Roza Leikin
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ARTICLES IN REFEREED JOURNALS
Winicky-Landman, G. & Leikin, R. (2000). On equivalent and nonequivalent definitions I. For the Learning
of Mathematics. 20(1), 17-21.
Leikin, R. & Winicky-Landman, G. (2000). On equivalent and nonequivalent definitions II. For the Learning
of Mathematics. 20(2), 24-29.
Leikin, R., Berman, A. & Zaslavsky, O. (2000a). Learning through Teaching: The case of symmetry.
Mathematics Education Research Journal. 12, 16-34.
Leikin, R., Berman, A. & Zaslavsky, O. (2000b). Applications of symmetry to problem solving. International
Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology. 31, 799-809.
Leikin, R. (2001). Dividable Triangles – What Are They? Mathematics Teacher, 94, 392-398.
Leikin, R., & Winicky-Landman, G. (2001). Defining as a vehicle for professional development of secondary
school mathematics teachers. Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 3, 62-73.
Leikin, R. (2002). Gold triangle and “its relatives”. Aleh - The (Israeli) Senior School Mathematics Journal,
28, 8-10. (In Hebrew)
Leikin, R., Berman, A. & Zaslavsky, O. (1998). Definition of Symmetry. Symmetry: Culture and Science:
Order and Disorder, 9 (2-4), 375-382. (Issue published in 2002)
Leikin, R. (2003). Problem-solving preferences of mathematics teachers. Journal of Mathematics Teacher
Education, 6, 297-329.
Zaslavsky, O. & Leikin, R. (2004). Professional development of mathematics teacher-educators: Growth
through practice. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 7, 5-32.
Leikin R. (2004). The wholes that are greater than the sum of their parts: Employing cooperative learning in
mathematics teachers’ education. Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 23, 223-256.
Leikin, R. (2005). Qualities of professional dialog: Connecting graduate research on teaching and the
undergraduate teachers' program. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and
Technology, 36(1-2), 237-256.
Leikin, R., Stylianou, D. A. & Silver E. A. (2005). Visualization and mathematical knowledge: Drawing the
net of a truncated cylinder. Mediterranean Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 4, 1-39.
ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION:
Leikin, R., Levav-Vineberg, A., Gurevich, I, & Mednikov, L. (2006). Implementation of multiple solution
connecting tasks: Do students’ attitudes support teachers’ reluctance? FOCUS on Learning Problems in
Mathematics, 28(1).
Leikin, R. & Kawass, S. (2005). Planning teaching unfamiliar mathematical problem: The role of teachers'
experience in solving the problem and watching students' solution, Journal of Mathematical Behavior..
ARTICLES OR CHAPTERS IN BOOKS WHICH ARE NOT CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Zaslavsky, O., Chapman, O., & Leikin, R. (2003). Professional Development of Mathematics Educators:
Trends and Tasks. In A. J. Bishop, M.A. Clements, D. Brunei, C. Keitel, J. Kilpatrick, F. K.S.
Leung, The Second International Handbook of Mathematics Education, (pp. 875-915),
Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Brandon, D., Dotan, M, Zaslavsky, O. & Leikin, R. (2003). Talent Development and Cultural Diversity. In P.
Csermely & L. Lederman (Eds.), Science education: Talent recruitment and public
understanding. NATO Science Series. (pp. 77-88). Budapest, Hungary: IOS Press.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Roza Leikin
ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION:
Leikin, R. Learning by teaching: The case of Sieve of Eratosthenes and one elementary school teacher. In R.
Zazkis & S. Campbell (Eds.), Number Theory in Mathematics Education: Perspectives and
Prospects.
ARTICLES IN REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Leikin, R., Chazan, D., & Yerushalmy, M. (2001). Understanding teachers’ changing approaches to school
algebra: Contributions of concept maps as part of clinical interviews. In M. van den HeuvelPanhuizen (Ed.), Proceedings of the 25th International Conference for the Psychology of
Mathematics Education, Vol. 3, 289-2296.
Rota, S. & Leikin, R (2002). Development of mathematics teacher’s proficiency in discussion orchestration. In
A. D. Cockburn & E. Nardi (Eds.), Proceedings of the 26th International Conference for the
Psychology of Mathematics Education. Vol. 4, 137-144.
Leikin, R. (2002). Cooperative Learning as a Trigger for Professional Development of Mathematics
Teachers. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Science Education. (pp. 297304). Cyprus, Nicosia: The Cyprus Pedagogical Institute.
Leikin, R. & Dinur, S. (2003). Patterns of flexibility: Teachers' behavior in mathematical discussion. In Electronic
Proceedings of the Third Conference of the European Society for Research in Mathematics
Education.(10 p.)
http://www.dm.unipi.it/~didattica/CERME3/WG11/papers_pdf/TG11_Leikin.pdf
Leikin, R. (2003). Raising Mathematics Teacher expectations of pupils' Ability to Solve Challenging
Problems. In Velikova, E. (Ed.) Proceedings of The 3rd International Conference "Creativity in
mathematics education and the education of gifted students", (pp. 243-250). Athens, Greece: Vpublications.
Leikin, R. (2004). Professional dialog, its components and qualities: From graduate research on teaching to
an undergraduate teachers' program. Presented at The 10th International Conference of
Mathematics Education, ICME-10, Topic Study Group 3: New Trends and Developments in
Mathematics Education on Tertiary Level. http://www.icme-10.dk/
Leikin, R. (2004). Towards High Quality Geometrical Tasks: Reformulation of A Proof Problem. In M. J.
Hoines & A. B. Fuglestad (Eds.) Proceedings of the 28th International Conference for the
Psychology of Mathematics Education. Vol. 3, 209-216.
Leikin, R. (2005). Teachers’ learning in teaching: Developing teachers’ mathematical knowledge through
instructional interactions. The paper presented at the 15th ICMI Study: The Professional
Education and Development of Teachers of Mathematics. http://stwww.weizmann.ac.il/Gmath/ICMI/log_in.html
BOOK:
Mednikov, L., Leikin, R. & Gurevich, I. (2004). The book of mathematical competitions: Different methods
for mathematical competitions, accompanied by sets of mathematical problems. Technion,
Haifa (In Hebrew).
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