Mathematics vis-à-vis Arithmetics
Keywords:
arithmetics, mathematics, pre-service teachersAbstract
This study engages in the two terms arithmetics and
mathematics which are frequently interpreted as having an identical
meaning. Pupils and elementary school mathematics pre-service
teachers use those terms as if they were the same. This study clarifies
these terms and explores their definition among pre-service teachers as
well as 6th and 7th grade pupils. Presentation of a historical sequence
focuses on the development of and relation between arithmetics and the
various areas of mathematics. Later on, we elaborate the terms
arithmetics and mathematics as they are meant to be understood by and
explained to the learners and present the way they are perceived by
pupils and pre-service teachers. The research findings illustrate the
confusion these terms create.
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