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Mathematical sequences in the Mexican curriculum in middle school

Abstract

In this article, the meanings of mathematical sequences in natural numbers were examined through their conceptual structure, representations, and modes of use in the middle school mathematics curriculum in Mexico and in fourteen textbooks used for teaching and learning mathematical sequences in this school level. For this purpose, we carried out a didactic analysis focused on the dimension of mathematical content (RICO et al., 2008; RICO, 2012; RICO, MORENO, 2016). The results show that, in Mexico, the topic of mathematical sequences is addressed from elementary to middle school and the teaching proposals address the use of multiple representations and applications in other disciplines. The meanings of the mathematical sequences examined in the Mexican curriculum are conceptual, procedural, representational, and contextual.

Content Analysis; Sequences; Curriculum; Textbook; Middle School

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