Mathematics education as a field of study began to develop
glowly at the end of the 19th century as universities in several
countries, in response to the_need for more and better pre-
pared teachers, started expanding their programs in teacher
education. By 1912-, a survey by the international Commission
on the Teachingof Mathematics reported that university lec-
tures on mathematics education (to supplement mathematics
lectures) were being offered in the United States, Great Britain,
Germany, an_d'Bel_gium