Manifestations of Middle School Learners' Problematization Activity Using Flatland as a Case of Alternative Perspective

Autor/in	Valentine, Keri Duncan
Titel	Manifestations of Middle School Learners' Problematization Activity Using Flatland as a Case of Alternative Perspective
Quelle	(2016), (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Spatial Ability; Thinking Skills; Grade 8; Secondary School Mathematics; Mathematics Instruction; Mathematics Skills; Geometry; Problem Solving; Geometric Concepts; Films; Books; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Denkfähigkeit; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Geometrie; Problemlösen; Elementare Geometrie; Film; Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	In order to address concerns with the underrepresentation of spatial thinking in K-12 curricula, (National Research Council, 2006), Valentine and Kopcha (in press) designed and implemented a learning environment integrating cases as alternative perspective (Jonassen, 2011) in the context of eighth-grade mathematics. The design aimed to provide learners opportunities to investigate multiple representations of space and dimension concepts. Among the seventy cases, "Flatland: The Movie" (Caplan, Wallace, Travis, & Johnson, 2007) and "Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions" (Abbott, 1885/1991) operated as sources for learners' mathematization activity. This paper shares phenomenological manifestations of learners' experiences, focusing on their problematization of space and perspective concepts. Learners' problematization was captured as classroom discourse, student blog postings, and phenomenological interviews. Data indicates that both versions of "Flatland" acted as provocation tools, led to impasses, and operated as a source for questions and conjectures. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01