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Teachers' Reflections on Their Knowledge and Practice of Teaching High School Functions

Authors :
Aparicio-Landa, Eddie
Sosa-Moguel, Landy
Ávila-Vales, Eric
Morales-Carballo, Armando
Source :
REDIMAT - Journal of Research in Mathematics Education. 2023 12(2):110-126.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

We report a characterization of the reflections made by high school mathematics teachers when discussing their resolutions of three numerical tasks related to the concept of function understood as a mathematical procept. Thematic analysis was used to code and categorize the reflections. Six teachers with at least 5 years of professional experience and an average age of 30 years participated. The results show that the teachers reflected on their actions in the tasks; their content knowledge; their teaching practice; and their professional training. As a result of these reflections, they recognized the need to improve their knowledge and practice of teaching functions in a more proceptual sense. The results contribute to deepen in how to make teachers reflect and incorporate a much more structural vision of functions in their teaching practices and, at the same time, incorporate the importance and role of their professional training in their reflections.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2014-3621
Volume :
12
Issue :
2
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
REDIMAT - Journal of Research in Mathematics Education
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ1398208
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research