Scaffolding students’ thinking in mathematical investigations
McCosker, Natalie & Diezmann, Carmel M. (2009) Scaffolding students’ thinking in mathematical investigations. Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 14(3), pp. 27-32.
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Abstract
This article describes some of the issues that teachers might encounter when scaffolding students’ thinking during mathematical investigations. It describes four episodes where a teacher’s scaffolding failed to support students’ mathematical thinking and explores the reasons why the scaffolding was ineffective. Understanding what is ineffective and why is one way to improve pedagogical practice. As a background to these episodes, we first provide an overview of the mathematical investigation. Our paper concludes with some recommendations for judicious scaffolding during investigations.
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| ID Code: | 28982 |
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| Item Type: | Journal Article |
| Keywords: | Mathematics, Numeracy, Investigations, Scaffolding, Children's Literature |
| ISSN: | 1326-0286 |
| Subjects: | Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > EDUCATION (130000) > CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY (130200) > Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum and Pedagogy (130208) |
| Divisions: | Current > Research Centres > Office of Education Research Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Faculty of Education |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2009 Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc. |
| Deposited On: | 02 Dec 2009 10:08 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Feb 2012 23:58 |
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