documentational
Documentational refers to the documentational approach to didactics (DAD), a theoretical framework used to study teaching and learning through the interaction with resources. Originating with Yves Chevallard, the approach focuses on how teachers and students transform materials into purposeful teaching documents and how those documents, in turn, shape practice.
The central distinction in documentational theory is between resources and documents. Resources are any materials or
Documentational genesis is the ongoing process by which resources are transformed into documents through use, adaptation,
The approach has been applied across disciplines, with substantial use in mathematics education, and has gained