En busca de una manera conectada de saber: el caso de una profesora de matemáticas

• Autores: Cecilia Agudelo Valderrama, Diana Martínez
• Localización: REICE: Revista Iberoamericana sobre Calidad, Eficacia y Cambio en Educación, ISSN-e 1696-4713, Vol. 13, Nº. 3, 2015, págs. 121-141
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.15366/reice2015.13.3.006
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  • español

    En este artículo describimos momentos claves del proceso de pensamiento y aprendizaje que una profesora desarrolló en búsqueda de posibles conexiones entre los conceptos de pendiente de una recta y densidad de la materia; ofrecemos, al mismo tiempo, ilustraciones de dificultades con el conocimiento del contenido matemático. Este estudio de caso surge en el contexto del Proyecto PROMICE que incorporó un Programa de Aprendizaje Profesional (PAP). PROMICE apoyó la formación de equipos de trabajo conformados por profesores de matemáticas y de ciencias escolares, con el propósito de diseñar innovaciones de aula que promovieran la creación de conexiones entre matemáticas y ciencias. Las �preguntas inquietantes� que le surgieron a esta profesora durante los talleres de la Etapa de Inducción del PAP se convirtieron en el motor que la mantuvo involucrada activamente en un proceso de aprendizaje, en búsqueda de una comprensión más profunda, esto es, de una manera conectada de saber matemáticas � lo que contrastaba con el conocimiento fragmentado y compartimentalizado que, según ella, había caracterizado su aprendizaje de las matemáticas escolares. Proporcionamos ilustraciones de unos primeros pasos en la construcción de comprensión matemática que pueden convertirse en base importante para el desarrollo del conocimiento de las matemáticas para su enseñanza.

  • English

    In this paper we offer illustrations of a mathematics teacher�s difficulties with content knowledge when trying to find connections between school mathematics and science. The paper is based on a sub-study that is part of a larger Colombian project, PROMESA (Creating Science and Mathematics Connected Learning Experiences that Open Opportunities for the Promotion of Algebraic Reasoning), which incorporated a Professional Learning Programme (PLP) seeking to integrate school science and mathematics teachers into working teams, in order to create science and mathematics connected learning experiences that considered the promotion of algebraic reasoning. The �challenging questions� which emerged for this teacher, during the workshops of the Induction Stage of the PLP, became the driving force for her continued engagement in learning mathematics content in a connected way, as opposed to the compartmentalised content-item thinking she had experienced as a school student. We provide illustrations of first steps in the development of a teacher�s mathematical understanding which can support growth of mathematical knowledge for teaching

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