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Representation and Evolution: A Discussion of Duval's and Kaput's Papers.
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Thompson, Patrick W. – 1999
A discussion of the papers, "Representation, Vision and Visualization: Cognitive Functions in Mathematical Thinking. Basic Issues for Learning" (Raymond Duval) and "On the Development of Human Representational Competence from an Evolutionary Point of View: From Episodic to Virtual Culture" (James J. Kaput), is presented. Kaput…
Descriptors: Cultural Relevance, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Knowledge Representation
On Representations and Situated Tools.
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Moreno-Armella, Luis – 1999
This paper suggests that the systems of representations that we use in mathematics have a cultural origin and concludes that the knowledge produced with the help of these systems of representation likewise has a cultural origin. This assertion forces a reformulation of the issue of objectivity in terms that differ from those inherited from…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Cultural Context, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology