 2010[11] and the other still in press.[12].
Research Funding[edit]
Dr. Ellis is a principal investigator on a variety of research projects, and has received numerous grants from the National Science Foundation, [13][14][15][16] as well as other funding agencies.[17]
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.education.wisc.edu/ci/mathEd/?folder=people&pageName=ellis
- ^ http://www.education.wisc.edu/ci/mathEd/people/ellis_CV.pdf
- ^ http://www.nctm.org/publications/article.aspx?id=30191
- ^ http://www.nctm.org/publications/article.aspx?id=17387
- ^ http://www.nctm.org/publications/article.aspx?id=17446
- ^ http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07370000701632397
- ^ http://www.mendeley.com/research/taxonomy-categorizing-generalizations-generalizing-actions-reflection-generalizations/
- ^ http://www.sciencemag.org/content/321/5888/494.short
- ^ http://science.slashdot.org/story/08/07/25/1439204/no-gap-found-in-math-abilities-of-girls-boys
- ^ http://www.education.wisc.edu/ci/mathEd/people/ellis_CV.pdf
- ^ http://www.nctm.org/catalog/product.aspx?id=13482
- ^ http://www.education.wisc.edu/ci/mathEd/?folder=people&pageName=ellis
- ^ http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0814710
- ^ http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0952415
- ^ http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0635444
- ^ http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0529502
- ^ http://www.education.wisc.edu/ci/mathEd/people/ellis_CV.pdf
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