ERIC Number: ED606920
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Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 9
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Structured Participation Promotes Access and Accountability during Cooperative Learning in Mathematics Education
Kim, Nicholas; Harper, Frances K.
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 (41st, St. Louis, MO, Nov 14-17, 2019)
This study investigated how the use of structured participation, specifically group presentation roles, supported more equitable participation in doing and learning mathematics. We analyzed videos of two lessons focused on radius, diameter, circumference, and area of circles in which students worked in small groups in a STEM project-based geometry class. Students' mathematics learning was assessed by the teacher through a group presentation where students were assigned individual presentation roles. We identified themes related to access and participation in small group and whole class interactions during this problem-focused lesson and found nuanced differences in both access and participation when compared to students' typical involvement in the more common unit-wide project-based tasks. Findings provide insights into effective uses of structured participation for both group work and whole class interactions to support more equitable doing and learning of mathematics in high school classrooms. [For the complete proceedings, see ED606556.]
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Student Participation, STEM Education, Geometry, Group Activities, Cooperative Learning, Student Projects, Grade 9, Learning Processes, Program Effectiveness, Large Group Instruction, Small Group Instruction, Student Role, Public Speaking
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 9; High Schools; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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