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Direct linkSinclair, Nathalie; Ferrara, Francesca – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2021
In this article, we explore Whitehead's claim that experience is fundamentally affective. We do so in the context of an Italian primary school classroom featuring the use of the multitouch application "TouchCounts." We study the way in which the children and the iPad take each other up and the meanings of number and arithmetic that…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
Rumbelow, Michael – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2021
"Where Mathematics Comes From" (Lakoff & Núñez 2000) proposed that mathematical concepts such as arithmetic and counting are constructed cognitively from embodied metaphors of actions on physical objects, and four actions, or 'grounding metaphors' in particular: collecting, stepping, constructing and measuring. This article argues…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Figurative Language
