The course will include: • issues relating to general problems of science teaching, and teaching in general, • more specific issues relating to education mathematics, referred to middle and Secondary school - from eleven to eightenn years olds - and • a critical (technical and cultural) review of some areas of mathematics, with connections to the use of different computing resources.
The course of Didactics of Mathematics (1st part) tackles both general problems of (scientific and non) teaching and a (technical and cultural) critical review of some areas of mathematics, even in connection with the use of the various computer resources.
The course will have both lecture lessons and group work
The course covers the foundations of didactics of mathematics: the didactic transposition, the organization of the learning situations, the analysis of the processes and the difficulties of mathematics learning (with references to the "theories" of Wertheimer, Piaget and Vygotsky). In the course some specific characteristics of teaching / learning mathematics will be discussed and compared to the other sciences and disciplines, with reflections on the relationship between teaching / learning in the university and in the secondary school. Students will be involved through problem solving, cultural reflection about setting and didactic approach to mathematical topics, including in relation to various possible uses of the computer.
Materials and references available from the network will be provided.
Ricevimento: Contact the teacher morselli@dima.unige.it
CARLO EUGENIO DAPUETO (President)
ELDA GUALA
FRANCESCA MORSELLI
The class will start according to the academic calendar.
TEACHING MATHEMATICS
Written verification and oral examination (starting from workshops developed by students).
The assessment of the written tests will be accompanied by the evaluation of the didactic proposals that the students will present in seminar form
Web page: http://macosa.dima.unige.it/didmat/index.html
