Department of Mathematics
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Contact information

Phone: + 36 1 487 8189

Hungarian home page
 

THE DEPARTMENT’S MAIN PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Teaching activities

The realization of courses in

  • the graduate trainings of future pre-school and primary school teachers (in the fields of mathematics, mathematics education and methodology, elective courses, e.g. Ball Geometry and Soroban.)
  • the post-graduate training of primary school educators.
     

Research activities

  • The conceptualization of mathematics by pre-school children
  • Thinking and problem-solving
  • Solving word problems
  • Measuring the input and output of our students’ mathematical competence
  • Analysis of digital syllabi
  • The experience and background of the alpha generation; the new role of the teacher in relation to this generation
  • Sustainability education in geography
  • The challenges of teaching mathematics in primary education (from first- to fourth-grade), inclusion, diversity in formation and further education
  • Occurrence of word problems in textbooks, analysis of textbooks, interviews with primary and secondary school teachers

Staff:

Name

Title/Position

Contact

Main professional fields and special activities/interests

Dr. Bagota, Mónika

Associate Professor, Head of Department

bagota.monika@tok.elte.hu

 

Mathematics at an early age, mathematical thinking, mathematical games, diversity in primary teacher education, geometrical activities and games in childhood

Kosztra, Gábor Assistant Lecturer kosztra.gabor@tok.elte.hu  

Kulman, Katalin

Assistant Lecturer

kulman.katalin@tok.elte.hu

 

Development of mathematical thinking, use of technology in maths lesson, environmental concerns in teaching geography, sustainability education

Simsik, Zsuzsanna Expert Instructor simsik.zsuzsanna@tok.elte.hu  

Szeibert, Janka

Assistant Lecturer

szeibert.janka@tok.elte.hu

 

Implementing retrieval-enhanced learning in classroom settings, achieving long-term knowledge, skills development (via differentiated instruction, board games, etc.), levels of geometrical understanding, modeling mistakes in word problems.

Dr. Szitányi, Judit

Associate Professor, Vice Dean

szitanyi.judit@tok.elte.hu

 

Mathematics at an early age, probability thinking, word problems, quantitative and mixed research methodology

Zámbó, Csilla

Assistant Lecturer

zambo.csilla@tok.elte.hu

 

Implementing retrieval-enhanced learning in classroom settings, achieving long-term knowledge, skills development (via differentiated instruction, board games, etc.), levels of geometrical understanding, modeling mistakes in word problems.

Lénárt, István Instructor lenart.istvan@tok.elte.hu  
Vantsó, Erzsébet Instructor vantsoe@gmail.com