An innovative proposal for the inclusion of moral values in mathematics teaching
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The aim of this article is twofold: 1) to document the design of an innovative teaching sequence that links problems related to the concept of piecewise function with questions involving moral dilemmas; 2) to analyze how middle school students (17-18 years old) establish a relationship between the mathematical concept and specific moral values when responding to the dilemmas. The methodology used was drawn on considerations of a socio-formal approach to the learner. The analysis was made on the basis of students’ written and spoken discourse during the classroom. Results indicate that, in responding to dilemmas, students manage to manipulate the concept of piecewise function not only in terms of its mathematical meaning, but also of its moral value. We conclude that the didactic sequence may help to organize a more comprehensive teaching for mathematics students.Keywords
Mathematics teaching, Didactic innovation, Moral value, Concept of piecewise function, Moral dilemmasReferences
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