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Arindam Bose


 Arindam Bose

 

ABOUT MYSELF

I am a research scholar (PhD student) in Mathematics Education. My dissertation work broadly involves exploration of the nature and extent of school students' (especially middle graders') 'everyday' mathematical knowledge and its characterisation.

 

AREAS OF INTEREST

Epistemology, Nature and Philosophy of Mathematics, Mathematics and Everyday Cognition, Ethno-mathematics, Language and Mathematics, Number Theory & Cryptography.

 

EDUCATION

Masters (Mathematics), University of Pune, 2002.

Bachelors (Mathematics 'Major'), Patna University, 1999.

Matriculation, St Xavier's School, Patna, 1994.

 

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed papers:

 

  • Choudhury, M. & Bose, A. (2011). An Investigation of the Role of Language-negotiations in a Multilingual Mathematics Classroom. In M. Setati, T. Nkambule, & L. Goosen (Eds.). Mathematics and language diversity: Proceedings of the ICMI Study 21 Conference, Sào Paulo, Brazil. (pp. 28-37).

  • Bose, A. & Subramaniam, K. (2011). Exploring school children's out of school mathematics. In Ubuz, B. (Ed.). Proceedings of the 35th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Vol. 2, pp. 177-184, Ankara, Turkey: PME.
  • Bose, A. & Subramaniam, K. (2011). Exploring school children's 'everyday' mathematical knowledge. Poster Presentation. In Ubuz, B. (Ed.). Proceedings of the 35th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Vol. 1, p. 477, Ankara, Turkey: PME.
  • Bose, A. & Choudhury, M. (2010). Language Negotiation in a Multilingual Mathematics Classroom: An Analysis. In L. Sparrow, B. Kissane, & C. Hurst (Eds.), Shaping the future of mathematics education: Proceedings of the 33rd Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Inc., Fremantle, Australia: MERGA. (pp. 93-100). Available at http://www.merga.net.au/documents/MERGA33_Bose&Choudhury.pdf
  • Bose, A. (2009). Mathematical Riddles among the Mushars: Linked to a Historical Tradition? In M. Tzekaki, M. Kaldrimidou, & H. Sakonidis (Eds.). Proceedings of the 33rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Vol. 5, p. 439, Thessaloniki, Greece:  PME.

In Science Communication Journal:

 

  • Bose, A., Sharma, A., and Mishra, K. K. (2011). Samachar-patron mein surya-grahan: Ek shaikshik evam vishleshanatmak adhyayan. Vigyan Parishad Anusandhan Patrika, Vigyan Parishad: Prayag.

 Other papers:

  • Bose, A. (2010). Knowing the World better through Mathematics: Bringing together Critical Mathematics Education and Everyday Mathematics. Prof. A. Narasinga Rao Memorial Lecture. In the proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teachers of India (AMTI), Calcutta, India. (pp. 51-62).

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Taught undergraduate mathematics at the Dept. of Mathematics, Bihar National College, Patna University, Patna from August 2002 to July 2007.
  • Member, Core Committee formed by the Governor, Bihar to study and suggest measures to energize and improve college education system in Bihar.
  • Member, Mathematics Focus-group, Bihar Curriculum Framework 2006, prepared by the State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT), Bihar.
  • Member, State Resource Group, Bihar for ADEPTS (Advancement of Educational Performance through Teachers' Support) an MHRD concept to standardize school education system.
  • Attended the 'Mathematics Training & Talent Search' (MTTS) Programme (Funded by NBHM) as a tutor held at the Centre for Advanced Study in Mathematics, Panjab University, Chandigarh in May-June 2005.

 

LANGUAGES

Bengali, English, Hindi, Marathi, Oriya

 

 



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