New-math influences in Iceland. Selective entrance examinations into High Schools

Kristín Bjarnadóttir (1)

1 University of Iceland [Reykjavik]

The New Math was implemented in Iceland with the intention to facilitate understanding in the midst of increased demands for education for all. The article contains an analysis and comparison of typical papers in a selective entrance examination into high schools before and after the implementation period of the New Math during 1966–1968, and a discussion on the understanding it was expected to facilitate.

Mots clés: New Math; understanding; high school; entrance examination; analysis of examination papers

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

Kristín Bjarnadóttir. New-math influences in Iceland. Selective entrance examinations into High Schools. History and Pedagogy of Mathematics, Jul 2016, Montpellier, France. ⟨hal-01349222⟩