Abstract

PATINO CUERVO, Daniela; VACA SUAREZ, María Teresa  and  PATINO CUERVO, Oliva. Synesthesia and mathematics: a way of life surrounded by representations. Prax. Saber [online]. 2021, vol.12, n.30, pp.150-169.  Epub Dec 26, 2022. ISSN 2216-0159.  https://doi.org/10.19053/22160159.v12.n30.2021.12603.

Frequently and involuntarily, some people perceive sensations from non-corresponding sensory stimuli. This condition is known as synesthesia. The research focuses on the experience of one of the researchers as a synesthete and analyzes the connection between this cognitive trait and the performance in mathematics, regarding the sequence-space synesthesia. The methodology is based on a qualitative approach, through the use of autobiography. Data processing and analysis were carried out through the Atlas.ti software, which allowed the discussion of the theoretical perspective based on the voice of the subject of the study. The study confirms the subjective and idiosyncratic character of synesthesia and recognizes it as a particular representational system that is a favorable condition for the learning of mathematics. However, its applicability in school depends on the teacher's flexibility to allow for difference and heterogeneity regarding thinking and learning.

Keywords : synesthesia; semiotic representations; mathematical learning; autobiography.

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