This thesis investigates the role of the history of mathematics in the teaching of the discipline from pedagogical and didactic perspectives, articulating three complementary dimensions. The first part reconstructs the historical evolution of mathematics education in Italy from the nineteenth century to the present day, examining both the national and international debate from epistemological and educational policy perspectives, demonstrating how discussions regarding the role of the history of mathematics have been present from Italian Unification to the present day, concurrent with the institutionalization of school systems and the definition of their respective curricula. Continuing along a diachronic trajectory, the second part focuses on the present, examining the theoretical frameworks developed within the international research group established in the 1970s known as History and Pedagogy of Mathematics (HPM), exploring the pedagogical, didactic, and epistemological dimensions that inform the debate on the role of the history of science in mathematics teaching processes. The third dimension, of a conclusive nature, presents a systematic review inspired by the PRISMA method of the scientific literature on empirical research employing both qualitative and quantitative research designs conducted during the decade 2014-2024, identifying prevalent theoretical constructs, the effects derived from the use of the history of mathematics on certain dimensions consistently recognized across the literature, and the principal didactic structures adopted in the related experimental studies. Consistent with the findings of previous international research syntheses, the results of this study reveal substantial inconsistencies among the examined research, highlighting gaps and research pathways that still require adequate empirical investigation. In this regard, while examining the various didactic activities that have been tested, the analysis does not lead to a single overarching didactic model, but rather reveals how the question of the history of mathematics in teaching constitutes primarily a pedagogical issue of broad scope, rather than merely a didactic matter, concerning its formative objectives.
La tesi indaga il ruolo della storia della matematica nell’insegnamento della disciplina dal punto di vista pedagogico e didattico, articolando tre anime tra loro complementari. La prima parte ricostruisce l’evoluzione storica dell’educazione matematica in Italia dall’Ottocento a oggi, ricostruendo il dibattito nazionale e internazionale sia sul versante epistemologico che sul versante dell’istruzione e delle politiche scolastiche, mostrando come il dibattito sul ruolo della storia della matematica sia presentato dall’Unità d’Italia ad oggi contemporaneamente all’istituzionalizzazione dei sistemi scolastici e alla definizione dei relativi curricula. Continuando sul solco diacronico, la seconda parte si concentra sul presente, esaminando gli aspetti teorici inquadrati in seno al gruppo di ricerca internazionale sviluppatosi negli anni Settanta noto come History and Pedagogy of Mathematics (HPM), esplorando le dimensioni pedagogiche, didattiche ed epistemologiche che interessano il dibattito sul ruolo della storia della scienza nei processi d’insegnamento della matematica. La terza anima, a carattere conclusivo, presenta il lavoro di una review sistematica ispirata al metodo PRISMA sulla letteratura scientifica di ricerche empiriche con disegni di ricerca qualitativi che quantitativi condotte nel decennio 2014-2024, identificando i costrutti teorici prevalenti, gli effetti derivati dall’uso della storia della matematica su alcune dimensioni rilevanti trasversalmente in letteratura e le principali strutture didattiche adottate nelle relative sperimentazioni. In linea con i risultati di precedenti sintesi di ricerca internazionali, i risultati di questo lavoro mostrano una sostanziale contraddittorietà tra le ricerche esaminate, evidenziando lacune e percorsi di ricerca che necessitano ancora di essere adeguatamente indagati sul piano empirico. In tal senso, pur esaminando le diverse attività didattiche sperimentate, l’analisi non conduce a un modello didattico trasversale unico, bensì lascia emergere come la questione della storia della matematica nell’insegnamento costituisca primariamente un problema di respiro pedagogico prima ancora che una questione didattica, interessandone gli scopi formativi.
La storia della matematica come risorsa pedagogica: genealogia di un dibattito e systemic review della ricerca
Zarcone, Roberto
2025
Abstract
This thesis investigates the role of the history of mathematics in the teaching of the discipline from pedagogical and didactic perspectives, articulating three complementary dimensions. The first part reconstructs the historical evolution of mathematics education in Italy from the nineteenth century to the present day, examining both the national and international debate from epistemological and educational policy perspectives, demonstrating how discussions regarding the role of the history of mathematics have been present from Italian Unification to the present day, concurrent with the institutionalization of school systems and the definition of their respective curricula. Continuing along a diachronic trajectory, the second part focuses on the present, examining the theoretical frameworks developed within the international research group established in the 1970s known as History and Pedagogy of Mathematics (HPM), exploring the pedagogical, didactic, and epistemological dimensions that inform the debate on the role of the history of science in mathematics teaching processes. The third dimension, of a conclusive nature, presents a systematic review inspired by the PRISMA method of the scientific literature on empirical research employing both qualitative and quantitative research designs conducted during the decade 2014-2024, identifying prevalent theoretical constructs, the effects derived from the use of the history of mathematics on certain dimensions consistently recognized across the literature, and the principal didactic structures adopted in the related experimental studies. Consistent with the findings of previous international research syntheses, the results of this study reveal substantial inconsistencies among the examined research, highlighting gaps and research pathways that still require adequate empirical investigation. In this regard, while examining the various didactic activities that have been tested, the analysis does not lead to a single overarching didactic model, but rather reveals how the question of the history of mathematics in teaching constitutes primarily a pedagogical issue of broad scope, rather than merely a didactic matter, concerning its formative objectives.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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