Abstract

FRIZZARINI, Claudia Regina Boen  and  SILVA, Maria Célia Leme da. Calkin's geometric knowledge and its appropriation in teaching programs of school groups in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Rev. Bras. Hist. Educ [online]. 2016, vol.16, n.3, pp.10-35. ISSN 2238-0094.  https://doi.org/10.4025/rbhe.v16i3.628.

Geometric knowledge in Calkins´s handbook First lessons on things and his appropriation of norms of the primary schools in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, are analyzed. Results show that the "lessons on form‟ and "drawing‟ in the handbook develop basic perceptual faculties for the construction and development of several fields of knowledge besides geometrical ones. It should be underscored that "lessons on form‟ and "drawing‟ are not equivalent to the teaching of Geometry. The analysis of teaching programs for the 1894-1925 period reveals the influence of Calkins´s ideas since the study of forms was present from the start. This condition remained till the 1925 program when it gained the status as an independent subject matter, while Geometry was a discipline completely different from Calkins´s suggestions.

Keywords : Lessons on Shapes; Drawing Lessons; Norman Allison Calkins; Teaching of Geometry; Primary Schools in São Paulo; Teaching Programs.

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