פרופ' מארק אפלבאום

Prof. Mark Applebaum

מוסד עיקרי

המכללה האקדמית לחינוך ע"ש קיי

Kaye Academic College of Education

דוא״ל

mark at kaye.ac.il

קורות חייםCV

דיסציפלינות ראשיותMain Disciplines

Education, Mathematics

דיסציפלינות משניותSecondary Disciplines

Education for Science, Mathematics and Technology

תחומי מחקר / מילות מפתחKeywords

Creative thinking, Critical thinking, Giftedness, Mathematical Problems, Project-Based Learning (PBL), STEAM Education

פרסומים ויצירות עיקריים / עדכנייםMain / Recent Publications

Applebaum M. Learning to do mathematics as inquiry: A pre-service teacher’s journey with the Collatz conjecture variant. Prim. Sch. Math. Edu. 2026;29:1-19.
Applebaum, M. (2025). Cultivating creative minds: An online math course’s impact on Chinese students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Contemporary Mathematics and Science Education, 6(1), ep25003.
Applebaum, M. (2025). Proof by play: Teaching the parity principle with math games and puzzles. Contemporary Mathematics and Science Education, 6(2), ep25017.
Applebaum, M., Zazkis, R. (2023). Mathematical Challenge of Seeking Causality in Unexpected Results. In: Leikin, R. (eds) Mathematical Challenges For All . Research in Mathematics Education. Springer, Cham.
*Applebaum, M. (2021). Some aspects of girls' outcomes in Math Competition. Mediterranean Journal for Research in Mathematics Education , 18, 36-45.
Applebaum, M. (2020). Some New Questions about Sequences of Semi-Prime and Prime Numbers. Mathematics and Informatics Journal, 63 (2), 130-133.
Applebaum, M., Heller, E., Solomovich, L., & Zamir, J. (2020). Gender Issues in Virtual Training for Mathematical Kangaroo Contest. Mathematics and Informatics Journal, 63 (1), 51-66.
Applebaum, M. (2019). Gender issues in Solving Problems in the Kangaroo Contest. Mediterranean Journal for Research in Mathematics Education , 16, 19-31.
Azar, O., & Applebaum, M. (2019). Do children cheat to be honored? A natural ‎experiment on dishonesty in a math competition. Journal of Economic Behavior & ‎Organization, 169, 143-157.‎
Applebaum, M. (2017). Spatial Abilities as a Predictor to Success in the Kangaroo Contest. Journal of Mathematics and System Science, 7, 154-163
Applebaum, M. (2016). Crossing bridge problem. Mispar Hazak 2000 – The (Israeli) Primary School Mathematics Journal, 27, 61-62. (in Hebrew)
Freiman, V., & Applebaum, M. (2016). Engaging elementary school students in mathematical reasoning using investigations: Example of a Bachet strategy game. Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, 8(1 & 2) , 61-82
Applebaum, M. (2015). Activating pre-service mathematics teachers' critical thinking. European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 3(1), 77-89