Chapter 4. Hypothesis-building as an exercise in comparing different observations

Authors

Carlos Eduardo León Salinas
Universidad La Gran Colombia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5220-1635

Synopsis

La construcción de hipótesis representa un acto de confrontación crítica entre observaciones divergentes, donde el conflicto de interpretaciones se convierte en oportunidad epistemológica (Ricoeur, 1981). Este ejercicio, lejos de ser una formalidad metodológica, desafía al investigador a articular sistemáticamente percepciones fragmentarias, exponiendo tanto las consistencias como las tensiones en los datos (Maxwell, 2012). En educación, dicho proceso resulta crucial para transformar patrones observacionales en marcos explicativos susceptibles de validación empírica.

Author Biography

Carlos Eduardo León Salinas, Universidad La Gran Colombia

Ph.D. candidate in Mathematics Education at the Center for Research in Applied Science and Advanced Technology at the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico. He holds a Master’s degree in Mathematics Education from the National Pedagogical University, a specialization in Pedagogy and University Teaching from La Gran Colombia University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the National Pedagogical University. 

Professor and researcher affiliated with the Education and Pedagogy research group at La Gran Colombia University, and coordinator of the CIAEM group for the popularization of mathematics in Colombia.

Portada: Mathem Kids

Volume

Mathema Kids: A vision for a different kind of Math

Pages

87-97

Published

April 15, 2026

Series

Magisterio

Categories

Copyright (c) 2026 Carlos Eduardo León Salinas (Autor/a); Dino Segura (Prologuista)

License

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How to Cite

León Salinas, C. E. (2026). Chapter 4. Hypothesis-building as an exercise in comparing different observations. In (Ed.), Mathema Kids: A vision for a different kind of Math (pp. 87-97). Editorial Universidad La Gran Colombia. https://omp.ugc.edu.co/index.php/catalagoeditorial/catalog/book/978-628-7626-68-3/chapter/280