International Reflections on the Netherlands Didactics of Mathematics
Visions on and Experiences with Realistic Mathematics Education
Editors: Van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, Marja (Ed.)
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- Explains how Realistic Mathematics Education is used in different countries
- Includes numerous examples of mathematics tasks for teaching and assessing students
- Covers all levels of mathematics education
- Features both empirical findings, theoretical considerations and personal experiences
- Open access
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This open access book, inspired by the ICME 13 Thematic Afternoon on “European Didactic Traditions”, takes readers on a journey with mathematics education researchers, developers and educators in eighteen countries, who reflect on their experiences with Realistic Mathematics Education (RME), the domain-specific instruction theory for mathematics education developed in the Netherlands since the late 1960s. Authors from outside the Netherlands discuss what aspects of RME appeal to them, their criticisms of RME and their past and current RME-based projects.
It is clear that a particular approach to mathematics education cannot simply be transplanted to another country. As such, in eighteen chapters the authors describe how they have adapted RME to their individual circumstances and view on mathematics education, and tell their personal stories about how RME has influenced their thinking on mathematics education.
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“The inclusion throughout both volumes of thought-provoking examples of RME authentic context tasks offers opportunities for the reader to engage in moments of guided reinvention, serving as models of particular mathematics content, as well as creating models for reflection on the meaning and potential offered by Realistic Mathematics Education. There is a little bit of something for everyone in these books, and they represent an important contribution to the growing body of literature in the field of mathematics education.” (Anne R. Teppo, Educational Studies in Mathematics, Issue 104, 2020)
“The book is written for those familiar with the RME tradition. I judge that is the audience who will find this volume of most interest. … What this volume contributes more uniquely is the personal histories and comparative experiences of scholars working to build on the tradition.” (Paul Christian Dawkins, MAA Reviews, December 14, 2019)
- Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Seen Through Other Eyes—Opening Up New Vistas in Realistic Mathematics Education Through Visions and Experiences from Other Countries
Pages 1-20
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From Tinkering to Practice—The Role of Teachers in the Application of Realistic Mathematics Education Principles in the United States
Pages 21-39
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Searching for Alternatives for New Math in Belgian Primary Schools—Influence of the Dutch Model of Realistic Mathematics Education
Pages 41-61
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The Impact of Hans Freudenthal and the Freudenthal Institute on the Project Mathe 2000
Pages 63-69
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Reflections on Realistic Mathematics Education from a South African Perspective
Pages 71-82
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- International Reflections on the Netherlands Didactics of Mathematics
- Book Subtitle
- Visions on and Experiences with Realistic Mathematics Education
- Editors
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- Marja Van den Heuvel-Panhuizen
- Series Title
- ICME-13 Monographs
- Copyright
- 2020
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-20223-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-20223-1
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-20222-4
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-20225-5
- Series ISSN
- 2520-8322
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- IX, 366
- Number of Illustrations
- 67 b/w illustrations, 50 illustrations in colour
- Topics