ERIC Number: ED657882
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 10
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Embodiment as Evidence for Student Engagement in an Inquiry-Oriented Mathematics Classroom
Kaylee Fantin-Hardesty; Rachel Tremaine; Jocelyn Rios; Hortensia Soto
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 engagement is an impactful component of student experience in mathematics classrooms and can shape academic and affective outcomes. The measurement of engagement in classroom settings has been limited to self-report measures or observational frameworks which privilege verbal participation. By conducting a microanalysis of two students' engagement with a meaningful mathematics task in an inquiry-oriented discrete mathematics classroom, we provide evidence for embodiment as a lens through which to effectively observe behavioral, affective, and cognitive engagement. We emphasize embodiment's potential to (a) illuminate engagement which may have gone unnoticed under observational scales which privilege verbalization, (b) account for the multimodal nature of utterances, and (c) consider the broader classroom context in which students engage with mathematical tasks. [For the complete proceedings, see ED657822.]
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Faculty, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Active Learning, Learner Engagement, Eye Movements, Nonverbal Communication, Learning Modalities, Learning Processes
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: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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