A Didactical Situation for the Enhancement of Meta-Analogical Awareness

Autor/inn/en	Modestou, Modestina; Gagatsis, Athanasios
Titel	A Didactical Situation for the Enhancement of Meta-Analogical Awareness
Quelle	In: Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 32 (2013) 2, S.160-172 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0732-3123
DOI	10.1016/j.jmathb.2013.02.004
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Mathematical Concepts; Epistemology; Error Patterns; Mathematics Instruction; Conventional Instruction; Teaching Methods; Early Adolescents + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Erkenntnistheorie; Fehlertyp; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	The aim of this study was to propose a didactical situation for the confrontation of the epistemological obstacle of linearity (routine proportionality) and consequently for the enhancement of meta-analogical awareness. Errors caused by students' spontaneous tendency to apply linear functions in various situations are strong, persistent and do not disappear with traditional instruction. The effects of a didactical situation on the way students perceive and handle proportional and non-proportional relations were examined. The situation consisted of four parts which referred to the situations of action, formulation, validation and institutionalisation and was presented as a game to four twelve-year students of different abilities. The results showed the potential of the application of a didactical situation towards enhancing students' meta-analogical awareness and therefore their ability to discern and handle linear and non-proportional relations. (Contains 1 table and 4 figures.) (As Provided).
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