An approach to the treatment of the affective domain in mathematics in cartoon series

Abstract

In this issue we dedicate our attention to the treatment received by the affective domain in two series of cartoons that have already been dealt with in this section: Cyberchase and Peg+Gato. Although both productions are broadcast in entertainment channels, they show some educational purpose. They also share an interesting way to integrate mathematical content into the narrative of each episode. Each of these episodes focuses on a specific mathematical content, such as measure, additive situations, estimation or probability, among others. To this content that we can call primary, other secondary elements are added, which are not a fundamental part of the problem to be solved in each story, and this is indicated in the guides for families or educators. The affective domain does not appear explicitly in these guidelines, but our analysis leads us to conclude that, sometimes, its successful treatment is not accidental. We complete this exploration with some comments from other series, such as Hilda or The dragon prince.