A Hstory of Mathematics Education during the Twentieth Century (Paperback)

A History of Mathematics Education during the Twentieth Century describes the history of mathematics education in the United States with conceptual themes concerning philosophy, mathematics content, teacher education, pedagogy, and assessment. Each decade of the twentieth century is analyzed using historical documents, within the context of the aforementioned themes, to create a concise history of mathematical reform as it relates to history within the United States. Finally, conclusions are drawn as to which reform movements are similar and different throughout the century-depicting which aspects of reform can be seen again. Mathematics education tends to swing on a pendulum from "traditional education" including teacher-directed instruction with an emphasis on computation skills to "reform education," including student-directed instruction with an emphasis on problem solving. All decades are analyzed to see where they were on the pendulum and what aspects may have contributed to the current reform movements led by the Standards movement.

General

Imprint:	University Press of America
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2007
First published:	May 2007
Authors:	Angela Lynn Evans Walmsley
Dimensions:	231 x 154 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	80
ISBN-13:	978-0-7618-3749-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of a specific subject Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > History of mathematics Books > Children's & Educational > Mathematics > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun Books > Academic & Education > Primary & Secondary Education
LSN:	0-7618-3749-3
Barcode:	9780761837497

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