Abstract

HERRERA-URRUTIA, Daniela; DIAZ-LEVICOY, Danilo  and  SALCEDO, Audy. Analysis of tasks on arithmetic mean proposed in fifth-grade textbooks in Chilean primary education. Espacios [online]. 2024, vol.45, n.4, pp.85-100.  Epub Dec 30, 2024. ISSN 0798-1015.  https://doi.org/10.48082/espacios-a24v45n04p07.

This research analyzes the tasks related to arithmetic mean proposed in textbooks of fifth grade of Basic Education in Chile. For this purpose, a content analysis is carried out in six textbooks according to the following categories: type of task, context, cognitive demand and representation involved. The results show, in general, a predominance of the calculation task, the personal context, a low level of cognitive demand and that of the data list as support.

Keywords : textbooks; arithmetic mean; tasks; primary education.

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