Between Contexts and Decisions

The Intersection of TPACK, Critical Mathematics Education, and Digital Technologies in Mathematics Teaching

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https://doi.org/10.30612/tangram.v8i1.19520

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: Critical Mathematics Education, TPACK, Digital Technologies, Contexts, Decision

Abstract

The present study aims to investigate how the context in TPACK — Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge) and Critical Mathematics Education - EMC can influence teachers' epistemological decisions during the process of integrating digital technologies (DT) to teaching mathematics. We used the Generic Interview Survey and the semi-structured interview to answer the following question: how does knowledge of the context (XK) affect the way teachers make decisions about what and how to teach mathematics? The research results allowed us to infer that just the inclusion of technologies in mathematics teaching is not enough to alleviate the problems of equity, quality and contemporaneity in teaching. As a possibility for future investigations, we propose the integration of Critical Mathematics Education, the TPACK model and artificial intelligence in teacher training by offering a holistic approach to mathematics education.

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Vera Lúcia de Oliveira Freitas Ruas, Secretaria Estadual de Educação de Minas Gerais (SEEMG)

Master in Education from the State University of Montes Claros (Unimontes), Specialist in Higher Education Teaching and Media in Education, with undergraduate degrees in Normal Superior and Pedagogy from Unimontes. Currently works as a Permanent Specialist in Basic Education at Zinha Prates State School and as a Permanent Teacher for Early Years at Dona Vidinha Pires Municipal School, both located in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Josué Antunes de Macêdo, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Norte de Minas Gerais - IFNMG

Ph.D. in Science and Mathematics Education from Cruzeiro do Sul University (Unicsul). Master’s in Science and Mathematics Education from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUCMG). Bachelor’s in Mathematics and Specialist in Advanced Mathematics from the State University of Montes Claros (Unimontes). Professor and researcher at the Federal Institute of Northern Minas Gerais (IFNMG) and the Graduate Program in Education at Unimontes.

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2025-09-14

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Ruas, V. L. de O. F., & Macêdo, J. A. de. (2025). Between Contexts and Decisions: The Intersection of TPACK, Critical Mathematics Education, and Digital Technologies in Mathematics Teaching. TANGRAM - Revista De Educação Matemática, 8(1), e025022. https://doi.org/10.30612/tangram.v8i1.19520

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Vol. 8 (2025)

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EDIÇÃO TEMÁTICA: EDUCAÇÃO MATEMÁTICA CRÍTICA

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