Epistemological and Didactic Obstacles: The Influence of Teachers’ Beliefs on the Conceptual Education of Students

This investigation addresses the topic of teachers' beliefs about mathematics, mathematics education and their expectations of this discipline as regards their students' learning of two specific topics: fractions and angles. International research in this field has produced many results, the first being a good definition of the concept of beliefs, and has taken the first steps towards understanding the impact of these beliefs on didactic activity. This research is based principally on the classical Theory of Obstacles. Within this framework, our aim is to establish whether or not, beyond objective epistemological obstacles, teachers' beliefs create some misconceptions among students. So didactical obstacles, arising specifically from some beliefs of the teachers, must be added to the epistemological obstacles. This is also clearly reflected in teachers' beliefs regarding the knowledge that their students must acquire.

Datos
Titulo: 
Epistemological and Didactic Obstacles: The Influence of Teachers’ Beliefs on the Conceptual Education of Students
Autor(es): 
Silvia Sbaragli
Gianfranco Arrigo
Bruno D´Amore
Martha Isabel Fandiño Pinilla
Aldo Frapolli
Danilo Frigerio
Oliver Villa
Titulo de la Revista: 
Mediterranean journal for research in mathematics education
Pais: 
Chipre
Editorial: 
Cyprus Mathematical Society
ISSN: 
1450-1104
Volumen: 
10
Fasciculo: 
1-2
Paginas: 
61-102
Año: 
2011