What does it mean to “grasp the rectangle”? Organization of linguistic formulation and activation of argumentative processes in geometrical problems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22164754 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Giorgio Bolondi (0000-0003-4125-7745, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, corresponding author), Laura Branchetti (0000-0002-2926-075X, University of Milan), Clelia Cascella (0000-0002-7735-5040, University of Manchester), Chiara Giberti (0000-0001-7446-6709, University of Bergamo) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2504-284X • E-ISSN: 2504-284X |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/feduc.2023.1250661 |
| OpenAlex | W4386539490 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 25 |
The purpose of this paper is to explore whether and how the verbal formulation of a task influences the activation of argumentative processes in a geometrical word problem involving figural concepts. The study adopts a multilevel explanatory mixed methods research design. Both the quantitative and qualitative experiments were based on a paradigmatic situation of figural concept proposed by Fischbein. Our main quantitative result is that different formulations of a task impact on students’ performance and on the selection of an argumentative or operational option. Moreover, we qualitatively investigated the students’ approaches, and this allowed to observe a variety of approaches ranging from a completely operational one to an argumentative one. The analysis highlighted interesting facts about the integration of sentential information and diagrams and the students’ strategies
Argumentative · GRASP · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Computer Science · Engineering · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods · Linguistics and Discourse Analysis · Writing and Handwriting Education · Artificial Intelligence
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |