The Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회지시리즈A:수학교육)
- Volume 47 Issue 2
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- Pages.221-224
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- 2008
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- 1225-1380(pISSN)
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- 2287-9633(eISSN)
On the difference between 'weight' and "heaviness' in the sense of Piaget
Piaget의 의미로서 무게와 무거움의 차이에 대하여
Abstract
The article shows that the concept 'weight' and the concept 'heaviness' give rise to different abstractions in the sense of Piaget and that these two concepts are differentiated by set-theoretic devices. The failure of differentiation of these two concepts 'weight' and the 'heaviness' can cause the failure of learning of the difference between reflective abstraction and empirical reflective abstraction. To explain the Piagetian abstrcation in a classroom, the author suggests to use the concept 'color' instead of the concept 'weigtht'.
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