The history of education Education was not considered a “discipline” to be studied.
Germany (1779) and Sweden (1804) were the first countries to chair departments of education.
In the U.S., New York University (1832), Brown University (1850) and University of Michigan (1860) led the way.
Mathematics education programs began to develop at the end of the 19th century.
Influences from the Disciplines
Mathematics
Mathematicians were curious about how math was created.
Observations of their children’s and grandchildren’s mathematical helped develop and improve programs.
Psychology
Empirical studies were used to observe patterns in cognitive development of school aged children.