DownloadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2024

Mathematical Work in Educational Context

The Perspective of the Theory of Mathematical Working Spaces

Alain Kuzniak editor Philippe R Richard editor Elizabeth Montoya-Delgadillo editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Published:2nd Apr '23

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

This paperback is available in another edition too:

Mathematical Work in Educational Context cover

This book is a friendly and complete introduction to one of the most comprehensive contemporary theories of mathematics teaching and learning. By focusing on mathematical work performed by students and teachers during mathematics session, the theory of Mathematical Workings Spaces (MWS) has opened up new perspectives and avenues on mathematics education and mathematical thinking. In particular, it enables the identification of students' knowledge production processes and helps teachers to shape them.

The first part of the book explores the heart of the theory and aims to further describe and understand epistemological and cognitive aspects of mathematical work. The second part develops the different MWS dedicated to observing how this work depends on the expectations of educational systems, how it is formed and taught, and how individuals appropriate it. In the last part, some applications and perspectives are discussed regarding topics of major importance today in mathematics education which relate to technological and digital tools, teacher training and modeling activities.

In line with the spirit of the theory, the book was written to reflect the conceptual unity at the heart of the theory of MWS and, at the same time, to show the freedom and diversity of approaches given space therein. Written for researchers and professionals in mathematics education, it offers plenty of concrete examples from different educational systems around the world to illustrate the theoretical concepts and show the applicability of the theory to practice and research.

ISBN: 9783030908522

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

280 pages

1st ed. 2022