Using historical school book excerpts for the education of mature mathematics teachers

Ysette Weiss-Pidstrygach (1) , Rainer Kaenders (2)

1 JGU - Johannes Gutenberg - Universität Mainz = Johannes Gutenberg University
2 Universität Bonn = University of Bonn

The use of historical and cultural perspectives in university mathematics education can support the development of self-esteem and maturity. It can bring together students with similar interests. We present the concept of a seminar on the analysis of mathematical textbooks and of learning contexts based on the consideration of historical excerpts. Such a seminar can become a starting point for a community of practice with the potential to develop social recognition and personal appreciation of the individual interests and talents of its members and their joint activities.

Mots clés: Historical school book excerpts; mathematics teacher education for secondary schools; community of practice; Bildung

Domaines: Education; Histoire et perspectives sur les mathématiques [math.HO]

Ysette Weiss-Pidstrygach, Rainer Kaenders. Using historical school book excerpts for the education of mature mathematics teachers. CERME 9 - Ninth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Education; ERME, Feb 2015, Prague, Czech Republic. pp.1873-1879. ⟨hal-01288407⟩