ERIC Number: ED592449
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 8
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Examining a Teacher's Use of Multiple Representations in the Teaching of Percentages: A Commognitive Perspective
Ngin, Chia Su
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) (41st, Auckland, New Zealand, 2018)
Learning Mathematics in Primary Schools is often mediated through the use of multiple representations. However, teachers may not pay enough attention to the way they use these representations. Given that the translations among representations may not always be smooth, it may be insightful to examine how teachers mediate learning through the use of multiple representations. In this paper, I will share key ideas in commognition before I present a case study of how Hannah, a teacher, mediate learning of percentages in her class. I will also introduce the idea of a 'Mediation Flowchart' and demonstrate how it can be used to describe and analyse a teacher's use of multiple representations.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Case Studies, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Mapping, Visual Aids, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship, Elementary School Students, Vocabulary, Foreign Countries, Learning Processes
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
Identifiers - Location: Singapore
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