Diagnosis tools of dyscalculia – contribution of didactics of mathematics to numerical cognition

Florence Peteers (1) , Cécile Ouvrier-Buffet (2)

1 UPD7 - Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7
2 UPEC UP12 - Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12

Research about dyscalculia must still be developed. The dominant perspective focuses on the individual’s cognitive characteristics. We seek to know the place of mathematics education in this research and how to reconcile approaches to reach a better understanding of the disorder. We present here a methodology of analysis for tests which are designed to evaluate basic mathematics skills with various theoretical frameworks (cognitive sciences, psychology or didactics). We highlight some biases in tests from numerical cognition thanks to didactic frameworks and open perspectives to build a mathematical difficulties detection tool to facilitate the exchanges between teachers and speech therapists by providing a common inventory of the child’s difficulties.

Mots clés: Dyscalculia; mathematical learning disabilities; tests; numerical cognition

Domaines: Mathématiques [math]; Education

Florence Peteers, Cécile Ouvrier-Buffet. Diagnosis tools of dyscalculia – contribution of didactics of mathematics to numerical cognition. Eleventh Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, Utrecht University, Feb 2019, Utrecht, Netherlands. ⟨hal-02431494⟩