"The inclusion throughout both volumes of thought-provoking examples of RME authentic context tasks offers opportunities for the reader to engage in moments of guided reinvention, serving as models of particular mathematics content, as well as creating models for reflection on the meaning and potential offered by Realistic Mathematics Education. There is a little bit of something for everyone in these books, and they represent an important contribution to the growing body of literature in the field of mathematics education." (Anne R. Teppo, Educational Studies in Mathematics, Issue 104, 2020)
"The book is written for those familiar with the RME tradition. I judge that is the audience who will find this volume of most interest. ... What this volume contributes more uniquely is the personal histories and comparative experiences of scholars working to build on the tradition." (Paul Christian Dawkins, MAA Reviews, December 14, 2019)
1 Seen through other eyes – Opening up new vistas in Realistic Mathematics Education through visions and experiences from other countries
Marja van den Heuvel-Panhuizen
2 From tinkering to practice – The role of teachers in the application of Realistic Mathematics Education principles in the United States
David C. Webb, Frederick A. Peck
3 Searching for alternatives for New Math in Belgian primary schools – Influence of the Dutch model of Realistic Mathematics Education
Dirk De Bock, Wim Van Dooren, Lieven Verschaffel
4 The impact of Hans Freudenthal and the Freudenthal Institute on the project Mathe 2000
Erich Ch. Wittmann
5 Reflections on Realistic Mathematics Education from a South African perspective
Cyril Julie,Faaiz Gierdien
6 Learning to look at the world through mathematical spectacles – A personal tribute to Realistic Mathematics Education
Abraham Arcavi
7 Graphing linear equations – A comparison of the opportunity-to-learn in textbooks using the Singapore and the Dutch approaches to teaching equations
Berinderjeet Kaur, Wong Lai Fong, Simmi Naresh Govindani
8 Low achievers in mathematics – Ideas from the Netherlands for developing a competence-oriented view
Petra Scherer
9 From the bottom up – Reinventing Realistic Mathematics Education in Southern Argentina
Betina Zolkower, Ana María Bressan, Silvia Pérez, María Fernanda Gallego
10 Realistic Mathematics Education in the Chinese context – Some personal reflections
Xiaotian Sun, Wei He
11 The enrichment of Belgian secondary school mathematics with elements of the Dutch model of Realistic Mathematics Education since the 1980s
Dirk De Bock, Johan Deprez, Dirk Janssens
12 Echoes and influences of Realistic Mathematics Education in Portugal
João Pedro da Ponte, Joana Brocardo
13 Supporting mathematical learning processes by means of mathematics conferences and mathematics language tools
Christoph Selter, Daniel Walter
14 Reinventing Realistic Mathematics Education at Berkeley – Emergence and development of a course for pre-service teachers
Dor Abrahamson, Betina Zolkower, Elisa Stone
15 Korean mathematics education meets Dutch didactics
Kyeong-Hwa Lee, YeongOk Chong, GwiSoo Na, JinHyeong Park
16 The influence of Realistic Mathematics Education outside the Netherlands – The case of Puerto Rico
Omar Hernández-Rodríguez, Jorge López-Fernández, Ana Helvia Quintero-Rivera, Aileen Velázquez-Estrella
17 The impact of Dutch mathematics education on Danish mathematics education
Mogens Niss
18 Two decades of Realistic Mathematics Education in Indonesia
Zulkardi, Ratu Ilma Indra Putri, Aryadi Wijaya
19 Intervening with Realistic Mathematics Education in England and the Cayman Islands – The challenge of clashing educational ideologies
Paul Dickinson, Frank Eade, Steve Gough, Sue Hough, Yvette Solomon
This open access book, inspired by the ICME 13 Thematic Afternoon on “European Didactic Traditions”, takes readers on a journey with mathematics education researchers, developers and educators in eighteen countries, who reflect on their experiences with Realistic Mathematics Education (RME), the domain-specific instruction theory for mathematics education developed in the Netherlands since the late 1960s. Authors from outside the Netherlands discuss what aspects of RME appeal to them, their criticisms of RME and their past and current RME-based projects.
It is clear that a particular approach to mathematics education cannot simply be transplanted to another country. As such, in eighteen chapters the authors describe how they have adapted RME to their individual circumstances and view on mathematics education, and tell their personal stories about how RME has influenced their thinking on mathematics education.