Dr. D.R. (Derk) Pik
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 127
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Postbus 15776
1001 NG Amsterdam
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Profile
Derk Pik is a teacher educator in mathematics and leads the eco-beta team of teacher educators at the Interfacultaire Lerarenopleidingen (ILO) of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). He has worked as a mathematical researcher in operator theory and taught at a secondary school in Amsterdam for 14 years.
His core activities are in mathematics education and educational outreach. Education has become less prominent in many bachelor's and master's programs, resulting in a decrease in the number of university-trained secondary school teachers. This could be detrimental to the future enrollment of students in the Netherlands. Derk Pik played a significant role in establishing the training program for computer science teachers and the development of a trajectory for second career teachers.
Continuously, he initiates efforts to bring beta (science and mathematics) research to secondary schools and to integrate education into university beta subjects. He is part of the steering committee of Bètapartners and serves on the jury of the KNAW Onderwijsprijs for natural sciences and technology. Together with Laura Kubbe, Nicos Starreveld, Raf Bocklandt, and André Heck, he develops education-related courses for FNWI bachelor's and master's students. One of the courses Education and Communication in Mathematics actively engages students in mathematics outreach.
Expertise and research field- Educational research in Mathematical modeling
Other links
Steering Committee Bètapartners
Member of jury KNAW onderwijsprijs
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Research
Research methods
- Domain specific education
- Cooperative learning
- Learning of mathematical modeling
- Observation in the classroom
Current research interest
Mathematical modelling has become a major subject in secondary school teaching in the Netherlands, and it is a compulsory part of the final exam. However, it is lacking in the larger part of lower secondary education. We study how to improve modelling ability of students in lower secondary education by classroom observations. We pay special attention to the ability of assumption making.
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Teaching
BA
- Education and Communication in Mathematics (FNWI) (together with Raf Bocklandt, Nicos Starrevelt, Laura Kubbe
MA
- Educational Tools for Science Studens
- Post-master Education
- Analysis for Teachers
- Vakdidactiek Wiskunde (Pedagogy of Math Education)
- Educatief Ontwerpen (Educational Design)
PhD Projects
Derk supervises one PhD student, Sevinç Göksen, in the field of secondary school education in mathematical modeling.
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Publicaties
2021
Göksen-Zayim, S., Pik, D., Dekker, R., & van Boxtel, C. (2021). Mathematical modelling in Dutch lower secondary education: An explorative study zooming in on conceptualization. In F. K. S. Leung, G. A. Stillman, G. Kaiser, & K. L. Wong (Eds.), Mathematical modelling education in East and West (pp. 227-237). (International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66996-6_19 [details]
2016
- Arov, D. Z., Kaashoek, M. A., & Pik, D. R. (2016). Generalized solutions of Riccati equalities and inequalities. Methods of Functional Analysis and Topology, 22(2), 95-116. http://mfat.imath.kiev.ua/article/?id=840 [details]
2022
- Gökşen, S., Pik, D. R., & van Boxtel, C. A. M. (2022). An observation instrument to analyze the collaboration between students while solving mathematical modelling problems. 1. Paper presented at Twelfth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education , Bozen-Bolzano, Italy. https://hal.science/CERME12/hal-03759012v1
- Gökşen, S., Pik, D. R., & van Boxtel, C. A. M. (2022). Collaborative modelling of students in grade eight: evaluation of the body length modelling task.. Paper presented at The 20th International Conference on the Teaching of Mathematical Modelling and Applications.
2019
- Göksen-Zayim, S., Pik, D. R., Dekker, R., & van Boxtel, C. A. M. (2019). Mathematical modeling and the role of language proficiency. 1172-1173. Abstract from CERME11- The Eleventh Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Spreker
- Pik, D. (speaker) (14-10-2022). Erdös Problems and High School Mathematics, Vrije Universiteit (VU).
Andere
- Pik, D. (participant) (15-5-2020). Elwier, Utrecht. Workshop on opening up online material for mathematics teacher educators(together with Paul Drijvers, Theo van den Bogaart, Jeanine Daems, Els (…) (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
- Göksen-Zayim, S. (participant) & Pik, D. (participant) (21-7-2019 - 26-7-2019). The International Community of Teachers of Mathematical Modelling and Applications, 2019, Hong Kong, Hong Kong (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
- Göksen-Zayim, S. (participant) & Pik, D. (participant) (24-7-2017 - 30-7-2017). The International Community of Teachers of Mathematical Modelling and Applications, 2017, Cape Town, South Africa, Cape Town (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
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Betapartners
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Betapartners
Göksen-Zayim, S., Pik, D., Dekker, R., & van Boxtel, C. (2021). Mathematical modelling in Dutch lower secondary education: An explorative study zooming in on conceptualization. In F. K. S. Leung, G. A. Stillman, G. Kaiser, & K. L. Wong (Eds.), Mathematical modelling education in East and West (pp. 227-237). (International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling). Springer.