History of mathematics in Dutch teacher training

In most teacher training programs for Dutch mathematics teachers, history of mathematics is a required part of the curriculum. The courses provide historical background knowledge of certain mathematical developments to the students. This knowledge could also affect prospective teachers’ views on the nature of mathematics and the pedagogical choices they make for their classrooms. These effects have been examined in a small qualitative research project with two different groups of students from a teacher-training program in Amsterdam. The results are discussed in this paper and can be useful in... Mehr ...

Verfasser: van den Bogaart-Agterberg, Desiree
Dokumenttyp: conferenceObject
Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
Schlagwörter: history of mathematics / teacher training / Empirical Research
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : https://research.hva.nl/en/publications/24ec92d7-f847-44f4-8f3b-f913786a73cd

In most teacher training programs for Dutch mathematics teachers, history of mathematics is a required part of the curriculum. The courses provide historical background knowledge of certain mathematical developments to the students. This knowledge could also affect prospective teachers’ views on the nature of mathematics and the pedagogical choices they make for their classrooms. These effects have been examined in a small qualitative research project with two different groups of students from a teacher-training program in Amsterdam. The results are discussed in this paper and can be useful in describing and evaluating the relation between knowledge of history of mathematics and classroom activities.