Abstract

CERVANTES CAMPO, Guillermo; JIMENEZ BLANCO, Germán  and  MARTINEZ SOLANO, Rafael. Quantitative Reasoning, Language and Mathematics. Zona prox. [online]. 2022, n.36, pp.76-92.  Epub June 11, 2022. ISSN 2145-9444.  https://doi.org/10.14482/zp.36.510.71.

The transfer of knowledge to everyday situations containing information of a quantitative nature, called generic situations, is an indicator of what it is to be competent in the area of mathematics; therefore, obstacles that may arise in the observation and communication of such situations interfere with the full understanding of them and their subsequent translation into mathematical language. This document presents an alternative work from promotions in advertising brochures, computer graphics, charts or diagrams published in magazines or newspapers that allows, through exploration, for the understanding and analysis of the situation, to work mathematical skills to strengthen quantitative reasoning, showing a methodological path that will help students overcome the paradox of specific language, which is seen as an obstacle to communication and learning in mathematics.

Keywords : quantitative reasoning; generic situations; mathematics and language.

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