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Autor/inn/en | Gilboa, Nava; Dreyfus, Tommy; Kidron, Ivy |
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Titel | Meta-Mathematical Aspects of Definitions |
Quelle | In: Educational Studies in Mathematics, 114 (2023) 3, S.461-481 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Zusatzinformation | ORCID (Gilboa, Nava) ORCID (Dreyfus, Tommy) |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0013-1954 |
DOI | 10.1007/s10649-023-10252-x |
Schlagwörter | Mathematics Education; Definitions; Classification; Mathematical Concepts; Concept Formation; Mathematics Instruction |
Abstract | The notion of definition is a central building block of mathematics. In addition to specific definitions, it is desirable that students learn about meta-mathematical aspects of definitions such as their role of classification, and about characteristics of definitions such as arbitrariness. We investigated how such meta-mathematical aspects emerge when students are led to construct a definition such as point of inflection or tangent line, and how the constructing process interacts with meta-mathematical aspects. We used Abstraction in Context as theoretical framework because of its suitability to analyze processes of knowledge construction. We found that meta-mathematical aspects of definitions influence and are influenced by students' processes of constructing definitions. We argue that awareness of meta-mathematical aspects improves students' conception of mathematical definitions. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2024/1/01 |