Open AccessMagnitude, number and school mathematics
Author(s) -
Rimas Norvaiša
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
lietuvos matematikos rinkinys
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2335-898X
pISSN - 0132-2818
DOI - 10.15388/lmr.2021.25233
Subject(s) - mathematics education , magnitude (astronomy) , mathematics , proportional reasoning , cognition , psychology , physics , astronomy , neuroscience
Definitions of concepts of magnitude and number used in academic mathematics are not suitable for school mathematics for reasons of their cognitive complexity. We discuss possible ways to treat magnitudes and numbers in school mathematics based on mathematical reasoning.