Chancellor's Professor Emeritus of Education and Martha Lea and Bill Armstrong Chair Emeritus in Teacher Education
(812) 856-8152
lester@indiana.edu

Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1972

• Past editor, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education (1991 – 96); past editor, research monograph series, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education (1988-1991)
• Board of Directors, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (1999 – 2002)

• The role of metacognition in mathematical problem solving (especially in young children, ages 6-12)
• Effects of cognitive skills training and instruction on mathematical problem solving performance

Lester, F. K. & Wiliam, D.  (2000).  The evidential basis for knowledge claims in mathematics education research.  Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 31, 132-137.

Lester, F. K. & Carpenter, T. P. (2001).  Research preparation of doctoral students in mathematics education.  In R. R. Reys & J.Kilpatrick (Eds.), One field, many paths: U.S. doctoral programs in mathematics education.  Washington, DC:  Conference Board for the Mathematical Sciences.

Lester, F. K. & P. Kehle (in press).  From problem solving to modeling:  An evolution in thinking.  In R. Lesh & H. Doerr (Eds.),  Mathematical models and modeling.  Mahweh, NJ: Erblaum.

Kehle, P.  & Lester, F. K. (in press).  A semiotic analysis of the abstraction phase of mathematical modeling. In R. Lesh & H. Doerr (Eds.),  Mathematical models and modeling.  Mahweh, NJ: Erblaum.

Lesh, R., Lester, F. K. , & Hjalmarson, M. A. (in press).  A models and modeling perspective on metacognitive functioning in everyday situations where mathematical constructs need to be developed.  In R. Lesh & H. Doerr (Eds.),  Mathematical models and modeling. Mahweh, NJ: Erblaum.