On the Role of Imagination in the Use of History in Mathematics Education

Autor/in	De Vittori, Thomas
Titel	On the Role of Imagination in the Use of History in Mathematics Education
Quelle	In: International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 16 (2021) 3, (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (De Vittori, Thomas)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1306-3030
Schlagwörter	Imagination; Mathematics Education; Elementary School Students; History; Mathematics Activities; Factor Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematische Bildung; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Faktorenanalyse
Abstract	Based on an experiment carried out with 10- to 11-year-old pupils, this paper questions the place of imagination in a class activity using the history of mathematics. The study focuses on three groups of pupils who were offered three variants of the same activity based on base-60 counting (our time measurement system inherited from the Babylonians). To identify differences and similarities between the three scenarios, a quantitative analysis, using a Principal Component Analysis (PCA), was carried out on the basis of the pupils' productions and a questionnaire. The approach remains exploratory, but it seems to indicate that imagination plays a relevant role in sessions using history of mathematics. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01