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(2018) The philosophy of mathematics education today, Dordrecht, Springer.
On the need for theory of mathematics learning and the promise of "commognition"
Anna Sfard
pp. 219-228
In this chapter, research in mathematics education is defined as a special type of discourse in which potentially useful stories about learning and teaching mathematics are being told. A consistent collection of stories coming from a given discourse is known as a theory. A commognitive version of theory of mathematics learning, made distinct by its foundational assumption about the unity of thinking and communicating, is then presented in accord with this discursive definition.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-77760-3_13
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Sfard, A. (2018)., On the need for theory of mathematics learning and the promise of "commognition", in P. Ernest (ed.), The philosophy of mathematics education today, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 219-228.
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