TY - BOOK AU - Bikner-Ahsbahs,Angelika AU - Vohns,Andreas AU - Schmitt,Oliver AU - Bruder,Regina AU - Dörfler,Willi ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Theories in and of Mathematics Education: Theory Strands in German Speaking Countries T2 - ICME-13 Topical Surveys, SN - 9783319425894 AV - LC8-6691 U1 - 370 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer KW - Mathematics—Study and teaching  KW - Learning KW - Instruction KW - Semiotics KW - Mathematics Education KW - Learning & Instruction N1 - Main Topics You Can Find in this “ICME-13 Topical Survey” -- Introduction -- Survey on the State-of-the-art -- Summary and Looking Ahead; Open Access N2 - This survey provides an overview of German meta-discourse on theories and mathematics education as a scientific discipline, from the 1970s to the 1990s. Two theory strands are offered: a semiotic view related to Peirce and Wittgenstein (presented by Willibald Dörfler), and the theory of learning activity by Joachim Lompscher (presented by Regina Bruder and Oliver Schmitt). By networking the two theoretical approaches in a case study of learning fractions, it clarifies the nature of the two theories, how they can be related to inform practice and renew TME-issues for mathematics education as a scientific discipline. Hans-Georg Steiner initiated the first of five international conferences on Theories of Mathematics Education (TME) to advance the founding of mathematics education as a scientific discipline, and subsequently German researchers have continued to focus on TME topics but within various theory strands UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42589-4 ER -