Ethnomodelling in academic research

Abstract

This article aims to analyze how academic research that deals with Ethnomodelling is presented. It is worth noting that Ethnomodelling is understood here as an alternative methodological approach, which seeks to systematize the mathematical knowledge of different cultural groups. For this purpose, mapping was used in educational research through two stages: 1) data apprehension, where searches were carried out in the Catalog of Theses and Dissertations of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) and in the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (BDTD); 2) significance of these data, where research analysis was carried out through the a priori categories: research question; theoretical framework for research; research context; and research results. The analysis showed evidence that both Mathematical Modeling, Ethnomathematics, or Ethnomodelling, contribute to the learning process, and can be used as pedagogical tools for teaching Mathematics.

Keywords

• ethnomodelling
• ethnomathematics
• mathematical modelling
• mapping