Abstract

SEPULVEDA LOPEZ, Armando  and  SANTOS TRIGO, Luz Manuel. Desarrollo de episodios de comprensión matemática: estudiantes de bachillerato en procesos de resolución de problemas. RMIE [online]. 2006, vol.11, n.31, pp.1389-1422. ISSN 1405-6666.

The article documents the work performed by high school students when faced by a set of problems involving different methods of solution, in an educational scenario based on problem solving. During the study, the students had the opportunity to work in small groups, to present and defend their ideas to the whole class, and to revise their work constantly, based on the criticism and opinions that arose during their presentations and class discussions. In this context, the students exhibited different episodes of comprehension that allowed them to refine and strengthen their initial approaches, and eventually to use different paths for solving problems.

Keywords : mathematics teaching; problem solving; reasoning; students; high school education; Mexico.