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A joke on precision? Revisiting "precision" in the school mathematics discourse.
- Source :
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Educational Studies in Mathematics . Jul2020, Vol. 104 Issue 3, p369-384. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- This paper discusses the place of precision in mathematics education by exploring its role in curricular guidelines and in classroom life. By means of a joke on precision delivered by a school student in South Sweden, our study focuses on student participation in mathematical tasks that require precision in processes of measuring and reasoning. The paper uses theories on humour and inferentialism to revisit the normative place of "precision" in mathematics classroom discourse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MATHEMATICS
*GUIDELINES
*CLASSROOMS
*STUDENT participation
*DISCOURSE
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00131954
- Volume :
- 104
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Educational Studies in Mathematics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 145269476
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-020-09963-2