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ERIC Number: EJ1215488
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jun
Pages: 26
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1033-2170
EISSN: N/A
Teacher Moves for Supporting Student Reasoning
Ellis, Amy; Özgür, Zekiye; Reiten, Lindsay
Mathematics Education Research Journal, v31 n2 p107-132 Jun 2019
Teachers play a critical role in supporting students' mathematical engagement. There is evidence that meaningful student engagement occurs more often in student-centered classrooms, in which the teacher and the students mutually share mathematical authority. However, teacher-centered instruction continues to dominate classroom discourse, and teachers struggle to effectively support student inquiry. This paper presents a framework of teacher moves specific to inquiry-oriented instruction, the "Teacher Moves for Supporting Student Reasoning" (TMSSR) framework. Based on the analysis of four instructors' implementations of a middle grades (ages 12-14) research-based unit on ratio and linear functions, the TMSSR framework organizes pedagogical moves into four categories, "eliciting," "responding," "facilitating," and "extending," and then places individual moves within each category on a continuum according to their potential for supporting student reasoning. In this manner, the TMSSR framework characterizes how multiple teacher moves can work together to foster an inquiry-oriented environment. We detail the framework with data examples and then present a classroom episode exemplifying the framework's operation.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: 0952415