Ethnomathematical research and drama in education techniques: developing a dialogue in a geometry class of 10th grade students



Document title: Ethnomathematical research and drama in education techniques: developing a dialogue in a geometry class of 10th grade students
Journal: RLE. Revista latinoamericana de etnomatemática
Database: CLASE
System number: 000436597
ISSN: 2011-5474
Authors: 1
2
3
Institutions: 1University of Thessaly, Volos. Grecia
2Arts School Gerakas, Gerakas. Grecia
3Arcadia University, Glenside, Pensilvania. Estados Unidos de América
Year:
Season: Jun-Sep
Volumen: 8
Number: 2
Pages: 105-135
Country: Colombia
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, descriptivo
Spanish abstract Ethnomathematical research, together with digital technologies (WebQuest) and Drama-inEducation (DiE) techniques, can create a fruitful learning environment in a mathematics classroom—a hybrid/third space—enabling increased student participation and higher levels of cognitive engagement. This article examines how ethnomathematical ideas processed within the experiential environment established by the Drama-in-Education techniques challenged students‘ conceptions of the nature of mathematics, the ways in which students engaged with mathematics learning using mind and body, and the ‗dialogue‘ that was developed between the Discourse situated in a particular practice and the classroom Discourse of mathematics teaching. The analysis focuses on an interdisciplinary project based on an ethnomathematical study of a designing tradition carried out by the researchers themselves, involving a search for informal mathematics and the connections with context and culture; 10th grade students in a public school in Athens were introduced to the mathematics content via an original WebQuest based on this previous ethnomathematical study; Geometry content was further introduced and mediated using the Drama-in-Education (DiE) techniques. Students contributed in an unfolding dialogue between formal and informal knowledge, renegotiating both mathematical concepts and their perception of mathematics as a discipline
Disciplines: Antropología
Keyword: Etnología y antropología social,
Etnomatemática,
Educación,
Enseñanza de las matemáticas,
Geometría,
Estudiantes,
Webquest
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