Ebook: Proceedings of the Fourth International Congress on Mathematical Education

Henry O. Pollak Chairman of the International Program Committee Bell Laboratories Murray Hill, New Jersey, USA The Fourth International Congress on Mathematics Education was held in Berkeley, California, USA, August 10-16, 1980. Previous Congresses were held in Lyons in 1969, Exeter in 1972, and Karlsruhe in 1976. Attendance at Berkeley was about 1800 full and 500 associate members from about 90 countries; at least half of these come from outside of North America. About 450 persons participated in the program either as speakers or as presiders; approximately 40 percent of these came from the U.S. or Canada. There were four plenary addresses; they were delivered by Hans Freudenthal on major problems of mathematics education, Hermina Sinclair on the relationship between the learning of language and of mathematics, Seymour Papert on the computer as carrier of mathematical culture, and Hua Loo-Keng on popularising and applying mathematical methods. Gearge Polya was the honorary president of the Congress; illness prevented his planned attendence but he sent a brief presentation entitled, "Mathematics Improves the Mind". There was a full program of speakers, panelists, debates, miniconferences, and meetings of working and study groups. In addition, 18 major projects from around the world were invited to make presentations, and various groups representing special areas of concern had the opportunity to meet and to plan their future activities.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Plenary Session Addresses....Pages 1-26
Universal Basic Education....Pages 27-35
Elementary Education....Pages 36-43
Post-Secondary Education....Pages 44-88
The Profession of Teaching....Pages 89-152
Geometry....Pages 153-178
Stochastics....Pages 179-206
Applications....Pages 207-275
Problem Solving....Pages 276-298
Special Mathematical Topics....Pages 299-357
Mathematics Curriculum....Pages 358-404
The Begle Memorial Series on Research in Mathematics Education....Pages 405-443
Research in Mathematics Education....Pages 444-545
Assessment....Pages 546-556
Competitions....Pages 557-567
Language and Mathematics....Pages 568-586
Objectives....Pages 587-604
Technology....Pages 605-640
Forms and Modes of Instruction....Pages 641-664
Women and Mathematics....Pages 665-687
Back Matter....Pages 723-725
Special Groups of Students....Pages 688-722

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Plenary Session Addresses....Pages 1-26
Universal Basic Education....Pages 27-35
Elementary Education....Pages 36-43
Post-Secondary Education....Pages 44-88
The Profession of Teaching....Pages 89-152
Geometry....Pages 153-178
Stochastics....Pages 179-206
Applications....Pages 207-275
Problem Solving....Pages 276-298
Special Mathematical Topics....Pages 299-357
Mathematics Curriculum....Pages 358-404
The Begle Memorial Series on Research in Mathematics Education....Pages 405-443
Research in Mathematics Education....Pages 444-545
Assessment....Pages 546-556
Competitions....Pages 557-567
Language and Mathematics....Pages 568-586
Objectives....Pages 587-604
Technology....Pages 605-640
Forms and Modes of Instruction....Pages 641-664
Women and Mathematics....Pages 665-687
Back Matter....Pages 723-725
Special Groups of Students....Pages 688-722
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