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Perspectives on the Teaching of Geometry for the 21st Century: An ICMI Study

By Vinicio Villani (eds.) , Carmelo Mammana , Vinicio Villani (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
1998
ISBN
978-0-7923-4991-4, 978-94-011-5226-6
DOI
10.1007/978-94-011-5226-6
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13237656 bytes)
Series
New ICMI Study Series 5
Edition
1
Pages
353\353
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Mathematics Education; International and Comparati

Description

In recent years geometry seems to have lost large parts of its former central position in mathematics teaching in most countries. However, new trends have begun to counteract this tendency. There is an increasing awareness that geometry plays a key role in mathematics and learning mathematics. Although geometry has been eclipsed in the mathematics curriculum, research in geometry has blossomed as new ideas have arisen from inside mathematics and other disciplines, including computer science. Due to reassessment of the role of geometry, mathematics educators and mathematicians face new challenges. In the present ICMI study, the whole spectrum of teaching and learning of geometry is analysed. Experts from all over the world took part in this study, which was conducted on the basis of recent international research, case studies, and reports on actual school practice. This book will be of particular interest to mathematics educators and mathematicians who are involved in the teaching of geometry at all educational levels, as well as to researchers in mathematics education.

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