A Categorization of the "Whys" and "Hows" of Using History in Mathematics Education

Autor/in	Jankvist, Uffe Thomas
Titel	A Categorization of the "Whys" and "Hows" of Using History in Mathematics Education
Quelle	In: Educational Studies in Mathematics, 71 (2009) 3, S.235-261 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1954
DOI	10.1007/s10649-008-9174-9
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Education; Classification; Mathematics Instruction; Teaching Methods; Interdisciplinary Approach; Educational Principles; History Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematische Bildung; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Bildungsprinzip; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht
Abstract	This is a theoretical article proposing a way of organizing and structuring the discussion of why and how to use the history of mathematics in the teaching and learning of mathematics, as well as the interrelations between the arguments for using history and the approaches to doing so. The way of going about this is to propose two sets of categories in which to place the arguments for using history (the "whys") and the different approaches to doing this (the "hows"). The arguments for using history are divided into two categories; history as a tool and history as a goal. The ways of using history are placed into three categories of approaches: the illumination, the modules, and the history-based approaches. This categorization, along with a discussion of the motivation for using history being one concerned with either the inner issues (in-issues) or the metaperspective issues (meta-issues) of mathematics, provides a means of ordering the discussion of "whys" and "hows." (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10