Consequently, it should not be assumed there is a single unified establishment
view. Two shifts in Her Majesty’s Inspectorate thinking can be discerned over the period. The first is a shift from the old humanist/technological pragmatist perspectives and aims to those of the progressive educator. This is quite marked, with the emphasis shifting from the structure and content of the mathematics curriculum [Her Majesty’s Inspectorate, 1979], to the development and realization of the child’s individual potential through mathematical activity [Her Majesty’s Inspectorate, 1985. One feature remains constant: the social utility of mathematics education is stressed throughout the period. The second shift concerns information technology. In 1979 there is no mention of the import of electronic calculators and computers, whilst by 1985 this receives major separate emphasis. Thus there is the addition of the pro-technology aspect of the technological pragmatist aims. This need not be seen as a revision of aims, but as a reflection of social and educational change.
Consequently, it should not be assumed there is a single unified establishment
view. Two shifts in Her Majesty’s Inspectorate thinking can be discerned over the period. The first is a shift from the old humanist/technological pragmatist perspectives and aims to those of the progressive educator. This is quite marked, with the emphasis shifting from the structure and content of the mathematics curriculum [Her Majesty’s Inspectorate, 1979], to the development and realization of the child’s individual potential through mathematical activity [Her Majesty’s Inspectorate, 1985. One feature remains constant: the social utility of mathematics education is stressed throughout the period. The second shift concerns information technology. In 1979 there is no mention of the import of electronic calculators and computers, whilst by 1985 this receives major separate emphasis. Thus there is the addition of the pro-technology aspect of the technological pragmatist aims. This need not be seen as a revision of aims, but as a reflection of social and educational change.
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