Abstract

RAMIREZ ESCOBAR, Raúl Alonso; IBARRA OLMOS, Silvia Elena  and  PINO-FAN, Luis Roberto. Evaluative practices and meanings evaluated by the Mexican high school teachers on the notion of linear equation. Educ. mat. [online]. 2020, vol.32, n.2, pp.69-98.  Epub Nov 06, 2021. ISSN 2448-8089.  https://doi.org/10.24844/em3202.03.

The evaluation of learning is a process that theoretically should contribute to the formation of students and the improvement of teaching practices, positioning itself over time as one of the most complex processes in the field of education. This is perhaps one of the reasons why little progress has been made in its development, particularly in the case of Mathematics Education. With the intention of knowing more about this process, the purpose of this research was to characterize the didactic-mathematical practices that, on assessment of learning, manifest high school teachers in Mexico when they teach the notion of linear equation. At the same time, we inquired about the meanings evaluated on this mathematical notion. The results show that factors such as the national curriculum, institutional regulations, as well as the training and knowledge of teachers on the subject in question and the corresponding evaluation of their learning, directly affect the evaluative practices of teachers and meanings that evaluate.

Keywords : evaluation of learning; linear equation; meanings of mathematical object; baccalaureate.