ERIC Number: ED658333
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 9
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A Study of What Students Focus on and Notice about Quadratic Functions Representations during Instruction
Charles Hohensee; Sara Gartland; Yue Ma; Srujana Acharya
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (45th, Reno, NV, Oct 1-4, 2023)
Student focusing and noticing, which drive reasoning, are important but under researched aspects of student learning. Quadratic functions representations are perceptually and conceptually complex and thus, offer much for students to focus on and notice. Our study compared a teacher's goals for student focusing and noticing during quadratic functions instruction with what students actually focused on and noticed. Qualitative analysis revealed some alignment but also informative ways that the teacher's goals and student outcomes for focusing and noticing were misaligned. These results will further the field's understanding of how students learn about quadratic functions and may have implications for student focusing and noticing of other mathematics topics as well. [For the complete proceedings, see ED658295.]
Descriptors: Summer Programs, High School Students, Grade 9, Grade 10, Algebra, Equations (Mathematics), Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Mathematical Formulas, Listening Skills, Attention, Thinking Skills, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement, Teacher Attitudes, Observational Learning
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. e-mail: pmena.steeringcommittee@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.pmena.org/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 9; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Grade 10
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Language: English
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