Enseñanza de las Ciencias (Nov 2013)

Visualizing and comparing teacher’s mathematical practice

  • Edelmira Badillo Jiménez,
  • Lourdes Figueiras,
  • Vicenç Font,
  • Mario Martínez

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/ec/v31n3.986
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 31, no. 3
pp. 207 – 225

Abstract

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The research problem addressed in this paper is the visualization of the essential elements of the mathematical activity arising during classroom practice (denitions, properties, mathematical processes, etc.). We provide a tool for this purpose that displays these elements in the form of a graphic, and apply it to the study of the commonalities and differences in three different classes by different teachers in the same institution, year and school level when they teach the bisector. The results permit to infer further aspects of mathematical knowledge in the teaching practice.

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