Calkins´ geometric knowledge and its appropriation in teaching programs of school groups in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

  • Claudia Regina Boen Frizzarini Universidade Federal de São Paulo – Campus Guarulhos
  • Maria Célia Leme da Silva Universidade Federal de São Paulo – Campus Diadema
Keywords: Lessons on shapes, drawing lessons, Norman Allison Calkins, teaching of geometry, primary schools in São Paulo, teaching programs

Abstract

Geometric knowledge in Calkins´s handbook First lessons on things and his appropriation of norms of the primary schools in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, are analyzed. Results show that the ‘lessons onform’ and ‘drawing’ in the handbook develop basic perceptual faculties for the construction and development of several fields of knowledge besides geometrical ones. It should be underscored that ‘lessons on form’ and ‘drawing’ are not equivalent to the teaching of Geometry. The analysis of teaching programs for the 1894-1925 periodreveals the influence of Calkins´s ideas since the study of forms was present from the start. This condition remained till the 1925 program when it gained the status as an independent subject matter, while Geometry was a discipline completely different from Calkins´s suggestions.

 

 

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Author Biographies

Claudia Regina Boen Frizzarini, Universidade Federal de São Paulo – Campus Guarulhos
Mestranda do Programa de Pós Graduação em Educação e Saúde na Infância e na Adolescência
Maria Célia Leme da Silva, Universidade Federal de São Paulo – Campus Diadema
Professora Adjunta da UNIFESP - Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Campus Diadema, Setor de Física e Matemática – Departamento de Ciências Exatas e da Terra. Professora permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação e Saúde da UNIFESP - Campus Guarulhos.
How to Cite
Frizzarini, C. R. B., & Leme da Silva, M. C. (1). Calkins´ geometric knowledge and its appropriation in teaching programs of school groups in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Revista Brasileira De História Da Educação, 16(3[42]), 10 - 35. Retrieved from https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/rbhe/article/view/40740
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