Cathy Marks Krpan

Cathy Marks Krpan is an associate professor at OISE who teaches mathematics education graduate courses. She believes that it is critical that all learners have equal access to learning mathematics. Therefore, Cathy’s primary research interest is on mathematics education and supporting learners, including English Language Learners, who struggle with learning mathematics.

Cathy is also interested in student communication in mathematics; student argumentation; self-talk and think alouds; self-regulated learning; student and teacher mathematical discourse; and student self-efficacy in mathematics. 

Selected Publications:

• Marks Krpan, C., & Sahmbi, G. (2020). Argumentation is elementary: The case for teaching argumentation in elementary mathematics classrooms. In S. A. Costa, M. Danesi & D. Martinovic (Eds.), Mathematics (education) in the information age (pp. 37-52). Springer. 
• Attie, J. P., & Marks Krpan, C. (2020). Argumentação em livros didáticos de matemática: Brasil e Canadá. [Argumentation in mathematical textbooks: Brazil and Canada]. Interfaces Brasil/Canadá, 20, 1-20.
• Marks Krpan, C., & Sahmbi, G. (2020, June). Teachers’ perspectives on students’ use of visual representations in counter arguments in elementary mathematics [Conference presentation]. Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) Conference, London, Ontario.
• Marks Krpan, C. (2018). Teaching math with meaning; Cultivating self-efficacy through learning competencies.Toronto, ON: Pearson Education.
• Marks Krpan, C. (2012). Math expressions: Developing student thinking and problem solving through communication. Toronto, ON: Pearson Education.