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Gérard Vergnaud (8 February 1933 – 6 June 2021) was a French mathematician, philosopher, educator, and psychologist. He earned his doctorate from the International Center for Genetic Epistemology in Geneva under the supervision of Jean Piaget. Vergnaud was a professor emeritus of the Centre national de la recherche scientifique in Paris, where he was a researcher in mathematics. Among his most significant work has been the development of the Theory of Conceptual Fields, which describes how children develop an understanding of mathematics.[1]
Gérard Vergnaud | |
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| Born | 8 February 1933 |
| Died | 6 June 2021 (aged 88) France |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | HEC Paris University of Geneva |
| Occupation(s) | Mathematician Philosopher Psychologist |
| Website | https://www.gerard-vergnaud.org |
Gérard Vergnaud graduated from HEC Paris in 1956 and from the University of Geneva in 1968.[2]
References
edit- ^ Grossi, Gabriel Pilar "Gérard Vergnaud: Todos perdem quando a pesquisa não é colocada em prática" Archived 5 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine Published by Magazine Escola, 23 October 2010, accessed 29 January 2011.
- ^ L’AMQ se souvient
External links
edit- Official website
- Gérard Vergnaud – Association pour la Recherche en Didactique des Mathématiques
- Ciencia al Día – "Horror a las matemáticas" (in Spanish) (accessed 29 January 2011).
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