Proposal Title
What Does Structural Thinking in Mathematics Look Like?
Abstract
The research shared in this presentation consists of a subset of findings from a research project conducted in a local middle school math classroom. This qualitative case study uncovers ways in which students make use of structure to understand the underlying organization of patterns they observe in functional relationships. Participants will learn how discourse analysis reveals moments of collective meaning making in math classrooms. Such an analysis sheds light on orchestrating instructional sequences in the classroom.
Start Date
24-3-2017 10:00 AM
End Date
24-3-2017 10:50 AM
Presentation Type
Paper
Disciplines
Education | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Educational Methods | Science and Mathematics Education
What Does Structural Thinking in Mathematics Look Like?
U-Hall 3-087
The research shared in this presentation consists of a subset of findings from a research project conducted in a local middle school math classroom. This qualitative case study uncovers ways in which students make use of structure to understand the underlying organization of patterns they observe in functional relationships. Participants will learn how discourse analysis reveals moments of collective meaning making in math classrooms. Such an analysis sheds light on orchestrating instructional sequences in the classroom.
