Abstract

Results are presented about the effect of a professional development workshop (hereinafter PDW) for mathematics teachers regarding their beliefs about mathematics (N=82). The workshop, titled RPAula, was aimed at primary school teachers and it focused on problem solving (hereinafter PS). The teachers beliefs under study are related to the nature of mathematics, the learning of mathematics and achievement in mathematics, as well as to the type of practices, experiences, and assessments of the importance of PS and the use of PS in the classroom.