Mathematics Education in Russia and Mathematical Circles

TL;DR

This thesis provides a comprehensive analysis of the history, development, and influence of Mathematics Education and Mathematical Circles in Russia, including practical proposals for modern educational contexts.

Contribution

It offers a detailed historical and organizational overview of Russian Mathematical Circles and proposes integrating their methods into current Spanish school curricula.

Findings

Historical development of Russian Mathematics Education

Impact of Mathematical Circles on educational programs

Practical proposal for implementing Mathematical Circles in Spain

Abstract

This Master's Thesis analyzes thoroughly the topic of the Mathematics Education in Russia and Mathematical Circles. It deals with the historical context of the Mathematics Education in Russia in the XVIIIth, XIXth and XXth centuries; the programs of the Mathematics Education which were developed between 1930 and 1985 in the Soviet Union, including the Mathematical Circles for its particularly importance and influence on the rest of the Programs and on the way of understanding the Mathematics Education; the objectives and the organization of practical cases nowadays, legacy of the Russian Mathematical Circles; and the way of establishing the didactic process of the Mathematical Circles. Finally it is attached an appendix with a practical proposal in order to develop a session following the Mathematic Circle manner within the current framework of the Spanish Middle and High School education.