Learning from Computers: Mathematics Education and Technology: 121 (NATO ASI Subseries F) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540572775 ISBN 13: 9783540572770

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 1993

Synopsis

The NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Mathematics Education and Technology was held in Villard-de-Lans, France, between May 6 and 11, 1993. Organised on the initiative of the BaCoMET (Basic Components of Mathematics Education for Teachers) group (Christiansen, Howson and Otte 1986; Bishop, Mellin-Olsen and van Dormolen 1991), the workshop formed part of a larger NATO programme on Advanced Educational Technology. Some workshop members had already participated in earlier events in this series and were able to contribute insights from them: similarly some members were to take part in later events. The problematic for the workshop drew attention to important speculative developments in the applications of advanced information technology in mathematics education over the last decade, notably intelligent tutoring, geometric construction, symbolic algebra and statistical analysis. Over the same period, more elementary forms of information technology had started to have a significant influence on teaching approaches and curriculum content: notably arithmetic and graphic calculators; standard computer tools, such as spreadsheets and databases; and computer-assisted learning packages and computer microworlds specially designed for educational purposes.

About this title

Synopsis

This study offers a re-examination of the mathematics curriculum and the teaching of mathematics in the light of changing technological possibilities. Recent developments in cognitive technologies and the impact of technology on mathematics teaching are amongst the topics explored.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540572775
• ISBN 13: 9783540572770
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 332
• Editor: Keitel-Kreidt Christine, Ruthven Kenneth