Teaching Teachers, Teaching Students: Reflections On Mathematical Education - Couverture souple

Steen, .

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0817630430 ISBN 13 : 9780817630430

Editeur : Birkhäuser, 1981

Synopsis

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).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Birkhäuser
• Date d'édition: 1981
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0817630430
• ISBN 13: 9780817630430
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 148
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible