Until recently, Taiwan elementary mathematics curriculum has been changing for several times. The aim of this study is to refer to various curriculum reforms, and focus on the way ¡§Number and Calculation Standards¡¨ changed in the history of reforms. The specific objectives of this study: to refer to one curriculum standards and its subsequent standards and do pair wise comparison. To achieve the above objectives, the investigator referred to 7 target versions of mathematics curriculum standards: 41, 51, 57, 64, 82, 89, 92 (R.O.C year). The comparison was done qualitatively, using historical research methodology. The main research findings are the differences in the above 6 pair wise comparisons. 1. The change from Year 41 to Year 51: In the Year 51, the part on Writing numbers in Chinese characters was de-emphasized. Emphasis was on Ordinal numbers, division thinking, mental arithmetic and written algorithm. The size of numbers reduced to 4-digits (due to a change in currency, 4 dollars to 1 New Taiwan dollar). 2. The change from Year 51 to 57: more focus on symbols, did not require the revision on what was learned in previous year. 3. The change from Year 57 to 64: de-emphasized on mental arithmetic and written calculation; emphasized on Inverses, multiplication/division on ¡§0¡¦ and ¡§1¡¨, ratio, approximation, negative numbers and use of electronic calculators. 4. The change from Year 64 to 82: no need to include negative numbers and abacus. Emphasized on two-step problems, number line, and reading multiplication tables. 5. The change from Year 82 to 89: de-emphasis on odd and even numbers; emphasis on realistic contexts, understanding vertical algorithm. 6. The change from Year 89 to 91: no need to use calculators to check working; emphasis on vertical algorithm, whole number calculations, and the connections of multiples/factors, rate/speed, and, fractions/decimals.

The purpose of this paper is to compare curriculum documents for K-12 education from the state of North Carolina from two time periods, 1920s and 2003. The historical development of the mathematics curriculum in North Carolina provides a snapshot of the shifts in mathematics teaching and learning. North Carolina, a state in the southeast of the United States, has had a statewide standard course over a period spanning more than eighty years. A document analysis of printed curriculum standards from allows a description of the mathematics concepts and tasks that were expected of students in those years. The analysis revealed stark contrasts in the focus of mathematics from a very computational emphasis to one of problem solving. The analysis also highlighted the understanding of algebraic concepts and ideas as an essential outcome of current mathematics programs.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 PDF - Gisane Fagundes Rodrigues.pdf: 1625838 bytes, checksum: 46e6d0df4dd437a87170b81f9ceee8ab (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-09-29 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / This dissertation aimed to analyze the history of mathematics as a discipline and its importance in training mathematics professors at the State University of Paraíba (UEPB), the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG) and the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Paraíba (IFPB) located in Campina Grande and the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), in João Pessoa. The qualitative research, since it seeks the gist of the phenomenon investigated in all its dimensions and processes, is supported by bibliographical and documentary study. Given the importance of mathematics in teaching practice as the main component for initial teacher´s education, it takes for examination the following documents: the National Curriculum Guidelines, which establish the rules for the creation of the Educational Project Course and in particular cases a Plan Course provided by the lecturer professor of the discipline the history of mathematics. Therefore, the guidelines of the discipline was analyzed in details, but it also caused us to identify in practice the design of teacher educators and students in training on the History of Mathematics discipline and, above all, the importance of the history of mathematics in the development of teachers training. The paper interviewed four teachers and three students of the quoted institutions. From the analysis of interviews, we built two categories that emerged from the conversations: The history of mathematics as a contribution to the training of teachers and the importance of mathematics in history for teacher training. We understand that the discipline is important for the essentiality of bringing the light of the classroom discussions knowledge about what is mathematics from a historical point of view and how it was developed throughout time. The major evidences after the analysis of documents and interviews was the difference between the proposal of the written curriculum and the one implemented in the classroom by teachers, indicating that there is an attempt of students training to work in their future activities practices in which they are linked to the history of mathematics. / Esta dissertação teve como objetivo analisar a disciplina de História da Matemática e sua importância na formação do professor de matemática na Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), na Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG) e no Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Paraíba (IFPB) todos na cidade de Campina Grande e na Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), em João Pessoa. A pesquisa de natureza qualitativa, por sua condição de captar a essencialidade do fenômeno investigado em toda a sua dimensão e processo, teve apoio em estudo bibliográfico e documental. Tendo em vista a importância do currículo da Licenciatura em Matemática como componente principal para a formação inicial de professores tomamos para análise os seguintes documentos: as Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais, que determinam as normas para a criação do Projeto Pedagógico do Curso e em casos particulares o Plano de Curso disponibilizado pelo professor ministrante da disciplina de História da Matemática. Para tanto, a ementa da referida disciplina foi analisada de forma minuciosa, como também nos provocou identificar na prática a concepção de professores formadores e alunos em formação sobre a disciplina de História da Matemática e, sobretudo, a importância da História da Matemática na formação do professor. Participaram das entrevistas quatro professores e três alunos das Instituições pesquisadas. A partir das análises das entrevistas construímos duas categorias que emergiram das falas, que são elas: a História da Matemática como contribuição para a formação do professor e a importância da História da Matemática para a formação do professor. Entendemos que a disciplina é importante pela essencialidade de trazer a luz das discussões em sala de aula um conhecimento sobre o que é matemática do ponto de vista histórico e como ela se desenvolveu ao longo do tempo. As principais evidências após as análises em documentos e nas entrevistas realizadas foi à diferença entre a proposta do currículo escrito e a do currículo implementado em sala de aula pelos professores, indicando que há uma tentativa de alunos em formação trabalhar em suas práticas futuras atividades em que estejam ligadas a História da Matemática.

The purpose of this paper is to compare curriculum documents for K-12 education from the state of North Carolina from two time periods, 1920s and 2003. The historical development of the mathematics curriculum in North Carolina provides a snapshot of the shifts in mathematics teaching and learning. North Carolina, a state in the southeast of the United States, has had a statewide standard course over a period spanning more than eighty years. A document analysis of printed curriculum standards from allows a description of the mathematics concepts and tasks that were expected of students in those years. The analysis revealed stark contrasts in the focus of mathematics from a very computational emphasis to one of problem solving. The analysis also highlighted the understanding of algebraic concepts and ideas as an essential outcome of current mathematics programs.