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Students' perspectives on the nature of mathematics [PDF]
, 2006 This paper reports on one small component of a much larger study that explored the perspectives of students towards mathematics learning. Students were asked “What do you think maths is all about?” Some students responded in terms of mathematical content.
Taylor, Merilyn +3 more
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Sull’Infinito di Giordano Bruno (On the Infinite by Giordano Bruno)
Science & PhilosophyThe notion of infinity and its atomistic counterpart are discussed in the framework of Giordano Bruno philosophy. The role played by mathematics is considered as well. Keywords: mathematics; atomism; philosophy of science; history of science; infinite. [
Luca Granieri
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper presents an exploratory analysis of contemporary curricular and professional qualification policies in the Scottish education system, focusing on minimum qualification thresholds for mathematics teaching. The study examines how veteran secondary mathematics practitioners perceive the structural and pedagogical implications of using ...
Paul Argyle McDonald
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Diagrams in Mathematics: history and philosophy: Introduction
, 2011 The present version is slightly different from the final published one.International audienceThis is the introduction to a Special issue of Synthese, "Diagrams in Mathematics: History and Philosophy", edited by the authors together with Gabriel ...
Marco Panza +3 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The intertwined crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental degradation represent profound global challenges. Education holds a unique role in enabling all young people to navigate uncertainty, participate meaningfully in decision‐making and contribute to more just and sustainable ways of living.
Julie Robinson +2 more
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Improving The Quality Of The Mathematics Education: The Malaysian Experience [PDF]
, 2011 Improving the quality of teaching and learning of mathematics has always been a major concern of mathematics educators. The four recurring and inter-related issues often raised in the development of a mathematics curriculum are: “What type of ...
Prof. Noor Azlan , Ahmad Zanzali
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(Wittgenstein & Paraconsistência)
Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology, 2010 In classical logic, a contradiction allows one to derive every other sentence of the underlying language; paraconsistent logics came relatively recently to subvert this explosive principle, by allowing for the subsistence of contradictory yet non-trivial
João Marcos
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The increasing heterogeneity of learning needs and preconditions in inclusive mainstream classrooms entails that not all learners are equally able to meet the regular learning objectives. In response, various integrative measures have been implemented to tailor instruction to students' individual needs.
Robin Benz +2 more
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The absence of women's scientific contributions in core UK pre‐university science qualifications
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Despite their groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of the natural world and the universe, women's roles in biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, environmental science and geology remain largely absent from standard educational specifications in the United Kingdom (UK), particularly at Key Stage 4 (KS4) and Key Stage 5 (KS5), or ...
G. J. Cooke +7 more
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Wittgenstein's Early Philosophy of Mathematics
, 2017 Wittgenstein's reflections on mathematics, both in the Tractatus and in the writings of the so called intermediate phase (1929-33), are scrutinized and critically presented, and a comparison of Wittgenstein's position with the main currents in philosophy
FRASCOLLA, Pasquale
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