عنوان

Teaching teachers, teaching students :

(Number (ISBN

0817630430

(Number (ISBN

1489904271

(Number (ISBN

9780817630430

(Number (ISBN

9781489904270

Number

b544426

Title Proper

Teaching teachers, teaching students :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

reflections on mathematical education

First Statement of Responsibility

ICME IV, the Fourth International Congress on Mathematical Education ; Lynn Arthur Steen, Donald J. Albers, editors.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Boston

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Birkhäuser

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1981

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(x, 136 pages) : illustrations

Text of Note

Profiles --;Henry Pollak --;Hans Freudenthal --;Hermina Sinclair --;Seymour Papert --;Hua Loo-Keng --;Articles --;Insights from ICME IV for U.S. Mathematics Education --;Uniting Reality and Action: A Holistic Approach to Mathematics Education --;Decision-Making in Mathematics Education --;Major Trends from ICME IV: A Southeast Asian Perspective --;Features --;George Pólya --;Minicourses --;Round and Round at the Round Table --;Historical Perspective --;Reports --;Geometry under Siege --;Language and Mathematics --;Computers in the Classroom --;Universal Primary Education --;Status of Mathematics Teachers.

Text of Note

Mathematics education is one of the most important but least understood subjects of our age. As science and technology move the world from the age of machines to the age of computers, basic education in the language of science, technology and computers takes on increased importance. In both developed and developing nations, more people than ever before are seeking edu cation in mathematics. Yet there are numerous signs that world-wide mathematics education is of very uneven quality, not attuned to the needs of contemporary society: declining scores on standardized examS7 diminishing number of certified mathematics teach erS7 public outcry at failures of the "new math"7 professional concern with problem solving and applications of mathematics7 uncertainty about the relation of computers and calculators to mathematics instruction. It was in this context of rising expectations and mounting problems that over 2000 mathematicians and mathematics teachers from ar. ound the world gathered in August, 1980, at the University of California in Berke ley, California, for the Fourth International Congress of Mathematical Education CIeME IV).

Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- Congresses.

Mathematics -- Study and teaching.

Mathématiques -- Étude et enseignement -- Congrès.

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Book number

ICME IV, the Fourth International Congress on Mathematical Education ; Lynn Arthur Steen, Donald J. Albers, editors.

Donald J Albers

Lynn Arthur Steen

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[Book]

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