CultureExchange:ItalyandFrance
Be#naPedemonteSJSU–CA,USA
PhDbyco-tutoringconven>onItaly-France
BS Mathematics Genoa University - Italy
Ph.D. Mathematics Education
Italy
13th International Congress on Mathematical Education - Hamburg, 24-31 July 2016
PhDbyco-tutoringconven>onItaly-France
Grenoble
Genoa
13th International Congress on Mathematical Education - Hamburg, 24-31 July 2016
PhDbyco-tutoringconven>onItaly-France
PhDinMathema9cs
PhDinMathema9csEduca9on
13th International Congress on Mathematical Education - Hamburg, 24-31 July 2016
Defended PhD dissertation on Juin 19th 2002
Confering two titles: Doctor in Mathematics Education (Université Joseph Fourier – Grenoble) Doctor in Mathematics (Università di Genova di Torino e del Politecnico di Torino)
Université Joseph Fourier Grenoble
Università di Genova di Torino e del Politecnico di Torino
PhDbyco-tutoringconven>onItaly-France
PhDbyco-tutoringconven>onItaly-France
MariaAlessandraMario<
NicolasBalacheff
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Argumentation and proof
PhD-Topic
13th International Congress on Mathematical Education - Hamburg, 24-31 July 2016
Argumentation and proof
PhD-Topic
• Cognitive Unity (Boero Garuti Mariotti, 1996)
• Cognitive Gap (Duval, 1992)
• Strong Methodology
Toulmin’s Model To analyze argumentation and proof
PhD-Experience
Not easy but so exciting!
• I was growing up • I was creating something new • I was working on something I liked a lot!
13th International Congress on Mathematical Education - Hamburg, 24-31 July 2016
FOTO
FrenchMethod
ItalianContent
PhD-Experience
“Bettina you have to be more Italian”
13th International Congress on Mathematical Education - Hamburg, 24-31 July 2016
Freedominwri>ngmyideas
Incorpora>ngtheseideasinmyresearchattheappropriatemoment
“Bettina, don’t throw away anything”
PhD-Experience
13th International Congress on Mathematical Education - Hamburg, 24-31 July 2016
WriLenessays
Oralproduc>ons
PhD-Experience
13th International Congress on Mathematical Education - Hamburg, 24-31 July 2016
Difficul>esvsImprovements
• French language
• Two supervisors
• Travels
13th International Congress on Mathematical Education - Hamburg, 24-31 July 2016
Difficul>esvsImprovements
• Different cultures (Italian and French)
• Different person in Italy and in France
13th International Congress on Mathematical Education - Hamburg, 24-31 July 2016
Thank you
13th International Congress on Mathematical Education - Hamburg, 24-31 July 2016