The history of the geometry curriculum in the United States / by Nathalie Sinclair.
Material type: TextSeries: Research in mathematics education seriesPublication details: Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Pub., ©2008.Description: 1 online resource (vii, 105 pages) : illustrationsContent type:- text
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- online resource
- 9781607527305
- 1607527308
- 516.0071/073 22
- QA461 .S56 2008
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-104).
Cover ; Contents ; Acknowledgements ; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The ""Big Bang"" of Geometry: Euclid's Elements; The Implicit Aims of Euclid's Geometry: Why?; The Scope and Sequence of Euclid's Geometry: What?; The Methods and Instruments of Euclid's Geometry: How?; Chapter 3. Steps in the History of the Geometry Curriculum; The Geometry Curriculum in the United States in the Early Nineteenth Century; 1844: Geometry Lands on the List of University Entrance Requirements; 1850s: Early Pedagogical Influences on the Geometry Curriculum.
1860s: A Mathematical Challenge to the Dominance of Euclidean Geometry1892: First Attempts to Standardize the School Geometry Curriculum; 1902: Perry and Moore and Theories of Learning; 1920s and 1930s: Committees and Their Reports Redux; 1935: The Bourbaki Group and its Impact on Geometry; 1944: Post-War Developments; 1955: Beginning of the "Era of Reform"; The 1960s: Time for Transformations; 1975: The NACOME Report Redefines "Basic Skills" ; The 1980s: The De-Degradation of "Geometric Consciousness"; 1989 NCTM: Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics.
1991: Dynamic Geometry Software2000: New and Improved Principles and Standards; Chapter 4. Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going?; References; About the Author.
English.
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