Decentralising mathematics: Mutual development of spontaneous and mathematical concepts via informal reasoning
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DOI: 10.1007/s10649-024-10366-w
Abstract: This paper aims to shed light on an overlooked but essential aspect of informal reasoning and its radical implication to mathematics education research: Decentralising mathematics. We start to problematise that previous studies on informal reasoning… read more here.
Keywords: decentralising mathematics; mathematical concepts; mathematics; informal reasoning ... See more keywords
Conceptual engineering for mathematical concepts
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DOI: 10.1080/0020174x.2017.1385526
Abstract: ABSTRACT In this paper I investigate how conceptual engineering applies to mathematical concepts in particular. I begin with a discussion of Waismann’s notion of open texture, and compare it to Shapiro’s modern usage of the… read more here.
Keywords: engineering mathematical; conceptual engineering; mathematics; mathematical concepts ... See more keywords
Semiotics of Mathematical Concepts in Nishida Kitarō’s Doctrine of Pure Experience
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DOI: 10.21146/0042-8744-2025-9-183-189
Abstract: The article reveals the main ways of actualisation of mathematical concepts and characterizes the semiotic status of mathematical language within the boundaries of the early philosophy of Nishida Kitarō (1870–1945). The empirical material of the… read more here.
Keywords: language; nishida kitar; mathematical concepts; experience ... See more keywords
Ethnomathematics of Pananrang: A guidance of traditional farming system of the Buginese community
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DOI: 10.22342/jme.v14i2.pp205-224
Abstract: Culture plays an essential role in the emergence and development of mathematics; hence, both are inseparable. Mathematics emerges from the daily activities of a group of people, and although its concepts have been applied traditionally… read more here.
Keywords: buginese community; mathematical concepts; community; farming system ... See more keywords
Javanese folklore with moral values: An impactful context in learning relations and functions
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DOI: 10.22342/jme.v16i1.pp197-224
Abstract: Indonesia, particularly the Java region, is home to a wealth of folklore rich in moral teachings. Among these, the story of Rama and Sinta is one of the most prominent, and upon initial investigation, it… read more here.
Keywords: moral values; javanese folklore; relations functions; folklore moral ... See more keywords
Innovating the Instruction of Mathematical Concepts: How Does the Integrated Use of Digital Games and Language-Based Teaching Matter?
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.858442
Abstract: Digital game-based learning (DGBL) refers to the development and use of digital games (e.g., computer games) for educational purposes (Prensky, 2001). A DGBL activity is an activity engaging students in the process of problem solving… read more here.
Keywords: dgbl; language; mathematical concepts; digital games ... See more keywords
The roles of motion, gesture, and embodied action in the processing of mathematical concepts
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.969341
Abstract: This article discusses perspective and frame of reference in the metaphorical description of mathematical concepts in terms of motions, gestures, and embodied actions. When a mathematical concept is described metaphorically in terms of gestures, embodied… read more here.
Keywords: embodied action; gesture embodied; mathematical concepts; motion gesture ... See more keywords