Mediating Primary Mathematics: Measuring the Extent of Teaching for Connections and Generality in the Context of Whole Number Arithmetic

Autor/in	Askew, Mike
Titel	Mediating Primary Mathematics: Measuring the Extent of Teaching for Connections and Generality in the Context of Whole Number Arithmetic
Quelle	In: ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 51 (2019) 1, S.213-226 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Askew, Mike)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1863-9690
DOI	10.1007/s11858-018-1010-9
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Mathematics; Mathematics Instruction; Numbers; Arithmetic; Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; Elementary School Teachers; Mathematics Teachers; Computation; Mathematics Activities; Learner Engagement; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Zahlenraum; Addition; Arithmetik; Arithmetikunterricht; Rechnen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Mathematics; Mathematik; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	This paper is centred around a framework for studying teaching--Mediating Primary Mathematics (MPM)--developed in the context of the teaching of Whole Number Arithmetic (WNA) in South Africa. Findings from the analysis of four WNA lessons are used to illustrate how the application of the MPM framework can measure nuanced differences in the meditational means--both artefact- and human-based--employed by teachers. Detailed analysis of differences observed across these lessons shows that the mathematics taught can go beyond localized procedures and counting-based methods, and engage learners in mathematical activity that involves affordances for making connection and generalizing, particularly with respect to counting with composite units, a key developmental stage in WNA. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01