Mathematics

Variations in coaching knowledge and practice that explain elementary and middle school mathematics teacher change

This study investigated relationships between changes in certain types of coaching knowledge and practices among mathematics classroom coaches and how these explain changes in the attitudes, knowledge, and practice of the teachers they coach. Participants in this study were 51 school-based mathematics classroom coaches in the USA and 180 of the teachers whom they coached between 2009 and 2014. The participating coaches were recruited from schools that hired their own coaches independently from this research project.

Author/Presenter

David A. Yopp

Elizabeth A. Burroughs

John T. Sutton

Mark C. Greenwood

Lead Organization(s)
Year
2017
Short Description

This study investigated relationships between changes in certain types of coaching knowledge and practices among mathematics classroom coaches and how these explain changes in the attitudes, knowledge, and practice of the teachers they coach.

Teachers’ orientations toward using student mathematical thinking as a resource during whole-class discussion

Using student mathematical thinking during instruction is valued by the mathematics education community, yet practices surrounding such use remain difficult for teachers to enact well, particularly in the moment during whole-class instruction. Teachers’ orientations—their beliefs, values, and preferences—influence their actions, so one important aspect of understanding teachers’ use of student thinking as a resource is understanding their related orientations.

Author/Presenter

Shari L. Stockero

Keith R. Leatham

Mary A. Ochieng

Laura R. Van Zoest

Blake E. Peterson

Year
2018
Short Description

The purpose of this study is to characterize teachers’ orientations toward using student mathematical thinking as a resource during whole-class instruction.

Teachers’ orientations toward using student mathematical thinking as a resource during whole-class discussion

Using student mathematical thinking during instruction is valued by the mathematics education community, yet practices surrounding such use remain difficult for teachers to enact well, particularly in the moment during whole-class instruction. Teachers’ orientations—their beliefs, values, and preferences—influence their actions, so one important aspect of understanding teachers’ use of student thinking as a resource is understanding their related orientations.

Author/Presenter

Shari L. Stockero

Keith R. Leatham

Mary A. Ochieng

Laura R. Van Zoest

Blake E. Peterson

Year
2018
Short Description

The purpose of this study is to characterize teachers’ orientations toward using student mathematical thinking as a resource during whole-class instruction.

Teachers’ orientations toward using student mathematical thinking as a resource during whole-class discussion

Using student mathematical thinking during instruction is valued by the mathematics education community, yet practices surrounding such use remain difficult for teachers to enact well, particularly in the moment during whole-class instruction. Teachers’ orientations—their beliefs, values, and preferences—influence their actions, so one important aspect of understanding teachers’ use of student thinking as a resource is understanding their related orientations.

Author/Presenter

Shari L. Stockero

Keith R. Leatham

Mary A. Ochieng

Laura R. Van Zoest

Blake E. Peterson

Year
2018
Short Description

The purpose of this study is to characterize teachers’ orientations toward using student mathematical thinking as a resource during whole-class instruction.

A framework for characterizing students’ cognitive processes related to informal best fit lines

Informal best fit lines frequently appear in school curricula. Previous research collectively illustrates that the adjective informal does not translate to cognitive simplicity. Using existing literature, we create a hypothetical framework of cognitive processes associated with studying informal best fit lines. We refine the framework using data from a cycle of design-based research about building students’ understanding of covariation.

Author/Presenter

Randall E. Groth

Matthew Jones

Mary Knaub

Lead Organization(s)
Year
2018
Short Description

Using existing literature, authors create a hypothetical framework of cognitive processes associated with studying informal best fit lines and refine the framework using data from a cycle of design-based research about building students’ understanding of covariation.

A Handbook and Tool for Uncovering Children’s Conceptions of Fractions

Understand students’ fraction concepts through interview tasks.  Includes tasks and guide to record student thinking.

Author/Presenter

Jessica Hunt

Year
2015
Short Description

Understand students’ fraction concepts through interview tasks. Includes tasks and guide to record student thinking.

Initial Understandings of Fraction Concepts Evidenced by Students With Mathematics Learning Disabilities and Difficulties

Documenting how students with learning disabilities (LD) initially conceive of fractional quantities, and how their understandings may align with or differ from students with mathematics difficulties, is necessary to guide development of assessments and interventions that attach to unique ways of thinking or inherent difficulties these students may face understanding fraction concepts. One way to characterize such conceptions is through the creation of a framework that depicts key understandings evidenced as students work with problematic situations.

Author/Presenter

Jessica H. Hunt

Jasmine J. Welch-Ptak

Juanita M. Silva

Year
2016
Short Description

This study extends current literature by presenting key understandings of fractions, documented through problem-solving activity, language, representations, and operations, evidenced by students with LD and mathematics difficulties as they engaged with equal sharing problems.

Productive Struggle for All: Differentiated Instruction

Lynch, S., Hunt, J.H., & Lewis, K. (2018). Productive struggle for all: Differentiated instruction. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 24(4), 194-201.

Author/Presenter

Sararose D. Lynch

Jessica H. Hunt

Katherine E. Lewis

Year
2018
Short Description

This article looks at strategies that create access while maintaining the cognitive demand of a mathematics task.