Séance Séminaire

From University Mathematics to Mathematics Education

Discrete mathematics in the secondary curriculum and in teacher education in Hungary : issues and perspectives for the second transitiontre

In Hungary, discrete mathematics has important traditions in research as well as in mathematics education. In mathematics education, several domains of discrete mathematics appear in, the curricula, and especially combinatorics is systematically present from primary school to the baccalaureate. By consequence, discrete mathematics constitutes also an autonomous domain in teacher education.
 In the first part of the presentation, I will briefly present the place and role of discrete mathematics in school curricula. In the second part, I will talk about discrete mathematics courses in teacher education, explaining aspects of continuity and rupture with secondary school education. In the third part, I will discuss questions related to our teacher education course on the teaching of discrete mathematics, our current developments and endeavours to prepare teachers for the second transition.