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Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences 8 (2010) 1–2

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International Conference on Mathematics Education Research 2010 (ICMER 2010)

Message from the Guest Editor

It is a great honour for me to edit this issue of Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences for the selected revised papers presented in the International Conference on Mathematics Education Research (ICMER, 2010) to be held 13th-14th December 2010. This conference is jointly organized by Laboratory of Innovations in Mathematics Education, Institute for Mathematical Research, Universiti Putra Malaysia and Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris in bringing together many great minds and golden opportunity to share and exchange experience, insights, skills and knowledge in mathematics education. As the guest editor of this issue, I am glad to receive variety of articles related to mathematics education covering four major areas namely - pedagogy in mathematics education, philosophy of mathematics and ethno-mathematics, instructional design and technology in mathematics, psychology of teaching and learning mathematics and applied mathematics related areas to mathematics education. The conference theme “Towards Excellence in Mathematics Education” takes that original vision one step further. It aims to promote a culture of excellence in mathematics education research through the presentation, discussion and publication of some of the recent trends and issues relevant to the improvement of mathematics performance in this region. A special note of thanks to the numerous scholars who contributed papers to this issue of the journal. Each paper has been blind peer-reviewed by the reviewers. The reviewers’ recommendations were then conveyed to the authors for further improvement. On behalf of the organizers, we would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the Panel of Reviewers, Members of the Editorial Committee, all Authors and everyone whose contributions have made the publication of this Procedia possible. We hope that you will enjoy reading the papers. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rohani Ahmad Tarmizi Dr. Ahmad Fauzi Mohd Ayub Editors © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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International Advisory Board

Prof. Dato’ Dr. Kamel Ariffin Mohd Atan Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia Prof. Dr. Berinderjeet Kaur Nanyang Technological University Singapore Prof. Dr. Kamariah Abu Bakar Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia Prof. Dr. Luis Puig University of Valencia Spain Prof. Dr. Masami Isoda University of Tsukuba Japan Prof. Dr. Robyn Jorgensen (Zevenbergen) Griffith University Australia Prof. Dr. Zsolt Lavicza University of Cambridge United Kingdom Assoc. Prof. Dr. Habsah Ismail Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mat Rofa Ismail Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rohani Ahmad Tarmizi Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia Dr. Ahmad Fauzi Mohd Ayub Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia Dr. Baharrudin Zainal University Sultan Zainal Abidin Malaysia Dr. Mohammad Alinor Abdul Kadir Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia Dr. Mokhtar Nawawi Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia

The Reviewers List

Prof. Dato’ Dr. A. Razak Salleh Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia Prof. Dr. Kamariah Abu Bakar Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia Prof. Dr. Sulaiman Yamin Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia Malaysia Assoc. Prof. Dr. Habsah Ismail Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mat Rofa Ismail Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rohani Ahmad Tarmizi Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia Assoc. Prof. Dr. Noor Shah Saad Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Malaysia Assoc. Prof. Toh Puan Dr. Rokiah Embong Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia Dr. Ahmad Fauzi Mohd Ayub Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia Dr. Mohd Uzi Dollah Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Malaysia Dr. Mohammad Alinor Abdul Kadir Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia Dr. Nor’ain Tajuddin Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Malaysia Dr. Suhaidah Tahir Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia Malaysia

Guest Editorial Staff Ms. Fara Nadia Zainuddin Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia Mr. Mohamed Faris Laham Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia Ms. Nor Yusniza Ma’arif Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia Ms. Norbaizura Yusof Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia