Study On Arrangement And Pedagogy Of Mathematical Culture In Senior Middle School Mathematics Curriculum

From the current situation of the pedagogy in China and abroad from the 1990's up to now, the present study elaborates the importance and urgency to establish the concept of mathematical culture education , analyzes the essential characteristics of mathematical culture and mathematical culture education and views pedagogical culture as the complex of the knowledge element and concept element of mathematics. On the basis of it, the present study discusses four major educational values of mathematical culture: value of science education, value of application education, value of humanism education and value of aesthetics education, puts forward some principles and suggestions to select and offer the contents which can reflect the educational values of mathematical culture, selects comparatively abundant and typical models which are suited to senior middle school mathematics pedagogy and in the end, explores some practical pedagogical countermeasures and approaches, with reference to Mathematics Curriculum Standards of Ordinary Senior Middle School (text for experiment; Jan. 2003; abbreviation in text: Standards)...