A Hstory of Mathematics Education during the Twentieth Century

by Angela Lynn Evans Walmsley

Overview

A History of Mathematics Education during the Twentieth Century describes the history of mathematics education in the United States with conceptual themes concerning philosophy, mathematics content, teacher education, pedagogy, and assessment. Each decade of the twentieth century is analyzed using historical documents, within the context of the aforementioned themes, to create a concise history of mathematical reform as it relates to history within the United States. Finally, conclusions are drawn as to which reform movements are similar and different throughout the century—depicting which aspects of reform can be seen again. Mathematics education tends to swing on a pendulum from "traditional education" including teacher-directed instruction with an emphasis on computation skills to "reform education," including student-directed instruction with an emphasis on problem solving. All decades are analyzed to see where they were on the pendulum and what aspects may have contributed to the current reform movements led by the Standards movement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761837497
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	05/22/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	6.06(w) x 9.11(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

Angela Lynn Evans Walmsley is Assistant Professor in the Department of Research Methodology at Saint Louis University. Previously, she was a middle school and high school mathematics teacher. She holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics, a master's degree in mathematics education, and a doctoral degree in curriculum and instruction. Her interests include mathematics education, pre-service teacher education, and educational research.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 1900–1910
Chapter 4 1910–1920
Chapter 5 1920–1930
Chapter 6 1930–1940
Chapter 7 1940–1950
Chapter 8 1950–1960
Chapter 9 1960–1970
Chapter 10 1970–1980
Chapter 11 1980–1990
Chapter 12 1990–2000
Chapter 13 Conclusions
Chapter 14 Connections
Part 15 Endnotes
Part 16 Index
Part 17 About the Author