Proulx J., Simmt E. & Towers J. (2009) Enactivism in mathematics education. In: Tzekaki M. & Kaldrimidou M. S. C. (eds.) Proceedings of the 33rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Volume 1. PME. Thessaloniki, Greece: 249–252.
Proulx J., Simmt E. & Towers J.
(
2009)
Enactivism in mathematics education.
In: Tzekaki M. & Kaldrimidou M. S. C. (eds.) Proceedings of the 33rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Volume 1. PME. Thessaloniki, Greece: 249–252.
Proulx J., Simmt E. & Towers J. (2009) The enactivist theory of cognition and mathematics education research: Issues of the past, current questions and future directions. In: Tzekaki M., Kaldrimidou M. & Sakonidis H. (eds.) Proceedings of the 33rd conference of the international group for the psychology of mathematics education. Volume 1. P. M. E., Thessaloniki: 249–278. https://cepa.info/6863
Proulx J., Simmt E. & Towers J.
(
2009)
The enactivist theory of cognition and mathematics education research: Issues of the past, current questions and future directions.
In: Tzekaki M., Kaldrimidou M. & Sakonidis H. (eds.) Proceedings of the 33rd conference of the international group for the psychology of mathematics education. Volume 1. P. M. E., Thessaloniki: 249–278.
Fulltext at https://cepa.info/6863
Excerpt: A number of intentions triggered this research forum on enactivism and mathematics education research, and those are significant to highlight as they have in return structured the content and form that this forum takes. First, there has been and continues to be a substantial amount of research and writing on issues of enactivism undertaken by mathematics education researchers; thus we wanted to highlight and synthesize this body of research. At the same time, although much research has been conducted within the enactivist perspective, many of those contributions, and their authors, are not always well known and have often been seen merely as “interesting” orientations or “alternative” perspectives – but clearly not mainstream. Because we believe enactivism offers an insightful orientation which shows promise for enhancing our understanding of mathematics teaching and learning, we wanted to bring forth the nature and wide spectrum of enactivist contributions in order to share and create dialogue with the PME community about significant issues raised through this orientation. A third intention is in reaction to what might be thought of as a hegemony of constructivism in the mathematics education literature. We believe that enactivism, as a theory of cognition, offers a more encompassing and enlightening perspective on learning, teaching, and epistemology. Therefore, the following concerns will orient and be continuously present in the research forum unfoldings: retrospectives (as well as perspectives and prospectives) on research studies and writing done on enactivism in mathematics education will be shared; contributors will focus on insightful features that enactivism offers us; particularities of enactivism as a theory of cognition will permeate all discussions and presentations; and finally, but not least, interactions and discussions will take place about the ideas put forward.
Thom J. S., Namukasa I. K., Ibrahim-Didi K. & McGarvey L. M. (2009) Perceptually guided action: Invoking knowing as enaction. In: Tzekaki M., Kaldrimido M. & Sakonidis H. (eds.) Proceedings of the 33rd conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Volume 1. PME, Thessaloniki: 249–278.
Thom J. S., Namukasa I. K., Ibrahim-Didi K. & McGarvey L. M.
(
2009)
Perceptually guided action: Invoking knowing as enaction.
In: Tzekaki M., Kaldrimido M. & Sakonidis H. (eds.) Proceedings of the 33rd conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Volume 1. PME, Thessaloniki: 249–278.
Contemporary studies in cognitive science and mathematics education reveal knowing to be a dynamic, contextually contingent, and body-centered phenomenon. This view contrasts with other perspectives that regard the relation between knowing and the material and bodily world as one of abstraction. Grounded in our embodied experiences, knowing arises from recurrent patterns of perceptually guided activity.