An Understanding of Socially-Constructed Knowledge in the Context of Traditional Game-Playing as Theorems-in-Action

In this article the authors describe data from an ethnographical study about the playing of Uril, a mancala-type game played in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde.  They interpret observed game strategies as theorems-in-actions, constructed socially and throughout a long period of time, influence...

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Published inRevista Baiana de Educação Matemática (Online) Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 1 - e202003
Main Authors Braz Dias, Ana Lúcia, Braz Dias, Juliana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Universidade do Estado da Bahia 03.08.2020
Subjects
capeverdean culture
ethnomathematics
sowing games
theorems-in-action
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Summary:In this article the authors describe data from an ethnographical study about the playing of Uril, a mancala-type game played in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde.  They interpret observed game strategies as theorems-in-actions, constructed socially and throughout a long period of time, influenced by socially shared norms and beliefs, as well as by knowledge construction at the individual level.  The authors also use knowledge obtained from a computer-generated database to explore a sequence of game moves observed ethnographically, verifying its robustness and the necessary conditions that make it a winning strategy.  The authors use evidence from ethnographical data to argue that those necessary conditions are tacitly assumed by the players observed.
ISSN:2675-5246
2675-5246
DOI:10.47207/rbem.v1i0.9237