ERIC Number: ED581339
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Oct
Pages: 8
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Extending Appropriateness: Further Exploration of Teachers' Knowledge Resources for Proportional Reasoning
Orrill, Chandra Hawley; Brown, Rachael Eriksen; Burke, James P.; Millett, John; Nagar, Gili Gal; Park, Jinsook; Weiland, Travis
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 (39th, Indianapolis, IN, Oct 5-8, 2017)
In this study we extend our prior exploration focused on the extent to which middle school teachers appropriately identified proportional situations and whether there were relationships between attributes of the teachers and their ability to identify proportional situations. For this study, we analyzed both a larger dataset (n = 32) and two dynamic scenarios in which participants were asked to consider aspects of the relationship shown in the diagrams. We found teachers who were correctly able to discern that a situation was not proportional were more likely to use important knowledge resources to evaluate the tasks. [For complete proceedings, see ED581294.]
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Mathematical Logic, Mathematical Concepts, Middle School Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Numbers, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Interviews, Video Technology, Qualitative Research, Coding
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: Grade 5
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: DRL1054170