Tenured Scholars
Solar, Horace
Associate professor
Associate Professor of the Faculty of Education of the Catholic University. His research interests are primarily the development of mathematical competencies and teacher professional development in mathematics.
Main areas of study: Mathematical argumentation and modelling skills, Professional development for teachers in mathematics, notice math teacher.
Education
| Job title | Institution that grants it | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor in Didactics of Mathematics | Autonomous University of Barcelona. | 2009 |
| Master in Didactics of Experimental Sciences and Mathematics-Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA) | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona | 2006 |
| Master in History of Science | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona | 2006 |
| Licensed in mathematics | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | 2003 |
| Bachelor of Education | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | 2003 |
| Math teacher | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | 2003 |
Teaching and training of researchers
| Course name | Acronym |
|---|---|
| Teaching Arithmetic, Algebra and Functions: Secondary Mathematics Pedagogy | EDU0300 |
| Didactics of Mathematics I Program: Medium Pedagogy in Mathematics | EDU0250 |
| Didactics of Mathematics II Program: Medium Pedagogy in Mathematics | EDU0251 |
| Course name | Sigla |
|---|---|
| Strategies for Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Teacher Support: Master's in Education | EDU3889 |
| Thesis project I Program: Doctorate in Education | EDU4224 |
| Year | Type | Name | Student |
|---|---|---|---|
| In process | PhD in Education. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | Scaffolding and regulating participation in group dialogues to solve tasks in the mathematics classroom. | Beatriz Cifuentes |
| Finished | PhD in Education. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | Development of the noticing of mathematics teachers participating in a professional development program based on mathematical competencies | Victoria Arriagada |
Research Projects
| Year | Title | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2027 | Regular Fondecyt 123303 | Teachers' notices to promote mathematical modelling and argumentation skills through video-based support between middle managers and FONDECYT teachers. Principal investigator | Principal Investigator |
| 2024 | FONDEDOC 2024 | Characterization of problems in teaching and learning in advanced mathematical knowledge courses, through the systematization of an interdisciplinary collaborative research ecosystem in teaching practice | Co-investigator |
| 2022-2023 | Faculty of Education PUC-Competitive Fund Lagar Alliance Projects | Recommendations for the design of a pedagogical model of the SLEP Gabriela Mistral based on contemporary domains and principles in education from a shared territorial vision | Principal Investigator |
| 2018-2021 | FONDECYT | Student learning in contexts of collective argumentation and modeling in the mathematics classroom. | Principal Investigator |
Publications
Recent
Author
Year
Title
Magazine
Volume
Pages
DOI
Horacio Solar; Andrés Ortiz; Victoria Arriagada; Marco Catalán
2025
Argumentation in the mathematical modeling cycle
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
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1–24
Horacio Solar; Florencia Gómez Zaccarelli; María Victoria Martínez; Andrés Ortiz; Victoria Arriagada; Kurt Mursell
2025
Teacher leaders' noticing of argumentative orchestration
Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education
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Horacio Solar; Sara Rivera; Ceneida Fernández; Andrés Ortiz Jiménez
2025
What do In-Service Teachers Notice in Teaching–Learning Situations that Seek to Foster Modeling?
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education
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Horacio Solar Bezmalinovic; Pilar Peña-Rincón; Constanza San Martín; Florencia Gómez Zaccarelli
2025
Co-teaching between mathematics and special education teachers to promote argumentation in the classroom
Colombian Magazine of Education
96
e19102
Victoria Arriagada; Ceneida Fernández; Horacio Solar
2025
Construction of an instrument to professionally examine the communicative management of mathematics teachers
Science Teaching. Magazine of investigation and didactic experiences
43 (1)
65–80
Maria D. Aravena-Diaz; Horacio Solar Bezmalinovic; Noemi Carcamo Mansilla; Maria Beatriz
2025
Metacognition in mathematical modeling tasks with primary school students in Chile
Colombian Magazine of Education
94
e19797
Johana Contreras; Constanza San Martín; Solange Muñoz; Horacio Solar
2024
How to evaluate teacher collaboration? The case of the National Teacher Recognition System in Chile
Electronic Journal of Educational Research
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1-20
Solar, H
2024
Designing learning situations for Mathematics in a remote context.
Science Teaching. Magazine of investigation and didactic experiences
42 (1)
161-174
Horacio Solar; Andrés Ortiz; María Aravena; Manuel Goizueta
2023
Relationships between argumentation and modeling in the mathematics classroom
Bulletin: Bulletin of Mathematical Education
37
500-531
Horacio Solar, Manuel Goizueta and Sebastián Howard
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Emergence of interaction patterns by promoting argumentation in the mathematics classroom
Mathematics education
34 (3)
132-162
Book chapters
Author
Year
chapter title
Editors
book title
Pages
Editorial
DOI/Url
Goizueta, M.; Ortiz, A; Solar, H.; Aravena, My Cárdenas, L.
2021
Reflections on a continuous training proposal focused on mathematical modeling and argumentation management in the classroom.
Morales, A.; Guerrero, C.; Ramos, E.
Contributions from the Didactics of Mathematics to investigate, innovate and improve in and on teaching practice. Mathematical Modeling
75 / 104
Graó
Goizueta, M. and Solar, M.
2019
Relationships between argumentation in the mathematics classroom and the professional perspective of the teacher.
Raimundo Olfos, Elisabeth Ramos, Diana Zakaryan
Contributions to the practice Teaching teaching material from the Didactics of Mathematics.
241 280
Graó
Solar, H. Trevino, San Martin, E. , Ayala, P.
2018
Support model for professional teacher development for the new Local Education Services (SLE).
Ignacio Irrarrázaval, Elisa Piña, Magdalena Letelier, María Ignacia Jeldes
Proposals for Chile 2017
75-104
UC
Commitment
Management Responsibilities at the Faculty or University
2025-2026: Member of the Scientific Ethics Committee in Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities
2023-2026: Director of the Didactics Department
2023-present: Member of the Curriculum Committee, Pedagogy in Secondary Education
2019-2022: Member of the Career Committee Pedagogy Media in Mathematics, Education
2019-2021: Head of Master of Education, Faculty of Education
2015-2017: Member of the Curriculum Committee, Faculty of Education
2015-2017: Academic Representative of the Didactics Department in the Doctorate in Education Committee
Social Impact
2022-2024: Member of the Higher Education study group - Fondecyt.
2022: Member Editorial Board of magazines:
- Mathematics Education, Mexico.
- Rexe: Magazine of studies and experiences in education. Concepcion, Chile.
- Rechiem, Valparaiso.
Appearance in media
12-03-2025
- News title: Decision-making in Education
- Medium: El Mercurio
30-09-2024
- News title: Diversifying teaching tasks
- Medium: El Mercurio
05-11-2023
- News title: Curricular Bases in Mathematics
- Medium: Mercury
04-07-2022
- News title: Manual to understand the differences between the PDT and the new PAES
- Medium: Las últimas Noticias.
20-01-2022
- News title: Details of the new Mathematics tests of the new admission system of the Ues
- Medium: Las últimas Noticias.
