Mathematics

Teaching of the associative property: A natural classroom investigation

Mathematics
Elementary

In this study we investigate the teaching of the associative property in a natural classroom setting through observation of classroom video of several elementary math classes in a large urban school district. Findings indicate that the associative property was often conflated with the commutative property during teaching. The role of the associative property in many computational tasks remained fully implicit, even after the property had been formally introduced.

Access Link
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19477503.2018.1425592
Author/Presenter

Eli Barnett

Meixia Ding

Lead Organization(s)
Temple University
Year
2018
Short Description

In this study we investigate the teaching of the associative property in a natural classroom setting through observation of classroom video of several elementary math classes in a large urban school district.

Examining the career paths of doctorates in mathematics education working in institutions of higher education

Mathematics
Graduate

This article focuses on the career paths in higher education taken by 351 doctoral graduates in mathematics education and provides insight into their career path and their resulting workload. Because some of the sample is drawn from graduates of programs with NSF funding related to doctoral preparation, it represents a best-case scenario of doctoral preparation experiences.

Access Link
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19477503.2018.1514954
Author/Presenter

Jeffrey C. Shih

Robert E. Reys

Barbara J. Reys

Christopher Engledowl

Lead Organization(s)
University of Missouri
Year
2018
Short Description

This article focuses on the career paths in higher education taken by 351 doctoral graduates in mathematics education and provides insight into their career path and their resulting workload.

The complex interplay between examples and proving: Where are we and where should we head?

Mathematics
Middle
High
Undergraduate
Our work suggests re-conceptualization of research concerning students’ over reliance on example-based reasoning, moving from a view of such reasoning as a stumbling block to quickly overcome toward a view of such reasoning as a necessary and critical foundation in learning to prove. We have extended prior research and have developed a comprehensive analytic framework (CAPS: Criteria-Affordances-Purposes-Strategies) for characterizing and making sense of the roles and uses of examples in proving-related activities of secondary school students, undergraduate students, and mathematicians.
Access Link
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0732312318301998
Author/Presenter

Orit Zaslavsky

Eric Knuth

Lead Organization(s)
New York University (NYU)
Year
2018
Short Description

Our work suggests re-conceptualization of research concerning students’ over reliance on example-based reasoning, moving from a view of such reasoning as a stumbling block to quickly overcome toward a view of such reasoning as a necessary and critical foundation in learning to prove.

Considerations for STEM Education from PreK through Grade 3

Engineering
Mathematics
Science
Technology
Pre-K
Elementary

Early Learning Brief

Author/Presenter

Julie Sarama

Douglas Clements

Natalie Nielsen

Maria Blanton

Nancy Romance

Mark Hoover

Carolyn Staudt

Arthur Baroody

Christine McWayne

Catherine McCulloch

Year
2018
Short Description

This brief draws on research supported by the National Science Foundation to highlight important considerations for educators and others who design and provide STEM educational experiences for young children.

Resource(s)
DRK12-Early-STEM-Learning-Brief.pdf

Research Council on Mathematics Learning 2019 RCML Annual Conference; Charlotte, NC

Event Date
-
Sponsoring Organization
Research Council on Mathematics Learning (RCML)

To learn more, visit https://www.rcml-math.org/upcoming-conference.

DRK-12 Presenters:

  • Eloise Aniag Kuehnert, Lindsey Perry, and Leanne Ketterlin Geller, Southern Methodist University
Discipline/Topic
Mathematics
Event Type
Conference

North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education 2018 Annual Conference of PME-NA; Greenville, SC

Event Date
-
Sponsoring Organization
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA)

To learn more, visit https://www.pmena2018.org/.

Discipline/Topic
Mathematics
Event Type
Conference

National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics 2019 NCSM Annual Conference; San Diego, CA

Event Date
-
Sponsoring Organization
National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM)

To learn more, visit https://www.mathedleadership.org/events/conferences/SD2/index.html.

DRK-12 Presenters:

  • Nicholas Kochmanski, Vanderbilt University; Jessica Slayton and Tyrunya Goodwin, Metro Nashville Public Schools
Discipline/Topic
Mathematics
Event Type
Conference

Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators 2019 AMTE Annual Conference; Orlando, FL

Event Date
-
Sponsoring Organization
Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE)

To learn more, visit https://amte.net/conferences/conf2019.

DRK-12 Presenters:

  • Patricia Buenrostro* and Samantha A. Marshall, Vanderbilt University
  • Michelle Cirillo and Jenifer Hummer*, University of Delaware
  • Dana Grosser-Clarkson*, University of Maryland
  • Nicholas Kochmanski, Vanderbilt University; Hannah Nieman, University of Washington
  • Ashley D. Scroggins*, University of Colorado

*Denotes CADRE Fellow or Fellows alumnus

Discipline/Topic
Mathematics
Event Type
Conference

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2019 NCTM Annual Meeting & Exposition; San Diego, CA

Event Date
-
Sponsoring Organization
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)

To learn more, visit https://www.nctm.org/Conferences-and-Professional-Development/Annual-Mee....

DRK-12 Presenters:

Discipline/Topic
Mathematics
Event Type
Conference
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