CALEB GATTEGNO (1911-1988): A FAMOUS MATHEMATICS EDUCATOR FROM AFRICA?
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CALEB GATTEGNO (1911-1988), A FAMOUS MATHEMATICS EDUCATOR FROM AFRICAAbstract
On 11.11.1911, Caleb Gattegno, son of a Spanish merchant, was born in and grew up in Alexandria, Egypt. Later, he lived in Cairo, Egypt; in London and Reading, England; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; in La Chaux de Fond, Switzerland; and in New York City, USA, but worked all over the world, in all continents. His social concerns and intellectual development as well as his research into mathematics, mathematics education, linguistics, and psychology began in Africa, a continent to which he made several significant contributions.
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Gattegno, C. (1954/1962) Conscience de la conscience, 2nd edition, Paris: Delachaux et Niestlé.
. (1963). For the teaching of mathematics, 3 volumes. Reading, England: Educational Explores. (Available New York: Educational Solutions.)
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. (1973). In the beginning there were no words: The universe of babies. New York: Educational Solutions.
. (1974). The common sense of teaching mathematics. New York: Educational Solutions.
. (1975). Now Johnny can do arithmetic: A handbook on the use of colored rods. New York: Educational Solutions.
. (1975/1988). The mind teaches the brain, Revised edition. New York: Educational Solutions.
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POWELL, Arthur B. CALEB GATTEGNO (1911-1988): A FAMOUS MATHEMATICS EDUCATOR FROM AFRICA?. Brazilian Journal on the History of Mathematics, [s. l.], p. 17, 2020. DOI: 10.47976/RBHM2007vn17. Disponível em: http://rbhm.org.br/index.php/RBHM/article/view/297. Acesso em: 18 may. 2024.
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