Design science and its importance in the German mathematics educational discussion

This ICME-13 Topical Survey reviews the state-of-the-art by first exploring the roots and scope of design science.

Second, it presents two examples of current design science projects that focus on substantial learning environments including a student and a teacher perspective.

Subsequently, the book elaborates on how empirical research can be conceptualised within design science.

Lastly, it explores developments in design science from a national and international perspective, while also discussing current trends in design research.

Within the German-language tradition, considering ‘mathematics education as a design science’ primarily draws on the works of Wittmann.

The core of this approach constitutes designing and investigating learning environments that involve substantial mathematics.