Philosopher sur les mathématiques
- Documentaire
- Vidéo didactique
- 27 min
- français
- 2001
This video illustrates an application of the “Philosophy for Children” approach as adapted to mathematics. We follow two groups of pupils “philosophizing about mathematics”: a 5th grade class from a school in Laval district, and a group of pupils in the 5th and 6th grade from an alternative school in Longueuil, the latter group being in contact via Internet with other groups.
Begun in the 1970s in the US by philosophers Matthew Lipman and Ann Margaret Sharp, the “Philosophy for Children” approach was adapted to mathematics by a team of researchers from CIRADE, consisting of a specialist in Philosophy of Education (Marie-France Daniel of Université de Montréal), specialists in the teaching of mathematics (Louise Lafortune of UQTR and Richard Pallascio of UQÀM), and a ressource person in philosophy (Pierre Sykes).
The video allows us to follow the pupils during the various stages of this philosophical approach: reading, questioning, selection of a philosophical question, reflection before and following the community of inquiry, mathematical/philosophical activities, review of the abilities used to think, as well as their exchanges via Internet.
s.-t. anglais: Philosophizing on Mathematics
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Awards and recognition : Nomination pour le Prix du Ministre de l’Éducation du Québec 2002
Distribution : Service de l'audiovisuel, UQÀM - Université du Québec à Montréal
Diffusion : Canal Savoir
Collection Éducation (Université du Québec à Montréal. Service de l'audiovisuel)
Production : CIRADE - Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche sur l'apprentissage et le développement en éducation; UQÀM - Université du Québec à Montréal