Knowledge and use of mathematical language in initial teacher training in mathematics
This article analyses the levels of knowledge and use of mathematical language that students possess and employ during their initial teaching training for the program of mathematics in a Colombian public university. The research specifically proposes to establish the level of knowledge and use of ma...
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| author | Hernández-Suárez, César Augusto Prada-Núñez, Raúl Gamboa-Suárez, Audin Aloiso |
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| description | This article analyses the levels of knowledge and use of mathematical language that students possess and employ during their initial teaching training for the program of mathematics in a Colombian public university. The research specifically proposes to establish the level of knowledge and use of mathematical language among these students, what level of math skills they use and their competence to communicate in writing their knowledge. The research design is descriptive and in field, where a sample group of 92 students from an initial teacher training program who were enrolled in subjects of discipline axis of Maths were taken into consideration. On the basis of the written problem solving level, the knowledge and use of mathematical language used by students was determined. The results show ignorance and misuse of language and mathematical symbols, rules of logic and reasoning are limited, which creates difficulties in understanding and solving mathematical problems. It was also determined that students have greater difficulties in translating the everyday language to formal, in identifying mathematical objects and work with concepts that merit logical demonstrations. Students also have an insufficient level of knowledge and use of mathematical language, a low mathematical ability and more competition to decipher the mathematical language to verbal than verbal language to encrypt mathematical language. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-60712022-06-15T15:40:55Z Knowledge and use of mathematical language in initial teacher training in mathematics Conocimiento y uso del lenguaje matemático en la formación inicial de docentes en matemáticas Hernández-Suárez, César Augusto Prada-Núñez, Raúl Gamboa-Suárez, Audin Aloiso teaching mathematics mathematical language initial training teacher skills. enseñanza de las matemáticas lenguaje matemático formación inicial competencias del docente. This article analyses the levels of knowledge and use of mathematical language that students possess and employ during their initial teaching training for the program of mathematics in a Colombian public university. The research specifically proposes to establish the level of knowledge and use of mathematical language among these students, what level of math skills they use and their competence to communicate in writing their knowledge. The research design is descriptive and in field, where a sample group of 92 students from an initial teacher training program who were enrolled in subjects of discipline axis of Maths were taken into consideration. On the basis of the written problem solving level, the knowledge and use of mathematical language used by students was determined. The results show ignorance and misuse of language and mathematical symbols, rules of logic and reasoning are limited, which creates difficulties in understanding and solving mathematical problems. It was also determined that students have greater difficulties in translating the everyday language to formal, in identifying mathematical objects and work with concepts that merit logical demonstrations. Students also have an insufficient level of knowledge and use of mathematical language, a low mathematical ability and more competition to decipher the mathematical language to verbal than verbal language to encrypt mathematical language. Este artículo analiza los niveles de competencias en el conocimiento y uso del lenguaje matemático que poseen y emplean los estudiantes durante su formación inicial en la carrera de docencia en matemáticas, en una universidad pública colombiana. La investigación se propone establecer el nivel de conocimiento y uso del lenguaje matemático entre estos estudiantes, qué nivel de habilidad matemática emplean y su competencia para comunicar por escrito sus conocimientos. El diseño de la investigación es descriptivo y de campo, para lo cual se empleó como muestra un grupo de 92 estudiantes de un programa de formación inicial de docentes que cursan las asignaturas del eje disciplinar de matemáticas. Sobre la base de la resolución escrita de problemas se determinó el nivel de conocimiento y uso del lenguaje matemático empleado por los estudiantes. Los resultados muestran desconocimiento y mal uso del lenguaje y la simbología matemática, de las reglas de la lógica y escasa capacidad de razonamiento, lo cual genera dificultades para comprender y resolver problemas matemáticos. Se determinó asimismo que los estudiantes presentan mayores dificultades en la traducción del lenguaje cotidiano al formal, en la identificación de objetos matemáticos y en el trabajo con conceptos que ameritan demostraciones lógicas. Los estudiantes poseen un nivel insuficiente de conocimiento y uso del lenguaje matemático, habilidad matemática también baja y mayor competencia para descifrar el lenguaje matemático hacia el verbal que en cifrar lenguaje verbal en lenguaje matemático. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2017-02-15 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf application/xml https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/investigacion_duitama/article/view/6071 10.19053/20278306.v7.n2.2017.6071 Revista de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación; Vol. 7 No. 2 (2017): Enero-Junio; 287-299 Revista de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación; Vol. 7 Núm. 2 (2017): Enero-Junio; 287-299 2389-9417 2027-8306 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/investigacion_duitama/article/view/6071/5452 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/investigacion_duitama/article/view/6071/9496 Derechos de autor 2017 REVISTA DE INVESTIGACIÓN, DESARROLLO E INNOVACIÓN |
| spellingShingle | teaching mathematics mathematical language initial training teacher skills. enseñanza de las matemáticas lenguaje matemático formación inicial competencias del docente. Hernández-Suárez, César Augusto Prada-Núñez, Raúl Gamboa-Suárez, Audin Aloiso Knowledge and use of mathematical language in initial teacher training in mathematics |
| title | Knowledge and use of mathematical language in initial teacher training in mathematics |
| title_alt | Conocimiento y uso del lenguaje matemático en la formación inicial de docentes en matemáticas |
| title_full | Knowledge and use of mathematical language in initial teacher training in mathematics |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge and use of mathematical language in initial teacher training in mathematics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge and use of mathematical language in initial teacher training in mathematics |
| title_short | Knowledge and use of mathematical language in initial teacher training in mathematics |
| title_sort | knowledge and use of mathematical language in initial teacher training in mathematics |
| topic | teaching mathematics mathematical language initial training teacher skills. enseñanza de las matemáticas lenguaje matemático formación inicial competencias del docente. |
| topic_facet | teaching mathematics mathematical language initial training teacher skills. enseñanza de las matemáticas lenguaje matemático formación inicial competencias del docente. |
| url | https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/investigacion_duitama/article/view/6071 |
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