Department of Mathematics
Mathematics Colloquium - Spring 2006
Monday, March 27th, 2006
2:30pm - 3:30pm, in Science 1- Small Auditorium
2:30pm - 3:30pm, in Science 1- Small Auditorium
Wilfried Schmid
Harvard UniversityCan Mathematical Thinking Be Taught in the K-12 Classroom?
Abstract:
In the late 1980's a number of deficiencies in K-12 mathematics education in the US became apparent. Remedies were proposed and then implemented (not only in the US, but also in several other countries)with the explicit aim of fostering a deeper mathematical understanding. Critics are questioning the claims of the reformers:are they really teaching mathematical thinking?
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