Abstract

PERRY, Patricia; CAMARGO, Leonor  and  SAMPER, Carmen. Mid-points in a triangle: An example of personal meaning making and semiotic mediation. Relime [online]. 2019, vol.22, n.3, pp.309-332.  Epub May 05, 2021. ISSN 2007-6819.  https://doi.org/10.12802/relime.19.2233.

an interpretive research study is presented. through a non-structured interview, semiotically mediated by the interviewer, we track the personal meaning making process that a 7th grade student carries out with respect to a specific geometric fact. The analysis, presented through vignettes, is done from a semiotic perspective, based on Peirce’s triadic sign theory. We evidence that when introducing a student to activity of scientific nature an expert’s semiotic mediation can notably benefit the student, particularly, to clarify, relate and express his ideas.

Keywords : Personal meaning making; Semiotic mediation; Dynamic object towards intended immediate object; School geometry; Activity of scientific nature.