History of the Geometry Curriculum in the United States

by Sinclair, Nathalie

• ISBN13: 9781593116972
• ISBN10: 1593116977
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-02-28
• Publisher: Textstream

Author Biography

Nathalie Sinclair is currently an assistant professor in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University in Canada.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The "Big Bang" of Geometry: Euclid's Elements	p. 5
The Implicit Aims of Euclid's Geometry: Why?	p. 7
The Scope and Sequence of Euclid's Geometry: What?	p. 8
The Methods and Instruments of Euclid's Geometry: How?	p. 9
Steps in the History of the Geometry Curriculum	p. 13
The Geometry Curriculum in the United States in the Early Nineteenth Century	p. 14
1844: Geometry Lands on the List of University Entrance Requirements	p. 18
1850s: Early Pedagogical Influences on the Geometry Curriculum	p. 19
1860s: A Mathematical Challenge to the Dominance of Euclidean Geometry	p. 23
1892: First Attempts to Standardize the School Geometry Curriculum	p. 26
1902: Perry and Moore and Theories of Learning	p. 33
1920s and 1930s: Committees and Their Reports Redux	p. 37
1935: The Bourbaki Group and its impact on Geometry	p. 46
1944: Post-War Developments	p. 53
1955: Beginning of the "Era of Reform"	p. 56
The 1960s: Time for Transformations	p. 63
1975: The NACOME Report Redefines "Basic Skills"	p. 68
The 1980s: The De-Degradation of "Geometric Consciousness"	p. 72
1989 NCTM: Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics	p. 78
1991: Dynamic Geometry Software	p. 82
2000: New and Improved Principle sand Standards	p. 86
Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going?	p. 91
References	p. 95
About the Author	p. 105
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