Problem Posing Integrated into a Study Process on the Construction of Solids

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https://doi.org/10.35763/aiem28.7559

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Anthropological Theory of the Didactics, Problem posing, Study and research path, Modality of study, Question and answer maps

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In this study, developed within the framework of the Anthropological Theory of Didactics, we present and discuss the potential of Study and Research Paths as didactic means of a modality of study that, governed by the paradigm of mathematical modelling, promotes the integration of problem posing in the mathematical activity of students considered globally. Working with students in the third year of compulsory secondary education, we study the spatial problem of packaging design within the field of determination and construction of geometric solids. We analyse the crucial role played by the questions and answers maps elaborated by the students as evidence of the posing of new problems, and we show some institutional constraints that hinder the implementation of this new modality of study.

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2025-10-30

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Rojas Suárez, C., Sierra Delgado, T. Ángel, & Gascón Pérez, J. (2025). Problem Posing Integrated into a Study Process on the Construction of Solids. Advances of Research in Mathematics Education, (28), 55–75. https://doi.org/10.35763/aiem28.7559

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No. 28 (2025): The Importance of Problem Formulation in the Development of Mathematical Knowledge

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