ERIC Number: EJ1084837
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
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Participation of Non-Dominant Students in Argumentation in the Mathematics Classroom
Civil, Marta; Hunter, Roberta
Intercultural Education, v26 n4 p296-312 2015
This article focuses on argumentation in mathematics classrooms in two different geographic contexts, the US and New Zealand. Drawing on data from a case with immigrant students (Pasifika) in NZ and a case with Mexican American students in the US, we argue for the need to study the concept of argumentation through a cultural and language lens. Our analysis across the two cases points to common features that supported students' engagement in argumentation. Building relationships and encouraging and supporting students to be themselves are seen as resources for argumentation. The similarities across two very different contexts are striking. As we think of how to develop environments that support non-dominant students' participation in mathematical argumentation, we may want to learn from and build on students' cultural ways of being.
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Mathematics Instruction, Cultural Background, Immigrants, Mexican Americans, Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Self Concept, Teaching Methods, Student Participation, Multilingualism, Pacific Islanders, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction, Video Technology, Thinking Skills, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Language Role, Spanish Speaking, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Classroom Communication, Humor, Grade 7, Language Usage
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; Grade 7
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Arizona; New Zealand
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