Háskóli Íslands (HÍ)University of Iceland (UI)Bjarnadóttir, Kristín2020-02-272020-02-272016-07-27Kristín Bjarnadóttir.(1916). New-math influences in Iceland. Selective entrance examinations into High Schools. History and Pedagogy of Mathematics, Jul 2016, Montpellier, France. ffhal-01349222https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1554The New Math was implemented in Iceland with the intention to facilitate understanding in the midst of increased demands for education for all. The article contains an analysis and comparison of typical papers in a selective entrance examination into high schools before and after the implementation period of the New Math during 1966–1968, and a discussion on the understanding it was expected to facilitate.14 s.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLandsprófPrófStærðfræðikennslaÍslandStærðfræðiinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleHistory and Pedagogy of Mathematics,