Promoting productive mathematical classroom discourse with diverse students |
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Authors: | Dorothy Y White |
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Institution: | Department of Mathematics Education, University of Georgia, 105 Aderhold Hall, Athens, GA 30602-7124, USA |
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Abstract: | Productive mathematical classroom discourse allows students to concentrate on sense making and reasoning; it allows teachers to reflect on students’ understanding and to stimulate mathematical thinking. The focus of the paper is to describe, through classroom vignettes of two teachers, the importance of including all students in classroom discourse and its influence on students’ mathematical thinking. Each classroom vignette illustrates one of four themes that emerged from the classroom discourse: (a) valuing students’ ideas, (b) exploring students’ answers, (c) incorporating students’ background knowledge, and (d) encouraging student-to-student communication. Recommendations for further research on classroom discourse in diverse settings are offered. |
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Keywords: | Classroom discourse Questioning techniques Equity/diversity Elementary mathematics teaching |
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