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Examining Indonesian Pre-Service Teachers’ Beliefs on the Nature of Mathematics
Introduction. Beliefs about the nature of mathematics influence a teacherʼs mindset and, as a result, the way he or she teaches in the classroom. Several studies have been conducted in this area, but they have rarely focused on pre-service teachers.
Yoppy Wahyu Purnomo
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Rejecting Platonism: Recovering Humanity in Mathematics Education
In this paper, I consider a pervasive myth in mathematics education, that of Plato-formalism. I show that this myth is ahistorical, acultural, and harmful, both for mathematics and for society.
Frederick A. Peck
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The aims of teaching mathematics: mathematical literacy vs mathematical reasoning
We discuss different alternatives of the content of school mathematics. According to the prevalent public opinion in Lithuania school mathematics can be oriented either to the academic mathematics or to the applications of mathematics.
Rimas Norvaiša
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Bringing Together Mathematics and Philosophy with Logic and Poly-Universe
In this paper we report on an activity developed in the context of the Erasmus+ PUNTE Project, using the Poly-Universe material, which led to the learning of logic and mathematics among the 10th grade students of a school in the central region of ...
Ana Paula Mouro +4 more
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The Philosophy of Mathematics Education
This ICME-13 Topical Survey is designed to provide an overview of contemporary research in the philosophy of mathematics education. This is a broad cluster of overlapping but at times disparate themes. In the first instance, this publication exposes some
Paul Ernest
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Philosophy of mathematics education for sustainable development
This article aims to examine the philosophy of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) especially on mathematics education. This study is important because education is a key element in realizing quality Sustainable Development (SD) implementation ...
I. Widiati, D. Juandi
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Mathematics education in the body politic is commonly argued as important for citizenship, the citizen and the subject but, often, the concepts remain unexamined.
A. Chronaki
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Psychology - an inherent part of mathematics education
On the chronology of individual stations of psychology and their effect on mathematics education designed as working document for use in teacher training.The article is structured as a literature survey which covers the numerous movements of psychology ...
Karl-Josef Fuchs
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Bureaucracy or Innovation? Perspectives on History Subject Panels and the Professional Development of Teachers in Zimbabwe [PDF]
Teacher professional development has often been carried out by external experts as a once-off activity. This paper shifts from this traditional paradigm where teachers are recipients of external expert advice to one where they professionally develop ...
Godwin Mumhure, Email: mumhuregodwin@yahoo.com +2 more
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Let us consider an alternative perspective on climate change: The sum of solar radiation and heat generated by human activity result in a net energy input of 1.96 times that of the Sun on the Earth's surface. The expanding global population is expected to exacerbate this issue. Potential solutions are proposed, including replacement and heat recycling.
Martin Bertau, Gerald Steiner
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