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Digital Technology in Mathematics Education: Past Performance and Future Pathways

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The aim of this closing chapter is to reflect on the book from outside the German mathematics education community. To do so, the introduction briefly sketches the scene for digital technology in mathematics education. Section 17.2 addresses the book and in particular addresses the straddle between the past and the future, between the practice and the research orientation, that is manifest throughout the chapters and characterizes the transition phase that we find ourselves in. Based on these reflections, Section 17.3 contains a tentative agenda for future directions in teaching practice and research.

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Drijvers, P. (2022). Digital Technology in Mathematics Education: Past Performance and Future Pathways. In: Pinkernell, G., Reinhold, F., Schacht, F., Walter, D. (eds) Digitales Lehren und Lernen von Mathematik in der Schule. Springer Spektrum, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-65281-7_17

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