Problems of methodology in didactics of mathematics

ABSTRACT

The present texts correspond to a course given in the 6 th Sumrner school in Didactic of Mathematics (Plestin-les-Grèves, France, Août 1991). This course consisted of two lectures; one in a general reflection on methological problems, the other one, given by R. Gras, is a specific contribution on data analysis in Didactics. The first lecture presented below is in three parts. In the first one, the problem of relations between the central thesis, experimentation and methodology is posed. The second part deals with collecting (and processing) experimentaJ data. ln the third part open questions are raised.

Research in Didactique of Mathematics (selected papers), pp. 67-91