4 papers
History of Mathematics Education - Italy
Marta Menghini
Starting from the Italian unification in 1861, we describe the role of mathematics teaching in the Italian system of education giving an account of the main features of Italian mat…
From practical geometry to the laboratory method: the search for an alternative to Euclid in the history of teaching geometry
Marta Menghini
This paper wants to show how practical geometry, created to give a concrete help to people involved in trade, in land-surveying and even in astronomy, underwent a transformation th…
Celebrating the first century of ICMI (1908-2008) Some aspects of the history of ICMI
Ferdinando Arzarello, Livia Giacardi, Fulvia Furinghetti +1
The celebration of the Centennial of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction offered the occasion to look back at the history of ICMI and outline the evolution of…
From Mathematics and Education, to Mathematics Education
Fulvia Furinghetti, José Manuel Matos, Marta Menghini
This chapter takes a historical view of the development of mathematics education, from its initial status as a business mostly managed by mathematicians to the birth of mathematics…