Networking theories in design research: an embodied instrumentation case study in trigonometry

R.A. Alberto, A. Bakker, O. Walker-van Aalst, P.B.J. Boon, P.H.M. Drijvers

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Abstract

There is increasing attention for the embodied and extended nature of mathematical cognition but the bodies of literature on embodied and on extended cognition have developed mostly separately. We propose a new step in the tradition of networking theories: design research from two theoretical perspectives to promote integration. Embodied design and instrumental genesis inspired us to elicit embodied instrumentation: learning via techno-physical interaction with digital artifacts. A case study illustrates a design and subsequent problem solving by a student (aged 16), who uses her body and the designed artifact to solve trigonometric equations. We reflect on the benefits of not only analyzing but also designing from different theories to network these theories.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Eleventh Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education
EditorsU. T. Jankvist, M. van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, M. Veldhuis
Place of PublicationUtrecht, the Netherlands
PublisherFreudenthal Group & Freudenthal Institute, Utrecht University and ERME
Pages3088-3095
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)978-90-73346-75-8
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Keywords

  • Mathematics curriculum
  • schemata (cognition)
  • sensory experience
  • learning theory
  • networking theories

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