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Dyer, Elizabeth B.; Parr, Erika David; Machaka, Nessrine; Krist, Christina – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2021
This study examines how joint exploration is established and maintained among students and the teacher in secondary mathematics classrooms. We use the theoretical perspective of positioning to conceptualize joint exploration as involving the negotiation and coordination among participants to position students with epistemic agency and authority.…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Mathematics Instruction, Video Technology, Grounded Theory
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Bikner-Ahsbahs, Angelika; Sabena, Cristina; Arzarello, Ferdinando; Krause, Christina – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2014
This paper refers to the concept of semiotic and theoretic control describing resources to conduct decisions in epistemic processes. We consider an argumentation process from a complex problem-solving activity involving different conceptual frames related to parabolas. Using a micro-analytical interpretative lens, we will show that, in order to…
Descriptors: Semiotics, Epistemology, Cognitive Processes, Decision Making
Walker, Kimberly A.; Zeidler, Dana L.; Simmons, Michael L.; Ackett, Wayne A. – 2000
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between students' conceptions of the nature of science and their reactions to evidence that challenged their beliefs about socio-scientific issues. The study used 248 students from 9th and 10th grade general science classes, 11th and 12th grade honors biology, honors science, and…
Descriptors: Biology, College Seniors, Critical Thinking, Earth Science