Mathematics vis-Ã -vis Arithmetics
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This study engages in the two terms arithmetics and mathematics which are frequently interpreted as having an identical meaning. Pupils and elementary school mathematics pre-service teachers use those terms as if they were the same. This study clarifies these terms and explores their definition among pre-service teachers as well as 6th and 7th grade pupils. Presentation of a historical sequence focuses on the development of and relation between arithmetics and the various areas of mathematics. Later on, we elaborate the terms arithmetics and mathematics as they are meant to be understood by and explained to the learners and present the way they are perceived by pupils and pre-service teachers. The research findings illustrate the confusion these terms create.
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