Promoting Conceptual Thinking in Four Upper-Elementary Mathematics Classrooms
Promoting Conceptual Thinking in Four Upper-Elementary Mathematics Classrooms
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在四个小学高年级数学教室中促进概念思维
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2001
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D. Stipek
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E. Kazemi;D. Stipek
Informed by theory and research in inquiry-based mathematics, this study examined how classroom practices create a press for conceptual learning. Using videotapes of a lesson on the addition of fractions in 4 primarily low-income classrooms from 3 schools, we analyzed conversations that create a high or lower press for conceptual thinking. We use examples of interactions from these fourth-and fifth-grade lessons to propose that a high press for conceptual thinking is characterized by the following sociomathematical norms: (a) an explanation consists of a mathematical argument, not simply a procedural description; (b) mathematical thinking involves understanding relations among multiple strategies; (c) errors provide opportunities to reconceptualize a problem, explore contradictions in solutions, and pursue alternative strategies; and (d) collaborative work involves individual accountability and reaching consensus through mathematical argumentation.