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The specific aim of mathematics education as a research field is to study the factors that affect the teaching and learning of mathematics and to develop programs to improve the teaching of mathematics. In order to accomplish this aim mathematics education must consider the contributions of several disciplines: psychology, pedagogy, sociology, philosophy, etc. However, the use of these contributions in mathematics education must take into account and be based upon an analysis of the nature of mathematics and mathematical concepts, and their personal and cultural development. Such epistemological analysis is essential in mathematics education, for it would be very difficult to efficiently study the teaching and learning processes of undefined and vague objects.
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Godino, J.D., Batanero, C. (1998). Clarifying the Meaning of Mathematical Objects as a Priority Area for Research in Mathematics Education. In: Sierpinska, A., Kilpatrick, J. (eds) Mathematics Education as a Research Domain: A Search for Identity. Institute for Amorphous Studies Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5190-0_11
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