Jillian Beryl Adler née Smidt (born 31 January 1951 in

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) is a South African Professor of Mathematics education at the

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and the President of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (2017–2020). Adler's work has focused on the teaching and learning of mathematics particularly in

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classrooms.

Career and impact

Jill Adler was born in

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. She obtained her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the

. Currently, she serves as the Chair of Mathematics Education at Wits University and as the President of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (2017–2020). Adler's work has focused on the teaching and learning of mathematics particularly in

classrooms as well as the

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maths teachers. She has an A-rating, the highest possible, from the National Research Foundation of South Africa. From 2009 to 2014 Professor Adler was a

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. She is a member of the

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Awards and honors

* ICMI Hans Freudenthal Medal (2015)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Adler, Jill South African mathematicians Members of the Academy of Science of South Africa Living people University of the Witwatersrand alumni Academic staff of the University of the Witwatersrand 20th-century South African women scientists 20th-century South African scientists 21st-century South African women scientists 21st-century South African scientists 1951 births