Dror Dotan

Dror explores how understanding brain mechanisms can transform math teaching. He describes a successful intervention for a woman struggling with the times table. By grouping the times tables into items that are not similar to each other, this mitigated memory issues related to similarity between the items. Different levels of math knowledge – conceptual, procedural, and performance – each need to be addressed, Dror argues, and teaching strategies should be tailored to individual needs. His approach blends cognitive research with practical teaching techniques to enhance math learning.

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“Remember that there is a lot of individual differences. Not only in their abilities, but also in the reasons for which children encounter difficulties.”

Dror Dotan

Dror Dotan

Dror Dotan (PhD) is a lecturer at Tel Aviv University, where he teaches in the School of Education and the School of Neuroscience. He leads the Mathematical Thinking Lab, focusing on the cognitive processes that underlie mathematical skills, such as numerical literacy and arithmetic. Dror’s research also addresses math-related learning disorders, including dyscalculia, and he develops assessment techniques and personalised education methods to support diverse learning needs. As a Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow 2020-2022, he emphasised the importance of adapting teaching strategies to individual cognitive profiles, particularly for children facing learning challenges.

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