Using Sona to Calculate the Greatest Common Divisor of Two Integers

Autor/inn/en	Barros, Pedro Henrique Alves; da Silva, Patrícia Nunes
Titel	Using Sona to Calculate the Greatest Common Divisor of Two Integers
Quelle	In: International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 53 (2022) 4, S.1018-1024 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Barros, Pedro Henrique Alves) ORCID (da Silva, Patrícia Nunes)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-739X
DOI	10.1080/0020739X.2021.1889699
Schlagwörter	African Culture; Mathematics Instruction; Numbers; Concept Formation; Secondary School Mathematics; Foreign Countries; Geometric Concepts; Division; Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Africa; Culture; Afrika; Kultur; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Zahlenraum; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Ausland; Elementare Geometrie; Brasilien
Abstract	The Tchokwe people lived on the African continent, in Mozambique and Angola. The sona belong to their cultural tradition. The sona are drawings made in the sand by older members of the tribe to tell stories, essential in the youngests' formation. In this article, we show a relationship between the sona and the greatest common divisor (GCD) of two integers. We recognize in the sona a rich mathematical content that allows the teaching of the GCD concept and illustrates the strength and cultural sophistication of the Tchokwe people and their mathematics. It can be a playful way of dealing with a fundamental concept with lower-secondary education students. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01