History of ICMI and Mathematics education

ICMI Study 14: Applications and Modelling in Mathematics Education – Discussion Document

This paper is the Discussion Document for a forthcoming ICMI Study on Applications and Modelling in Mathematics Education. As will be well-known, from time to time ICMI (the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction) mounts specific studies in order to investigate, both in depth and in detail, particular fields of interest in mathematics education. The purpose of this Discussion Docu...

History of Mathematics in Mathematics Education : a Saussurean Perspective

It is not only because of a certain eclecticism in mathematics education research that semiotic ideas have begun to take root there: it is also because of the dawning recognition that key areas of interest in mathematics education genuinely have a semiotic nature. For this, one need only point to research focused on meaning, communication, language, and culture (e.g., Presmeg, 1997; Ernest,1997...

Infinite Series from History to Mathematics Education

In this paper an example from the history of mathematics is presented and its educational utility is investigated, with reference to pupils aged 16-18 years. Students’ behaviour is examined: we conclude that historical examples are useful in order to improve teaching of infinite series; however their effectiveness must be verified by the teacher using experimental methods, and the primary impor...

Philosophy of Mathematics, Mathematics Education, and Philosophy of Mathematics Education

What ain’t mathematics education?!

Abstract: In 1996 at the first Iranian Mathematics Education Conference (IMEC1) that was held in Isfahan. I obliged myself as a mathematics educator, to inform the mathematics community at large by presenting a paper entitled “what is mathematics education?” to pave the way for the establishment of the master program of mathematics education in Iran. Now, after 16 years, we need to reflect on t...