New-math influences in Iceland. Selective entrance examinations into High Schools

International audience The New Math was implemented in Iceland with the intention to facilitate understanding in the midst of increased demands for education for all. The article contains an analysis and comparison of typical papers in a selective entrance examination into high schools before and af...

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Main Author: Bjarnadóttir, Kristín
Other Authors: University of Iceland Reykjavik
Format: Conference Object
Language:French
Published: HAL CCSD 2016
Subjects:
New Math
understanding
high school
entrance examination
analysis of examination papers
[MATH.MATH-HO]Mathematics [math]/History and Overview [math.HO]
[SHS.EDU]Humanities and Social Sciences/Education
Iceland
Online Access:https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01349222
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01349222/document
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01349222/file/Bjarnadottir_02.pdf
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Summary:International audience The New Math was implemented in Iceland with the intention to facilitate understanding in the midst of increased demands for education for all. The article contains an analysis and comparison of typical papers in a selective entrance examination into high schools before and after the implementation period of the New Math during 1966–1968, and a discussion on the understanding it was expected to facilitate.

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