Abstract

OLIVER VENTURAS, Juan R.; RIOS OBREGON, Jorge Manuel; ESTRABAO PEREZ, Alejandro E.  and  DIAZ LOPEZ, José Raúl. The mathematical tools in the technical-professional formation of the health technologist. Rev. Actual. Investig. Educ [online]. 2013, vol.13, n.3, pp.466-493. ISSN 1409-4703.

The following didactic proposal results from a work carried out at the Medical Sciences Branch from Sancti Spíritus, Cuba. It proposes a set of ideas to improve the mathematical training in health technologists, as well as the use of mathematical tools in solving professional problems, its definition and meaning within the learning process of this science. Throughout the work, the relationship between the mathematical culture education, the professional technical training and problem solving - regarding the profession - is clearly stated. It also refers to the relationship between mathematical visualization and formalization as essential tools in the technological thought development. This work aims to illustrate with examples the use of mathematical tools that facilitate  mathematical  learning for technical purposes, the mathematical training and professional problem solving. This approach allowed us to deal with the production and dissemination of mathematical knowledge phenomena from the health technologists’viewpoint, by putting the epistemology of knowledge with its sociocultural dimension together, as well as cognitive processes associated with professional practice including the institutionalization of education mechanisms.

Keywords : Formalization; Professional problems; Mathematical tools; Visualization; Technologicalthought; Cuba.

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