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Willy Servais and Tamás Varga A Belgian Hungarian perspective on teaching school mathematics

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2020-11-04
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De Bock, D. (2020). Willy Servais and Tamás Varga A Belgian Hungarian perspective on teaching school mathematics. Teaching Mathematics and Computer Science, 18(3), 29-38. https://doi.org/10.5485/TMCS.2020.0488
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Willy Servais and Tamás Varga had a major influence on the development of mathematics education during the 1960s and 1970s, both in their home countries and internationally. In 1971 they jointly published Teaching School Mathematics–A Unesco Source Book, a review of curriculum reforms that were under way in different parts of the world. The book, presenting several modern syllabuses as well as examples of classroom techniques and segments of teacher-student dialogues, provided an often consulted guide to the field of mathematics education. We re-read this book and in this way acquire a unique insight into the modernization efforts of school mathematics during the 1960s and early 1970s. We take this opportunity to discuss the sometimes partly divergent views of Servais and Varga on modern mathematics education as reflected in this book.

Subject Classification: 97-03