Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress on Mathematical Education

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Plenary Sessions

   1. Socio-Cultural Bases for Mathematical Education

      • Ubiratan D’Ambrosio

      Pages 1-6

   2. Reflection and Recursion

      • Jeremy Kilpatrick

      Pages 7-29

   3. Discrete Mathematics

      • Renfrey B. Potts

      Pages 31-48

3. Action Groups

   1. Action Group 1: Early Childhood Years

      • Marjorie Carss

      Pages 49-56

   2. Action Group 2: Elementary School (Ages 7–12)

      • Marjorie Carss

      Pages 57-72

   3. Action Group 3: Junior Secondary School (Ages 11–16)

      • Marjorie Carss

      Pages 73-83

   4. Action Group 4: Senior Secondary School (Ages 15–19)

      • Marjorie Carss

      Pages 84-94

   5. Action Group 5: Tertiary (Post-Secondary) Academic Institutions (18 +)

      • Marjorie Carss

      Pages 95-110

   6. Action Group 6: Pre-Service Teacher Education

      • Marjorie Carss

      Pages 111-123

   7. Action Group 7: Mathematics in Adult, Technical and Vocational Education

      • Marjorie Carss

      Pages 124-132

4. Theme Groups

   1. Theme Group 1: Mathematics for All

      • Marjorie Carss

      Pages 133-145

   2. Theme Group 2: The Professional Life of Teachers

      • Marjorie Carss

      Pages 146-158

   3. Theme Group 3: The Role of Technology

      • Marjorie Carss

      Pages 159-176

   4. Theme Group 4: Theory, Research and Practice in Mathematical Education

      • Marjorie Carss

      Pages 177-186

   5. Theme Group 5: Curriculum Development

      • Marjorie Carss

      Pages 187-196

   6. Theme Group 6: Applications and Modelling

      • Marjorie Carss

      Pages 197-211

   7. Theme Group 7: Problem Solving

      • Marjorie Carss

      Pages 212-226

5. Topic Areas

   1. Topic Area: Evaluation, Examinations and Assessment

      • Marjorie Carss

      Pages 227-242

   2. Topic Area: Competitions

      • Marjorie Carss

      Pages 243-253

International Congresses on Mathematical Education (ICMEs), under the auspices of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction, are held every four years. Previous Congresses have been held in France (Lyons), England (Exeter), the Federal Republic of Germany (Karlsruhe), and the United States of America (Berkeley). The Fifth International Congress on Mathematical Education (lCME 5) was held in Adelaide, Australia, from August 24-30, 1984. More than 1800 participants from over 70 countries participated in the Congress, while some additional 200 people attended social functions and excursions. The program for ICME 5 was planned and structured by an International Program Committee, and implemented by the National Program Committee in Australia. For the main body of the program, Chief Organisers, assisted by Australian Coordinators, were invited to plan and prepare the individual components of the program which addressed a wide range of topics and interest areas. Each of these teams involved many individuals from around the world in the detailed planning and preparation of the working sessions for their area of program responsibility. For the actual working sessions at the Congress, the smallest group had some 60 members, while the largest had well over 300. In addition to the working sessions, there were three major plenary addresses, several specially invited presentations, and over 420 individual papers in the form of short communications, either as posters or brief talks.

• Problem-solving
• geometry
• mathematics
• proof
• recursion

• Education Department, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Australia

  Marjorie Carss

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