EXPLORING HIGH-ACHIEVING STUDENTS’ IMAGES OF MATHEMATICIANS

Mario Sánchez Aguilar; Alejandro Rosas; Juan Gabriel Molina Zavaleta; Avenilde Romo-Vázquez

doi:10.1007/s10763-014-9586-1

EXPLORING HIGH-ACHIEVING STUDENTS’ IMAGES OF MATHEMATICIANS

Mario Sánchez Aguilar, Alejandro Rosas, Juan Gabriel Molina Zavaleta, Avenilde Romo-Vázquez

Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada (CICATA), Unidad Legaria

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The aim of this study is to describe the images that a group of high-achieving Mexican students hold of mathematicians. For this investigation, we used a research method based on the Draw-A-Scientist Test (DAST) with a sample of 63 Mexican high school students. The group of students’ pictorial and written descriptions of mathematicians assisted us in characterising their predominant image of a mathematician. The image that emerged was that of a male person dressed in a casual or formal fashion, with a formal hairstyle and, in some cases, wearing glasses. Furthermore, he is a happy, intelligent person, who enjoys his work and is passionate about mathematics. We discuss some implications of the results and suggest future work.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	527-548
Number of pages	22
Journal	International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education
Volume	14
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-014-9586-1
State	Published - 1 Apr 2016

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Draw-A-Scientist Test
Mexican mathematics students
high-achieving students
social representations
students’ images of mathematicians

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