ERIC Number: EJ1445359
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Sep
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-0268-3679
EISSN: EISSN-1471-6976
Linear Algebra in Engineering: A Study of Specialized Knowledge of Chilean and Brazilian Teachers
Barbara Lutaif Bianchini; Eloiza Gomes; Marcela Parraguez González; de Gabriel Loureiro Lima
Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications, v43 n3 p179-203 2024
The objective of this paper is to establish comparisons between the Linear Algebra (LA) approach practiced in Engineering courses offered by Chilean and Brazilian Higher Education Institutions and, for that, teachers from both countries were interviewed. From a methodological point of view, the research consists of two case studies. For the analysis of the interviews, we used the precepts of Content Analysis. The data were qualitatively analyzed considering the MTSK theoretical model. In this analysis, we sought to identify what specialized knowledge these teachers have regarding AL and about its teaching and learning. The results have shown that, in relation to the Mathematical Knowledge (MK) domain, which refers to content knowledge, the Knowledge of Topics subdomain (KoT), linked to the way that teachers know the topics they teach, is the most present among interviewees. In the Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) domain, covering specific pedagogical knowledge linked to Mathematics, the Knowledge of Mathematics Teaching (KMT), regarding strategies, teaching theories, resources and materials, and Knowledge of Mathematics Learning Standards (KMLS) subdomains, concerning the curricular specifications and the moments in which the student must or can learn certain content and with what level of depth prevail.
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Specialization, Teacher Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Intersectionality, Algebra, College Mathematics, Engineering, College Science, College Faculty
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Chile; Brazil
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