A concept analysis of the notion concept: Contributions of an analysing tool
2018 (English)In: Proceedings of the 42nd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 4) / [ed] E. Bergqvist, M. Österholm, C. Granberg, & L. Sumpter, Umeå, Sweden, 2018, p. 411-418Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
The word ‘concept’ is used with several meanings in mathematics education. In order to obtain a coherent theoretical framework, a concept analysis of the notion concept is performed for some current frameworks in the field. The taken approach includes creating a tool for analysing views on concept, based on a literature review in philosophy. This tool uses three distinctions of views on concept: mental versus abstract, subjective versus intersubjective, and molecular versus holistic. Examples from texts in mathematics education are given, where the three distinctions are present. Further, the taken approach offers a perspective on concept that simplifies comparisons between frameworks.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Umeå, Sweden, 2018. p. 411-418
Series
Proceedings of the 42nd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, ISSN 0771-100X ; 42
Keywords [en]
concept, concepts, concept analysis, mathematics, mathematics education, methodology, begrepp, matematik, matematikdidaktik, begreppsanalys
National Category
Educational Sciences
Research subject
Research Profiles 2009-2020, Education and Learning
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:du-30115ISBN: 978-91-7601-902-3 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-30115DiVA, id: diva2:1319182
Conference
The 42nd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. 3-8 July 2018, Umeå
2019-05-292019-05-292021-11-12Bibliographically approved