 The Role of History of Mathematics in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics: Presentation of the ICMI Study and the Study BookJan Van Maanen A chapter in Proceedings of the Ninth International Congress on Mathematical Education, 2004, pp 374-377 from Springer Abstract: Conclusion The chair concludes the presentation of the book with a summary of its assets: • it gives a precise description of the situation with respect to the role of the history of mathematics in the teaching and learning of mathematics throughout the world; • it discusses the philosophical and theoretical principles behind the integration of history in mathematics education; • it presents examples of this integration in the classroom, both with negative and with positive outcome; • it is accessible from various perspectives: for the teacher who wants to teach a specific subject, the teacher trainer, the curriculum developer, the librarian, the educational researcher. Over all: history is present within mathematics teaching world-wide; there are many positive results but also problems still to be solved such as the level of knowledge of the teachers and the rigidity of the curriculum in many countries. Keywords: Mathematics Education; Educational Researcher; Teacher Trainer; Gifted Student; Curriculum Developer (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-1-4020-7910-8_96 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Springer Books from Springer |
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