The Abstraction in Context framework and the Dynamically Nested Epistemic Actions model
Leading team
Dr. Rina Hershkowitz
Prof. Tommy Dreyfus
Prof. Baruch Schwarz
Summary
Understanding how students construct abstract mathematical knowledge is a central concern of research in mathematics education. Abstraction in Context (AiC) is a theoretical framework for studying students’ processes of constructing abstract mathematical knowledge as the processes occur in a context that includes specific mathematical, curricular and social components as well as a particular learning environment. Inspired …