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ERIC Number: EJ1460645
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Feb
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0013-1954
EISSN: EISSN-1573-0816
Available Date: 2024-11-20
Teaching Thales's Theorem: Relations between Suitable Mathematical Working Spaces and Specialised Knowledge
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v118 n2 p271-293 2025
In this article, we analyse a lesson on Thales's theorem in a Chilean secondary school classroom through the combination of two theories: Mathematics Teachers' Specialised Knowledge (ThMTSK) and Mathematical Working Spaces (ThMWS). Both theories, first separately and then in relation to one another, are used to analyse two tasks proposed by the teacher in the classroom following a cross-methodology for networking of theories. Through a single case study research design, a content analysis of the transcript of the video recording of the lesson was conducted. The joint analysis of this lesson allows us to better understand the mathematical work taking place in the classroom. In particular, the results show the scope of each model and their complementarity through the detection of meeting points and blind spots, through the role of proof, representations, and the change between geometrical and numerical work in teaching Thales's theorem. This allows for a deeper understanding of a teacher's practice and teaching. Ultimately, relationships between the theoretical elements of both theories are established to show their complementarity. We conclude that networking between theories can contribute to the development of these theories by raising questions that involve examining their foundations and assumptions in greater depth.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Chile
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Author Affiliations: 1Facultad de Educación, Departamento de Pedagogías Medias y Didácticas Específicas, Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Santiago, Chile; 2Universidad Católica del Maule, Departamento de Matemática, Física y Estadística, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Talca, Región del Maule, Chile; 3Universidad de Huelva, Huelva, Spain; 4Universidad de Talca, Instituto de Matemáticas, Talca, Chile; 5Universidad de Talca, Escuela de Pedagogía en Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Facultad de Ciencias de La Educación, Linares, Chile