ROZA LEIKIN

1978-1983

Diploma (equivalent of Masters) with Excellence  of Teacher of Mathematics in English, Faculty  of Mathematics, Leningrad State Pedagogical Institute named after Gertzen (now: State Pedagogical University of St. Petersburg), USSR (now Russia).
Thesis:                       

1991-1993

M.Sc. in Mathematics Education, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Department of Education in Technology and Science, Haifa, Israel
Thesis:                   
Integration of cooperative learning setting "Exchange of Knowledge" in high school mathematics classroom.
Supervisor Prof. Orit Zaslavsky

1994-1997

D.Sc., Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Department of Education in Technology and Science, Haifa, Israel
Dissertation:
Symmetry as a Way of Thought - a Tool for Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers.
Supervisors Prof. Abraham Berman and Prof. Orit Zaslavsky

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Research Associate, University of Pittsburgh, Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC), USA.
Benchmarks of Mathematical Understanding
Problem solving and problem posing
With Prof. Edward A. Silver  

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (VATAT) Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Israel.
An analytic conception of equation and teachers’ views of school algebra. Teaching algebra with technology.
With Prof. Michal Yerushalm