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A history of research in mathematics education
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Kilpatrick, J. (1992). A history of research in mathematics education. Georgia: University
of Georgia Press.
The
article records about mathematics education, which has been developed for over
two hundred years as educators and mathematicians try to develop ways of
teaching and the ways to facilitate the learning process. Research in
mathematics has also tried to formulate theories to address the same issues
that mathematics education has tried to solve.
Research
in mathematics education has been affected by two disciplines. One of the
disciplines is mathematics itself. Mathematicians have had an interest in
studying the learning process and the methods of teaching mathematics for a
long time (Kilpatrick, 1992). This process has led to disputes arising between
the applied and pure mathematics and have threatened to change the curriculum
in schools and colleges.
The
article also addresses the fact that mathematicians have always had an interest
in studying mathematical thinking. They have done this by trying to explain the
mystery that underlies the processes of the creation of mathematics. They have
managed to capture some processes by using some terms. These terms include
intuition and insight.
The
involvement of both the mathematics educators and psychologists has led the
mathematics education to be organized into several categories. The first is
association learning. Another is activity learning. Creative learning and
problem solving is another. Others include attitudes, evaluation of achievement
and learning characteristics linked to achievement.
Various
researches have been done in mathematics education and generally; the quality
of the published materials has increased. Most of the research that has been
done is in the curriculum reforms. Apart from basic research, applied research
has also been used and has seen the employment of new materials and methods.
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