THE LEARNING OF MATHEMATICS. A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE TODAY

Abstract

The area of mathematics has been defined and conceived by many authors as one of the most important in the training of their subjects. Through it, the subject acquires not only mastery of numerical skills, but can solve situations that emerge from their contextual reality, make timely decisions, develop formal logical thinking, be creative, assume commitment to the construction of their knowledge, inter alia. From this perspective, this article offers a hermeneutical review aimed at understanding how students learn the area of mathematics, highlighting its importance while creating awareness among them about their role as participating actors in their own knowledge, in a society of changes, where each subject uses the knowledge they have to solve the problems of their daily lives. For this, an interpretive paradigm will be used, supported by the hermeneutic method, from which different theoretical positions are reviewed aimed at knowing and strengthening the theoretical body of the essay presented, through this methodology we seek to obtain a foundation that allows the reader to understand the relevance that mathematics has today. Hoping to obtain as main findings positions and constructs that demonstrate the importance of the area of mathematics, and the provision of perspectives that can be used by students in the construction of their mathematical knowledge.