J D Tinsley

Information and Communications Technologies in School Mathematics: Ifip Tc3 / Wg3.1 Working Conference on Secondary School Mathematics in the World of Communication Technology: Learning, Teaching and the Curriculum, 26-31 October 1997, Grenoble, France - J D Tinsley

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Preface. Introduction. Curriculum - evolution. Curriculum - tools. Teachers. Learners. Human and social issues. Focus group reports: curriculum; teachers; learners; human and social issues. IFIP country codes for focus group participants. IFIP and working group 3.1. Conference participants. Keyword index. Publisher Marketing: The aim of the conference presented in this volume was to take a forward look at the issue of the relationships between mathematics and the technologies of information and communication in the context of the increased availability of interactive and dynamic information processing tools. The main focus was on the mathematics education of students in the age range of about 11 to 18 years and the following themes were addressed: curriculum - curriculum evolution, relationships with informatics; teachers - professional development, methodology and practice; learners - tools and techniques, concept development, research and theory; and human and social issues - culture and policy, personal impact.

Contributor Bio:  Johnson, David David Johnson holds an adjunct position as a Senior Principal Research Fellow in the School of Earth Sciences, James Cook University.