Pass the "Idea": Following Bilingual Mathematics Discussions [Pásame la "Idea": Siguiendo Discusiones Matemáticas Bilingües]

Authors

Gladys Krause, William & Mary
Melissa Adams Corral, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Luz A. Maldonado

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2019

Abstract

In this study we document how a mathematical idea, shared by a student, changes the development of the class discussion. Our work characterizes the flexible and open dynamics in mathematics instruction that a teacher adopts to give her students control of their own mathematical ideas. Our work argues that this flexibility is necessary for teachers to engage in instructional practices that respond to students' mathematical thinking. To demonstrate the teacher's flexibility we use the analogy of soccer, relying on the literature of Game Sense coaching approach, which suggests that the coach (the teacher in our context) is positioned to manipulate the practice environment with the purpose of facilitating learning.

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Recommended Citation

Krause, G., Adams Corral, M., & Maldonado, L. (2019) Pasame la Idea: Siguiendo Discusiones Matemáticas Bilingües [Pass Me the Idea: Following Bilingual Mathematics Discussions]. In S. Otten, A. Candela, Z. de Araujo, C. Haines & C. Munter (Eds.), Proceedings of the 41st annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. St. Louis, MO: The University of Missouri at Columbia.

Publication Title

Proceedings of the 41st annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education