AI artifacts in the mathematics didactical tetrahedron: A developed model

Joseph Mani; Chia Zargeh

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Joseph Mani ¹ , Chia Zargeh ¹ ^*

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¹ Modern College of Business and Science, Muscat, OMAN^* Corresponding Author

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This paper studies the well-known model for didactic situations called socio-didactical tetrahedron in mathematics education. This study presents a developed model and considers a new vertex for artificial intelligence artifacts. Additionally, it emphasizes the mediator role of teachers in creating a favourable environment in student-centered mathematics education in the era of large language models. The idea of our proposed model comes from the differences between information technology artifacts and artificial intelligence artifacts.

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mathematics education
artificial intelligence
IT artifacts
AI artifacts
socio-didactical tetrahedron

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 21, Issue 5, May 2025, Article No: em2630

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Mani, Joseph et al. "AI artifacts in the mathematics didactical tetrahedron: A developed model". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 21, no. 5, 2025, em2630. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16307