ERIC Number: EJ1427377
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Publication Date: 2024
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Socio-Mathematical Norms Related to Problem Solving in a Gifted and Talented Mathematics Classroom
Asli Çakir; Hatice Akkoç
Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, v16 n1 p79-99 2024
This study explores problem solving practices in a gifted and talented mathematics classroom in response to the calls for investigating problem solving as a sociocultural cultural activity rather than a cognitive activity of individuals. Therefore, we used a socio-mathematical norm perspective for our investigation. Data consists of forty-three mathematics lessons in a gifted and talented classroom. We used the two dimensions of a socio-mathematical norm (student and teacher) to analyze the observational data. The findings revealed a social norm regarding different solutions that reflect the classroom's micro-culture in terms of problem solving and students offered mathematically different (especially easy, simple, or effective ones) and sophisticated solutions which pointed out a socio-mathematical norm about mathematically different solutions. We observed an explicit talk on different solutions. However, the classroom community lacked a socio-mathematical norm regarding evaluations of mathematically different solutions based on criteria such as easy, simple, effective, or sophisticated. A lack of such a norm resulted in low-level problem-solving practice which was not expected from gifted and talented students. We offer practical implications for the dynamics of a classroom where gifted and talented students engage in problem solving activities and theoretical implications regarding the two dimensions of a norm.
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Problem Solving, Academically Gifted, Sociocultural Patterns, Behavior Standards, Social Behavior, Classroom Environment, Private Schools, Secondary School Students, Grade 5
City University of New York. Creative Commons. 205 East 42 Street, New York, NY 10017. Web site: https://mtrj.commons.gc.cuny.edu/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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