Docenten van reken-, wiskunde- en statistiekvakken binnen de HU, lopen tegen vergelijkbare problemen aan. Ook al zijn de vakken die gegeven worden totaal verschillend, een aantal van de problemen waar docenten tegen aan lopen zijn vergelijkbaar. Dit was een van de conclusies uit het onderzoek naar rekenen, …

Leerkrachten in het speciaal basisonderwijs hebben meer dan honderd oudergesprekken per jaar. De contextuele benadering stelt dat het geven van erkenning aan leerlingen en ouders één van de belangrijkste manieren is om de driehoeksrelatie tussen leerlingen, ouders en de school te versterken. Dit onderzoek …

De samenleving verandert en digitalisering gaat een steeds grotere rol spelen (OECD, 2016, 2019; Schwab, 2016). Studenten aan de HU zullen in hun beroep andere (basis-)vaardigheden op het gebied van rekenen, wiskunde en statistiek nodig hebben om de complexe problemen van de werkvloer aan te pakken dan …

In this chapter, the focus is on arithmetic which for the Netherlands as a trading nation is a crucial part of the mathematics curriculum.The chapter goes back to the roots of arithmetic education in the sixteenth century and compares it with the current approach to teaching arithmetic. In the sixteenth …

In this chapter, we discuss the education of secondary school mathematics teachers in the Netherlands. There are different routes for qualifying as a secondary school mathematics teacher. These routes target different student teacher populations, ranging from those who have just graduated from high school …

In zijn rubriek bespreekt Kees Hoogland opvallend wetenschappelijk onderzoek naar rekenen-wiskunde.

Nowadays, digital tools for mathematics education are sophisticated and widely available. These tools offer important opportunities, but also come with constraints. Some tools are hard to tailor by teachers, educational designers and researchers; their functionality has to be taken for granted. Other …

In this chapter, I look back at the implementation of W12-16, a major reform of mathematics education in the lower grades of general secondary education and pre-vocational secondary education in the Netherlands including all students aged 12–16. The nationwide implementation of W12-16 started in 1990 …

Numeracy and mathematics education in vocational education is under pressure to keep up with the rapid changes in the workplace due to developments in workplace mathematics and the ubiquitous availability of technological tools. Vocational education is a large stream in education for 12- to 20-years-olds …

This paper is a summary paper of the Thematic Working Group (TWG) on Adult Mathematics Education (AME). The theme AME made its first appearance on CERME11 and in this paper we provide an overview of the growing and blossoming field of AME and the results of the working group. The main themes associated …