Methodologies for Historical Research for Understanding Educational Processes in Mathematics

 

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Autor: Picado Alfaro, Miguel
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Estat:Versión publicada
Data de publicació:2025
Descripció:Historical research in Mathematics Education has required the implementation of methodologies or methods that support the location, selection, and analysis of information sources and justify the interpretations that researchers make in specific historical contexts for the reconstruction of a historical event. The “method” for this research could be summarized as a process that includes its approach, the selection and analysis of sources, the interpretation of the information, and the communication of findings or results. Proposals such as this place special emphasis on the different types of information sources, primarily documentary sources, the verification of their originality, and the correspondence of their content with the information required for a specific study. These methodologies address the genesis of the categorical systems used for source analysis and the hermeneutical processes in research. This essay presents some methodologies used in historical studies, in order to promote discussion on the treatment of information sources, the strategies or techniques for their analysis and the basis of the interpretation that the researcher makes of past events, during the study of the teaching and learning processes of mathematics in geographical and temporal contexts. In conclusion, the rigorous and reflective use of these methodologies contributes significantly to a deeper understanding of educational processes in mathematics, ensuring the justification and support of the final interpretations of the studies, which link past practices and current challenges.
Pais:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/4411
Accés en línia:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/raie/article/view/4411
Paraula clau:teaching mathematics
documentary sources
historical research
historical method
enseñanza de las matemáticas
fuentes de información
investigación histórica
método histórico