Build the conditions for transforming the teaching of mathematics

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Vincenza Benigno
Giampaolo Chiappini

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Discussion of a proposed training (Copernicus project) aimed at teachers of mathematics at the higher secondary school in Liguria. The project involved: the collective thinking of participants on the results achieved by students in mathematics test in the Italian international PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and the resulting development of a proposal for curriculum of mathematics, the design of innovative educational activities to promote the development of mathematical skills similar to those tested in PISA.

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