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Metaphorical thinking in mathematics learning via conceptual metaphors

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Description

The article presents metaphorical thinking as a way of organising abstract mathematical concepts through concrete structures: "Abstract concepts that are organized through metaphorical thinking are expressed in concrete things based on structures and ways of reasoning based sensory -motor system called conceptual metaphor." It names three metaphorical conceptual forms — grounding, linking, and re-definitional metaphors — and links the approach to questioning by having students connect statements to questions, find conjectures, create ideas, and apply thinking to posed questions.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • Learning must teach students to connect given statements to posed questions, find conjectures, create ideas, and apply results of thinking to questions

Constraints

Target Learners

  • junior high school mathematics teachers
  • mathematics students from elementary to secondary education

Learning Goals

  • mathematical questioning ability
  • mathematical understanding and reasoning

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Key Sources

  • Hendriana, H., Rohaeti, E.E., & Hidayat, W. (2017). Metaphorical Thinking Learning and Junior High School Teachers’ Mathematical Questioning Ability. Journal on Mathematics Education, 8(1), 55-64. https://jme.ejournal.unsri.ac.id/index.php/jme
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title Metaphorical thinking in mathematics learning via conceptual metaphors
description The article presents metaphorical thinking as a way of organising abstract mathematical concepts through concrete structures: "Abstract concepts that are organized through metaphorical thinking are expressed in concre...
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