Discussion document – ICMI study

The purpose of this Discussion Document is to raise important issues related to the study of the teaching and learning of mathematics at university level and to stimulate discussion and research on these topics as background for a conference to be held in Singapore in December 1998. After this conference, a publication covering the fundamental areas of the topic will be published in the ICMI Study Series. The main aspects of the Study will also be presented at ICME-9 in Makuhari, Japan in the year 2000. It is anticipated that the Study will be of interest to those concerned with the teaching of mathematics at the university level, to mathematics educators undertaking research in related areas, and to many other people with an interest in university level mathematics. The conference and publication related to this Study are likely to have a positive influence on the understanding and practice of the teaching and learning of mathematics at university level in the early years of the 21st century.