Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Φιλοσοφία των Επιστημών και της ΤεχνολογίαςLibrary of the School of Science
Supervisors info:
Δημητρακόπουλος Κωνσταντίνος, καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ιστορίας & Φιλοσοφίας της Επιστήμης, ΕΚΠΑ
Αναπολιτάνος Διονύσιος, ομότιμος καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ιστορίας & Φιλοσοφίας της Επιστήμης, ΕΚΠΑ
Ψύλλος Στάθης. καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ιστορίας & Φιλοσοφίας της Επιστήμης, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Λογική και φιλοσοφία στην υπηρεσία της ανάπτυξης της κριτικής και μαθηματικής σκέψης των παιδιών της πρωτοβάθμιας και δευτεροβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης
Translated title:
Logic and Philosophy for the Development of Critical and Mathematical Thinking of Primary and Secondary Education Pupils
Summary:
Τhis study examines the role of logic training (formal and informal) and argumentation in the context of philosophical reasoning, in improving mathematical and critical thinking of primary and secondary school.
According to researches, primary school pupils are capable for deductive reasoning, if the appropriate methodology is implemented.
The positive effect of informal logic training and argumentation in improving critical thinking of pupils is well documented. We have been particularly concerned with the 'Philosophy for Children' movement which supports the introduction of argumentation, in the context of philosophical reasoning, from the first grades of primary education. We also referred to studies examining teachers' abilities in deductive reasoning.
On the contrary, review of the studies focused on the effects of formal logic training on student performance in mathematics has yielded contradictory results, both at the primary and secondary school levels. Part of them showed relevance between logic training and improvement in mathematics performance, especially when logic training emphasized counter-examples, whereas others showed no progress in students' mathematical thinking. There are also disagreements about the relation between logic and mathematics at the theoretical level. The paper attempts to present these differences both at the theoretical level and at the level of empirical research conclusions.
Finally, we list some actions that can be taken in the classroom to serve the purpose of developing students' critical and mathematical thinking.
Main subject category:
Science
Other subject categories:
Education - Sport science
Keywords:
Logic, Critical Thinking, Mathematics, Education
