History of mathematics in Dutch teacher training

Desiree van den Bogaart-Agterberg (1)

1 Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences

In most teacher training programs for Dutch mathematics teachers, history of mathematics is a required part of the curriculum. The courses provide historical background knowledge of certain mathematical developments to the students. This knowledge could also affect prospective teachers’ views on the nature of mathematics and the pedagogical choices they make for their classrooms. These effects have been examined in a small qualitative research project with two different groups of students from a teacher-training program in Amsterdam. The results are discussed in this paper and can be useful in describing and evaluating the relation between knowledge of history of mathematics and classroom activities.

Mots clés: History of mathematics; teacher training; empirical study

Domaines: Mathématiques [math]; Education

Desiree van den Bogaart-Agterberg. History of mathematics in Dutch teacher training. Eleventh Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, Utrecht University, Feb 2019, Utrecht, Netherlands. ⟨hal-02421954⟩